KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26441, 7 June 1951, Page 6

KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

Knighthoods Conferred On Two Men

MRS KNOX GILMER A DAME COMMANDER

(New Zealand Preet Aeeociation)

WELLINGTON, June 6. His Excellency the Governor General (Sir Bernard Freyberg) has announced that the King has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of His Majesty’s birthday, to confer the following honours:— CIVIL DIVISION Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (K.C.M.G.) Mr William John Polson, of Fordell, Wanganui. Dame Commander of the Moat‘Excellent Order of the British Empire (D.BJ!.). Mrs Elizabeth May Knox Gilmer. 0.8. E., of Wellington. Knight Bachelor The Honourable Arthur Fair, M.C., of Auckland. Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.8.E.) Mr Ernest James Fawcett, M.C., of Wellington. Professor Bernard Edward Murphy, of Wellington. Mr John Forteous Rutherford, of Wellington. Mr Leonard Owen Howard Tripp, 0.8. E., of Wellington, Officer of the Moat Excellent Order of the British Empire (0.8. E. Mr Thomas William Mark Ashby, of Auckland. Mr Hugh Blake Burdekin. of Levin. Mr Alfred Edward Caddick, of Christchurch. Mr William Reynolds Carey, of Christchurch. Miss Lett? Mabel Croft, of Napier. Mr James William Dove, of Dunedin. Mr Hugh Charles Jenkins, of Wanganui. Mr Kenneth Ewart Luke, of Wellington. Mr Thomas James Mating, of Christchurch. Dr. Harry Montefiore Wilson, of Hastings. Companion of the Imperial Service Order (I.8.O.) Mr Percy Roy Angus, of Lower Hutt. Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.8.E.) Mr Morris John Barnett, of Christchurch. Mr William Bringans, of Alexandra. Mr Alexander Christie Cameron, M.C., of Dunedin. Mr John Wiltshire Card, of Featherston.

Mr Norman Royle Chapman, of Auckland. Mr Herbert Peachey Desmoulins, of Dunedin.

Mrs Agnes Marshall Ferguson, of Auckland Mr Harry Cecil Alderson Fox, of Hawera. Mr Thomas Threader Garland, of Auckland. Mr John Guiniven, of Takapuna, Auckland. Dr. Elizabeth Catherine Gunn, of Wellington. . Miss Annie Henry, of Ohope, Whakatane. Miss Margaret Jane McKerrow, of Hampden Miss Stella Murray, of London. Mr Alexander James Nicol, of GisMiss Jane Trotter, of Christchurch. _Dr, Ninian George Trotter, of Riverton. Mr Charles Edward Wheeler, of Wellington. Mrs Mary Frances Wyber, of Balclutha . military ; ivision Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (0.8. E. Commander Alexander Cochrane Swanson, V.R.D.. R.N.Z.N.V.R., of Dunedin. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Trevor Kensington, E.D., A.D.C., R.N.Z.A., of Methven. «?^ a . d S!? n Grevis Goetz, N.N.Z.A.F., of Wellington. Member of the Moat Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.8.E.) Senior Commissioned Engineer Hiram William Harris, R.N.Z.N., of Auckland. • Major Jack Sloan Berry, R.N.Z.E., of Johnsonville. Captain John Ayto, R.N.Z.C.S., of Heretaunga. Lieutenant Ellen Marion Pysden, L.Z.W.A.C., of Waiouru. Warrant Officer (First Class) Richard Wilson Heaps. R.N.Z.A.S.C., of Trentham. Flight Lieutenant Gordon Alan Lee Webby. D.F.C., R.N.Z.A.F., of Ohakea. Warrant Officer Mervyn Milton Bentley, R.N.Z.A.F., of Blenheim. Air Force Cross (AJF.C.) Flight Lieutenant Donald Miles Hutton, R.N.Z.A.F., of Whenuapai, Auckland. Royal Red Cross, Second Class (A.R.R.C.) Charge Sister Phyllis May Aitcheson, N.Z.A.N.S.. of Dunedin. British Empire Medal (B.EJH.) Chief Joiner Edward Ernest Dorrell, R.N.Z.N.. of Auckland. Petty Officer Arthur George Cooper, R.N.Z.N., H.M.N.Z.S. Bellona. Staff Sergeant (Temp. Warrant Officer, Second Class) John Allan, N,Z. Regiment, of Palmerston North. slight Sergeant Donald Edward Harris. R.N.Z.A.F., of Suva, Fiji. Corporal Christopher John Lennox, R.N.Z.A.F.. of Auckland.