OPERATIONAL AWARDS

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24615, 11 July 1945, Page 6

OPERATIONAL AWARDS

Personnel Of R.N.Z.A.F.

SERVICE IN PACIFIC (P.A.) WELLINGTON. July 10. The King has been pleased to approve the following operational awards to personnel of the Royal New Zealand Air Force for service in the south Pacific and south-west Pacific areas: Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (0.8. E.) TURNER, Wing Commander Alfred John, Auckland. PATERSON, Acting-Squadron Leader John Desmond, Auckland. Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.8.E.) HJORRING, Flying Officer Victor, Blenheim, Distinguished Flying Cross GREEN, Acting-Squadron Leader Paul Stanley, Hamilton. KNOBLOCK, Acting-Squadron Leader Jack Selwyn, Waipukurau. McSKIMMING, Acting - Squadron Leader Robert Wilson, Benhar, AVERY, Flight Lieutenant Edwin Leonard, Hamilton. COCKS. Flight Lieutenant Douglas Walter, Wellington. DRUMMOND, Flight Lieutenant Bruce Telford, Masterton. HOOD, Flight Lieutenant Leslie, Hamilton. STEVENSON, Flight . Lieutenant Alistair McDonald, Tuai. TRAYES, Flight Lieutenant Victor William Hall, Auckland. WALKER, Flight Lieutenant Stewart D’Arcy, Nelson. CAMPBELL, Flying Officer Irvine Alexander Ralston, Dunedin. CASSIE, Flying, Officer Harold Binnie, Wellington. GAB VIE, Flying Officer Clifford John, HARPER, Flying Officer Robert Ainslie, Dannevirke. OLIVER, Flying Officer James Joseph, Petone. BARY, Pilot Officer lan Leslie. Tauranga. British Empire Medal (Military Division) PATTON, Acting-Corporal Peter Duncan, Invercargill. Mention in Dispatches ANDERSON, . Squadron Leader Kenneth William Barclay, New Plymouth. BLUNDELL, Acting-Squadron Leader John Crayley, Wellington (missing). GEORGE, Acting-Squadron Leader Alexander Gardyne Stanley, D.F.C., Aucklsnd JONES, Acting-Squadron Leader Mervyn Charles Pryce, Wellington. PARKER, Acting-Squadron Leader Clarence Robert, New Plymouth. POPE, Acting-Squadron Leader Albert Edward, Blenheim. ANNAND, Flight Lieutenant George William, Wellington. BERTRAM, Flight Lieutenant George Munro, Rotorua. BUSH, Flight Lieutenant Ronald George, Auckland. CLOUSTON, Flight Lieutenant David Thomas, Auckland. COLTMAN, Flight Lieutenant James Thomas, Wellington. FOX, Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey John, Auckland. FRASER, Flight Lieutenant John Murray, Wellington. FULLARTON, Flight Lieutenant James Edwin, Takapau. GODDARD, Flight Lieutenant John McConachie, Auckland. HAY, Flight Lieutenant, Bruce Stafford, Taihape (missing). LOADER, Flight Lieutenant Augustus Richard, Taihape. MALPAS, Flight Lieutenant Leslie Bertram, Tauranga. MEDWIN. Flight Lieutenant Edrlc James, Hamilton. NEVILLE, Flight Lieutenant Desmond r Fenwick, Christchurch. O’DEA, Flight Lieutenant Richard John, Hawera. „ . . PETERS, Flight Lieutenant John Tristram, Gisborne. RIDDELL, Flight Lieutenant John Peter, Christchurch. ROBERTSON, Flight Lieutenant Guyon Moncrieff, Ashburton. STEWART, Flight Lieutenant Hugh Douglas, Auckland. TRESSIDER, Flight Lieutenant Erie John, Invercargill. . , TUCKER. Flight Lieutenant Arthur Frederick, Auckland. YOUNGS, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Alan, Auckland. ANDERSON. Acting-Flight Lieutenant Albert George, Auckland. BALDWIN, Acting-Flight Lieutenant Jasper Ernest Lewis, Wellington. FARNLEY, Acting-Flight Lieutenant Laurence Arthur (R.A.F., on loan), Christchurch. . j McGLASHAN, Acting-Flight Lieutenant Donald Charles. Timaru. MARTIN. Acting-Flight Lieutenant Robert Alexander, Te Puke. ROUSSELL, Acting-Flight Lieutenant Eric Alwyn, Wellington. BEAZER, Flying Officer Archibald Currie, Wellington. BENNETT, Flying Officer William David Messent, Christchurch. BURT, Flying Officer Thomas Arthur, Wellington. CALDER, Flying Officer John McRoberts, Dunedin. CLAYDON, Flying Officer Arthur George. Christchurch. CRUMP, Flying Officer Harold Patrick, Dargaville. , DOBBS, Flying Officer Leslie Hamilton, Matamata. HAGENSON. Flying Officer Donald Ernest, Hastings. HOLMES, Flying (Dfficer William Dudley, Whangarei. JAMES. Flying Officer Ansell Clifford, Middlemarch. KIDD, Flying Officer Donald Wilson, Palmerston North. McClelland, Flying Officer Albert William, Cheddar Valley, North Canterbury. . , Mills. Flying Officer Arthur Stewart. Dunedin. _ „ ~ _ . O’KEEFE. Flying Officer Randal Fredrick, Martinborough. PIHIE, Flying Officer Noel Alexander, Napier. _ . SKELLON. Flying Officer Douglas Bertrand. Auckland. TISCH, Flying Officer Ivo Clements, Christchurch. WENDEN, Flying Officer John Richard, Greytown. BOYD, Pilot Officer Nelson Ramsay, Manaia. _ . NEWCOMBE, Pilot Officer Roydon Kensley, Wellington. . SHORTHOUSE, Pilot Officer Eric Peter. Aucklahd. (Missing, believed killed.) SMITH, Pilot Officer Robert William, Taihape. , STRAWBRIDGE, Pilot Officer Leonard Charles, Hangatiki. HARDY, Warrant Officer William Alfred Maxwell, Wanganui. . KORTE, Warrant Officer George Christopher, Gisborne. MILLER. Pilot Officer George Andrew. Taihape. _ , _ SHAW. Pilot Officer Cyril John, Tekawa. _ , _ • BROWNE, Flight Sergeant George Wynyard Bertram, Te Awamutu. GRANWAL, Flight Sergeant John Robert, Auckland. ST. JOHN, Flight Sergeant Beniamin David. Nelson. STEPHENSON, Flight Sergeant Thomas Arthur, Napier. TAUNTON, Flight Sergeant Francis Cecil Joseph, Wanganui. WELSH, Flight Sergeant Thomas Leslie. Christchurch. HERRICK, Acting-Flight Sergeant Ernest Percival, Christchurch. JOHNSTON, Sergeant Glen Boyce. Auckland. JULIAN. Sergeant Josiah, Auckland, MOULTRIE, Sergeant George Little, Christchurch. HARTNALL. Corporal Walter Sidney, Christchurch. HERBIES, Corporal Frederick William, LONQVIISb. Corporal John Kenneth. Auckland. .. NIBLETT, Leading Aircraftman Thomas Walter. Christchurch,