MILITARY AWARDS
DISTRICT NAMES MENTION IN DISPATCHES bevd'ai Gisborne aislricl servicemen arc liiCiUf.eU m a list of recipients 01 recog-n'ucu for gallant anci distin-giusnc-a service in the Mediterranean tiieajtre oi war. Tne list is a lengthy one, and includes ine award or tne ivi.ti.L. (Most excellent Oraer of ihe liritish Empire, Miiiiary Diusionl, to Lieutenant john H. Skiliner, of Durnam street, christchurcn, who embarked for lire Middle isast in aJnuary, 1940. and returned to ;\e\v Zealand in January last. Lieutenant Skinner was with the 23ra r ieid Ambulance with tne Mew Zealand Division, and prior to the war was on tne stair ot tne Otago Daily nines at Dunedin. District names among a large number oi servicemen mtulionea in aispatches are as under:— jjor.y, i,Major Reginald W., care Mr. W. J. Derry, vvairoa. be Lauiour, Captain Harry M. 8., PU. Bag 51. Wanua. iviu'ir. Major Dawson F., 7 Haronga road, Gisoornc. Casteli-Spcnce, Sccond-Lieut. Kenneth de C.. Private Bag, Gisborne. Coppm, W.O. 121 Eric G., Manuiuke. Mcwean, Stafl-Sgt. William D., Gowervillc. Gisborne. Armstrong, Sgt. William J. C., Opoiiki. c-aty, Sgt. Douglas J., Wainui road, YLroa, Lance-Sgt. James, Rangitukia. Taylor. Cpl. Donald G., Manutuke. TratVord. *Cpl. Maurice, 44 Lahore street. Wairoa. Bod Icy, Sapper James R., Omahnnui. Wairoa. Tipenc. Pte. Whailakule, Hicks Bay. Morrison. Second-Subaltern Neva Y., 9 Sicvv/right Lane, Gisborne.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22079, 22 July 1946, Page 6
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219MILITARY AWARDS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22079, 22 July 1946, Page 6
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