SERVICE HONOURS

Evening Star, Issue 25472, 1 May 1945, Page 8

SERVICE HONOURS

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(P.A.) WELLINGTON, April 30/$$ One more New Zealand airman has' been awarded a bar to the Distinguisned trying Cross, and 15 have received tho Distinguished Flying Cross, states advice received by the Air Department. They are : BAR TO D.F.C. Bray, Acting Squadron-leader Alan Charles. D.F.C; father, Mr A. Bray, Ashburton. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. Cameron, Acting Squadron-leader Robert, Waller Presion; latner, Mr W. P. Cameron, Hakataramoa. Barton, Flight-lieutenant Alan Roy Bidwell; wife, Mrs E. G. Barton, Gisborne. Creagh, Flight - lieutenant . Arthur Gethen; mother, Mrs J. M.' Creagh, Wellington. Harley, Flight-lieutenant Anthony Charles; father, Mr J. A. Harley, Nelson. Lawson, Acting .' Flight-lieutenant Louis Basil Lawson; wife, Mrs E. P. Lawson, Christcliureh. Allen, Flying-officer Dudley Watson; mother, Mrs K. E. Allen, Timaru. Palmer, Flying-officer Thomas Richard; father, Mr J. H. Palmer, Sanson. Speedy, Flying-officer Alan McHuteheon; father, Mr G. M. Speedy, Dannevirke. Hammond, Flying-officer Harold James; father, Mr H. Hammond, Christcliureh. Walker, Flying-officer Walter Oakman John; wife, Mrs V. T. Walker, Auckland. Beattie! Acting Flight - lieutenant Keith Aicheson ; mother, Mrs E. M Beattie, Christchurch. Okeby, Acting Flying-officer Frederick Roger; father, Mr F. T. Okeby, Petone. McLaughlin, Pilot - officer Stewart llossmore; mother, Mrs E. M.McLaughlin, Dannevirke. Sinclair. Pilot-officer Kenneth Duncan; mother, Mrs M. E. Sinclair, Palmerston North. Bremer, Pilot-officer Ronald Lewis; father. Mr A. Bremer, Hawera. NAVAL AWARDS Advice has been received from the Admiraltv that the King has approved the following R.N.Z.N.V.R. awards:— DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS. Mackie. Temp. Sub-lieutenant (A) Richard Falconer; father, Mr I. W. N. Mackie. Waipukurau. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. Churchill, Temp. Lieutenant (A) Adrian Hugh; father, Mr W. A. Churchill, Rongotea. French, Temp. Sub-lieutenant (A)' Allan James; mother. Mrs 0. A. French, Auckland. (Reynolds. Temp. Sub-lieutenant (A) Arthur Herbert; mother, Mrs A. M Reynolds, Auckland. The above-mentioned awards are for good service in an attack on the oil installations at Palembang, Sumatra. Temp. Lieutenant Dudley Guy F.dwin Bird, whose mother is Mr 6 P A. Leary. of Auckland, has also been mentioned in despatches for good service in an attack on Lussin Island, in the Adriatic.