HONOURS & AWARDS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 36, 10 August 1918, Page 10

HONOURS & AWARDS

BIRTHDAY LIST

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

(FROM OUR OWN CORBIS6PONDENT.)

LONDON, 7th June.

The list of Birthday Honours in the Order of the British Empire has just been made available for publication. The following are of interest in New Zealand :—

K.B.E.—Harry Brittain, organiser of the Empire Press Conference, 1909. -■ C.B.E.—Major Ernest A. 'Belcher, D.C.L.1., Director of Vegetable Supplies in the Ministry of Food, formerly headmaster of Christ's College; Colonel' W. H. Parkes, C.M.G., Director of Medical Services, N.Z.E.F.; Miss Meriet L. Talbot, 0.8. E., formerly organising secretary of the Victoria League. O.B.E.—K<jv. Canon H. D. Burton, principal chaplain N.Z.E.F. (Christchurch) ; James L. Hay, M.8.E., field secretary V.M.C.A., N.Z. Division; George "T Haycraft, secretary Indian. Liner Conference, director of the New Zealand Shipping Company; Major Robert H. Hogg, N.Z.M.C, in charge of N.Z. Officers'. Hospital; Brockeuhurst; Major George Home, N.Z.M.C., in charge of Surgical Division, No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; Mr. Godfrey N. Pharazyn (Hawkes Bay), secretary Inter-Allied Meat and Fate Executive, Ministry of Food; Captain Harold Richards, com-: manding. the mechanical transport! in the "United Kingdom; Major Hugh Short, N.Z.M.C., 5.M.0., 4th Infantry Brigade; Fleet Surgeon Samuel H. Woods, E.N. (husband of Miss Eubi Seddon). M.B.E.—Mrs. Margaret Buck, housekeeper Nurses' Home, N.Z. Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch (wife of Major P. H. Buck, N.Z.M.C.); Miss Gertrude Bullen, V.A.D., No. 1 New Zealand ; General Hospital, Brockeuhurst ; Captain Nonuan H. M. Dakton, quartermaster, No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; George W. W.. 13^ Hughes, secretary in charge N.Z.Y.M.C.A. in England; t. E. Eees; Mrs. Ina Saunders, V.A.D., N.Z.E.F.; Captain Charles F.; Smedley, quartermaster, New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch; Mrs. Armande Spikins, lady driver,' New Zealand Motor Transport; Miss Jessie C. Thomson (Dunedin), housekeeper No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton; Captain William G. Tweedy, quartermaster, No. 1 New Zealand .General Hospital, Brockenhurst.

Major J. E. Anderson, M.C., R.E. (lnte Rangiora), has been awarded the Croix do Guerre (French). He is now in England recuperating from a slight attack of gas.

LONDON, 4th June.' Among other birthday honours are the following :—

C.B.—Brigadier-General C. L. K. Campbell, C.M.G., Lancers (sines died).

C.M.G. — Lieutenant - Colonel John Alexander M'Kenzie, Otago E.; Lieu-tenant-Colonel Cyril Hocken Tewsley, N.Z.M.C. -

Promotions.—To be Bt.-Col., T.-Brig.-Gon. A. E. Glasgow, D.5.0., B. Sussex Rgt. (Nelson); T.-Brig.-Gen. R. OH. Livesay, D.5.0.; R. West, Surrey Rgt.; to be Bt.'-Lt.-Col.. T.-Lt.-Col. A. A. St. Hill, D.5.0., Northumberland Fusiliers.

D.S.O.—Major (A.-Lt.-Col.) H. St. G. Hamersley,- R.G.A.

M.C.—Capt. R. Elsdale, R.E.; Capt. W. D. Bathgate, R.A.M.C. (now with the N.Z.M.C.); Capt. W. Brownlie, R.A.M.C. {killed);' A.-Major James Gor. <lon Goodfellow, R.E. (Auckland); Capt. Leigh Norman Younghusband. Relative to the inclusion in the list of C.B.s of the late Brig.-General C. L. K. Campbell, 'C.M.G., Sporting Life refers to this posthumous honour as an "exceptional" one, and describes the late officer as "one of the best all-round sportsmenMn the Army. At Cheltenham College he played in the cricket eleven and was prominent at the sports, while at Sandhurst he won the foot steeplechase in'lß92, a prelude to many victories over the sticks- as a mounted man. He •won the last heavy-weight regimental steeplechase in 1913,. and later, in the year assisted the 16th Lancers to

win the All-Ireland regimental polo tournament."

EMPIRE DAY PRESENTATION.

On the celebration,of Empire Day at Salisbury the staff of the Southern Command co-operated in a large gathering of English, Irish, and Australian regiments. More than a hundred New Zoa~ landers were present, and a dozen or so received decorations won in the field. Brigadier-General H. Hart, C.M.G., D.5.0., commanding at Sling, was present, and the medals were presented by Lieutenant-G-oncral Sir Henry Sclater, Gommanding-in-Chief Southern Command.

The New Zealanders who received thei: medals were : —

D.CM.—Sgt. G. Hayton, M.M., Ist Otago Regt. ' Belgian Croix de Guerre.—2nd Lt. T. S. West. Canterbury Rest., and L.-Cpl. J. M'CliGsney. Wellington Regt.

Military Medal—C.Q.M.S. H. J. Kilroy, Sgt, J. Trcmbatlv. r.nd Pte:. R. H. Louden, Ota go Regt.; Sgt. A. C. M'Mahon and J^.-Cpl. L. Kelliher, Canteibury R-egt.; L.-Cpl. K. Ray and Pte. T. ¥. 'Forrest, Auckland Rcgt.; Pte. 6. A. Gray. N.Z.E.B.

Brigadier-General Hart, in the courso of a speech, said lie knew that far away oh the other side of the world they were afc that moment recording a' fresh determination to carry on the war to a finish. He had not previously realised all that was meant by the word "Empire," for the.links binding them together were'not very tangible. He hoped that those responsible for the government of their respective countries would learn the lessons of the war and ensure that the bonds formed on the battlefields of Europe would never be tern asunder,

At the Royal Investiture by the King a.t Aldevshot last week the following New Zealanders received their decorations : — : D.S.C.—Act.-Lt. W. Frame, B.N.R, D.C.M.—Gur. S. Wade, N.Z.F.A. Bar to' M.M.—Cadet H. Hopper, M.G.C.

M.M.— Farrier Cpl. C. Durrani;, Bar. C. Harvey,- &t, S. Vine, all N.Z.F.A. The King has awarded a bar to the Distinguished Conduct Medal to Sergeant S. G. Foot, D.C.M., No. 10/3878, Wellington Regiment, for gallantry and distinguished service in the field:—."For conspicuous gallantry and 'devotion to duty in an attack. Whan his platoon officer became a casualty, he took command of the platoon and led it with great courage a7id initiative. In the attack' on the filial objective ho encountered unexpectedly a very strongly held trench, which he captured, with thirtynine prisoners and seven machine-giuis. He quickly consolidated the captured ground, and held on until wounded. He displayed leadership and gallantry of a high order, and inspired great confidence in his men."

Major J. E. Anderson, M.C., Royal Engineers, has been awarded the French Crois.de Gnerre. Major Anderson was formerly in the Public Works Department at Whangarei, and has served for three years past in the British Army. He has been on short leave in Great Britain.