LIST OF RECIPIENTS

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25878, 10 August 1949, Page 3

LIST OF RECIPIENTS

Hie awards were as follows: Knight Commander of the British Empire (Civil Division) Mr Arthur Donnelly, C.M.G., Riccarton. Companion of St Michael and St. •>'.£ George Dr. David Hansen, Opawa. Commander of the British Empire (Military Division) • Captain Ralph Newman, D. 5.0., V.R.D.. Fendalton. Distingnished Service Order Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Everist. St. Albans. Major Miles Handyside, Hundalee. Captain Peter Maxwell, Cashmere Hills. Officer of the British Empire ' CIVIL DIVISION Mr . James Murphy, Fendalton. Miss Margaret Sparkes, Sydenham. Mr Riki Taiaroa, Taumutu, Leeston. MILITARY DIVISION Colonel Arthur Bongard, M.C., Ashburton. Major Douglas Coleman, Amberley. Wing Commander Hugh Grigg, Hororata. Major Thomas Harrison, Hanmei Springs. Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Hunter Christchurch. Lieutenant-Colonel Reuel Livingstone St. Albans. Colonel .Douglas Radcliffe, Christ church. Member of the British Empire CIVIL DIVISION The Rev. Rigar Blair, Leeston. Miss Ann Buckley, A.R.R.C., Fendal tom r -Mis9* w Effie~Cardale, Christchurch. Mr Kenneth MacKenzie. Geraldine. Mr Baxter O’Neill, Christchurch. Miss Mary O’Shea, Tinwald, Ashbur ton. Mr William Woods, Christchurch. MILITARY DIVISION Captain Robert Borland, Bryndwr. Warrant Officer Edward Coleman. Ad ; dington. Major Harold Cordery, Fendalton. Warrant Officer Alan Curgenven Spreydon. The Rev. Robert Griffiths, Chaplain t< the Forces, Waimate. The Rev. Farquhar Gunn, Chaplain t< the Forces, Christchurch. Lieutenant James Hobson, Burnham. Second-Lieutenant Desmond Leitch Oamaru. Warrant Officer Robert May, Amber ley R.D. Captain Philip Morgan, Christchurch Flying Officer Stuart Nicol, Sumner. Captain William Quirk, St. Albans. Major Neville Rollinson, Sefton. M jor Garry Sandston. Christchurch. Captain Eden Smith, Cashmere Hills. Captain F.oy Spence, Sumner. Captain 'Alfred Steele, Riccarton. Flight Lieutenant Trevor Williams Chaplain, R.N.Z.A.F., Avonside. Distinguished Service Cross Lieutenant Denis Glover, Clifton Sumner. Lieutenant (A.) Derek Morten, Papa nui. Lieutenant Reginald O’Connor, Ti maru. Sub-Lieutenant (E.) Harold Watson St. Albans. Military Cross Captain Maxwell Bain, Papanui. Major Bernard Cox, Christchurch. The Rev. George Falloon, Chaplain ti the Forces, Masterton. Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Grant New Brighton. Lieutenant William Harvey, Linwood Major James Nicol, Fendalton. Major John Tinniswood, Waygil, Po ranui. The Very Rev. Alwyn K. Warren e Chaplain to the Forces, Christ ’ church. The Rev. John Watson, Chaplain t< the Forces. Christchurch. Distinguished Flying Cross Flight Lieutenant Bruce Bennetts Christchurch.

Flight Lieutenant Gordon Gibson, Papanui. Flight Lieutenant John Higgins, Sumner. Flight Lieutenant Frank Jackson, Mount Hutt R.D., Rakaia. Flying Officer Andrew Jamieson, Taiko R.D., Timaru.* Flying Officer Douglas Kermode, Winchmore R.D.. Ashburton. Flying Officer Douglas Mann, St. Albans. Flight Lieutenant Ernest Mawson, Spreydon. Flight Lieutenant Roy Montrowe, Auckland. Flight Lieutenant Brian Murray, Christchurch. Flight Lieutenant Jack Palmer, Waimate. Squadron Leader Robert Rogers, D.F.M., Timaru. Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Sawyer, Christchurch. Squadron Leader James Sheddan, Waimate. Flight Lieutenant Leicester Smith, Auckland. Flight Lieutenant Graham Whyte, Riccarton. 'Flying Officer William Winchester, Avoca/ Valley. Air Force Cross Squadron Leader George Brabyn, Christchurch. Flight Lieutenant Edwin Ebbett, Pleasant Valley, Geraldine. Wing Commander Graham Martin, Riccarton. Distinguished Conduct Medal and Bar Sergeant Eric Batchelor, Waimate. Distinguished Conduct Medal Sergeant Stanley Lawson, Christchurch. < Corporal John Whelch, Upper Riccarton. Lieutenant Robert Wilson, Timaru. Military Medal Sapper Kenneth Browne, Temuka. Private David Harvey, Woolston. Lance-Sergeant Rooert McPartlin. Kaiapoi. Second-Lieutenant Francis Milne, Somerfield. Second-Lieutenant Eric Murphy, Spreydon. Sergeant Heathcote Needham, St. Albans. Lieutenant Paul Newell, Christchurch. Second-Lieutenant Kevin O’Sullivan, New Brighton. Private John Prattley, Temuka. Lance-Corporal Charles Robinson, Rakaia. ' Sergeant Robert Rossiter, St. Martins. Sergeant James Russell, Arowhenua, Temuka. Corporal Ivan Strahl, Kaikoura. Lance-Corporal Kevin Twomey, Fendalton. Sergeant MacMillan West. Riccarton. Sergeant Cyril White, Springston. British Empire Medal MILITARY DIVISION Warrant Officer Jack Atkins, Christchurch. Staff Sergeant James Carson, Hanmer Springs: Sergeant Bernard Crean, Spreydon. Second-Lieutenant Patrick Fear, St. Albans. Staff Sergeant Phyllis Gerard, Fendalton. Staff Sergeant John Hay, New Brighton. Sergeant Ann Pettigrew, N.Z.W.A.A.F., Upper Riccarton. Second-Lieutenant Raymond Witbrock, Fendalton. Sergeant Henry Justice, South Brighton. Sergeant Bradford Penny, Hornby. Efficiency Decoration Major Owen Baker, St. Albans. Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Caldwell, Christchurch. Major William Cockerill, Timaru. Major Victor Ferriss, St. Albans. Major John Gillies, Cashmere Hills. Major Neil Hawkins, Redcliffs. Major Andrew Mac Duff, Papanui. Captain Walter Munday, Christchurch. Colonel John Williamson, now of Invercargill.