AWARDS TO AIRMEN

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 305, 20 September 1943, Page 4

AWARDS TO AIRMEN

New Zealand Personnel Decorated D. 5.0., FLYING CROSSES AND MEDALS Nineteen decorations, including, the Distinguished Service Order, Distinguishedl Flying Crosses and' Medals, have been awarded to New Zealand air personnel serving’ overseas, states official advice received 'by the Air Department, Wellington. The Distinguished Service Order is received by an officer who already holds the Distinguished' Flying Cross and Bar, while one Distinguished Flying Cross goes to a flight lieutenant wlio was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal as an n.c.o. The recipients are:— Distinguished Service Order: Squadron Leader Desmond James Scott. D.F.C. and Bar, R.N.ZA.F.; Mrs. J. ScottFoley, Lower Kokatahi, • Westland (mother). Distinguished Flying Cross: Flight Lieutenant Hilton Hex Hall, JI.N.Z.A.F.; Mr. A. AV. Hall, c/o. Bank of New Zealand. Box 114,68, Wellington, (father). Flight Lieutenant Lindsay Blair Reuolils, R.N.Z.A.F.; Mi’s. D. Renolds, c/o. Mrs. A. D. Cairns, R.D., Te Awamutu (mother). Flight Lieutenant Arthur Ernest Umbers, R.N.Z.A.F.; Mr. B. A. Umbers, 55 North Taieri Road, .Abbotsford. Dunedin (father). Flight Lieutenant. Thomas Alexander Stewart, D.F.M., R.N.Z.A.F.: Mr. L. Stewart, Millers Road, Dannevirke ('father). Acting Flight Lieutenant Robert Cox Munro, R.N.Z.A.F.; Lady E. Al. Hunter, 9 Fenton 'Street, Rotorua (mother). Acting Flight 'Lieutenant James Bayntun Starky. [RjN.Z.A.F.; Mr. F. B. Starky, Toatoa, Oipotiki (father). Acting Flight Lieutenant Bruce 'Gibb Johnston. R.N.Z. A.F.; 'Mr. W. J. Johnston. 17 Bernicia Street, (Port Chalmers ('father). Flying Officer Robert Henry Blyth, R.N.Z.A.F.; Mr. J. V. Blyth, P.O. Box 24, No. 1 Line, Wanganui (father). Flying Officer Clifton Francis Benefield. RIN.Z.A.I I '.; Mr. R. J. Benefield, c/o. Chainey Brothers, Manchester Street, Feilding (father). Flying Officer Ormand William Wood, R.N.Z.A.F.; Mrs. J.'Wood. 31 Taradale Road. Napier (mother). Flying Officer Archibald England Davis, 'R.N.Z.A.F.; Mrs. M. M. Davis, 146 Kupe 'Street, Orakei. Auckland (mother). The late Pilot Officer Bruce Colin (Dreaver. R.N.Z.A.F.: Mrs. JI. M. Dreaver, M.P., Killarney Street, Takaptnni, Auc-kland (mother). Pilot 'Officer Walter Douglas 'Smellie, R.N.Z.A.F.; Mr. A. W. iSmellie, P.O. Box 3'6. Kcri Keri. North Auckland (brother), and Mr. 11. N. Smellie. c/o. Coulls, Somerville and 'Wilkie, 42 Crawford Street, Dunedin. Pilot Officer George Stevens. RJN.Z.A.F.; Mrs. B. Stevens, Post Office, Rata (mother). Pilot Officer Gordon Roger Hewlett (R.N.Z.A.F.; Mr. A. Howlett, 377 'Hillsboro Road', Mt. Roskill, Auckland (father). 'Warrant Officer Gordon Lindsay Kennedy, R.'N.Z. A.F.; Miss A. Kennedy. 2L Browning Street. Grey Lynn. Auckland (sister). Distinguished Flying Medal: Flight Sergeant. Nicholas Matich. R.N.Z.A.F.; Mr? V. Matieh, Ranfurly Street, Dargaville ('father). Flight. Sergeant Maurice Jamison Wells. IRjN.Z.A.F.; Sir. A. C. Wells, 5 MacMillan Avenue, Cashm.ere Hills, Christchurch, 5.2 (father).