DISTRICT HONOURS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22404, 11 August 1947, Page 4

DISTRICT HONOURS

CIVIL & jMILITARY OFFICIAL INVESTITURE RECOGNISED RECIPIENTS Recipients of honours and awards at the public investiture to be held in Gisborne on September 11, when the Governor-General, Sir Bernard Freyberg, will picside, will include civilian and service personnel for whom no previous opportunity has occurred of receiving their decorations from the hands of the King’s representative. An intimation has been given that the list compiled for the investiture has been drawn from official records, and that there may be others whose names should be included. An invitation has been extended to those who have not received official notice of the investiture, and who are entitled to take part as recipients, to advise the official secretary at Government House, Wellington, either direct or through the assistant area officer at Gisborne, Captain L. R. Stichbury, so that their names may be added to the list. Those already included in the list are:— CIVIL HONOURS Mrs- M. S. Bull, Mayoress, Gisborne; Mrs. J. M. Grant, Tokomaru Bay; Mrs. J. Robertson, Norman road, Gisborne; Miss I. Banks, Te Araroa; Mr. W. M. Jenkins, town clerk, Gisborne. 8.E.1V1 Miss N. E. Cotterill, Stout street, Gisborne. MILITARY HONOURS O.B.E.—Major D. V. Thomas, Tuai. M.B.E.—Major F. J. Martin, Royal Hotel, Gisborne; Flight-Lieutenant D. A. Patterson, Campbell street, Wairoa; Major W. Brown-Bayliss, Harris street, Gisborne; W.O. fl) L. T. Matheson, Waipaoa. Gisborne. D.S.C.— Lieutenant D. J. Foxley, Glendhu, Gisborne. . Bar to M.C. —Major J. W- C. Craig, M. Stout street, Gisborne. M.C. —Captain K. J. White, P.O. Box 24. Wairoa. D.F.C- and D.F.M.—Flying Officer E. S. Doherty, Mangapapa road, Gisborne. D.F.C.--Flight-Lieutenant J. K. Aitken, Carnarvon street, Gisborne; FlightLieutenant A. R. B. Barton, Fitzherbert street, Gisborne; Flight-Lieutenant D. N. Robinson, Matawai; Flying-Officer H. H. s Moore, Palmerston road, Gisborne; Flying-Officer F. E. Hall, Tatapoun Hotel, Gisborne. . , _ D.C.M. and M.M.—Private F. M. Gardner, Palmerston road, Gisborne. D.C.M. —Private E. L- Baty, Wainui road, Gisborne. M.M.—Lieut. A. D. Rockwell, Tangihau station, Gisborne; Sergt. A. C. Barker. Te Puia Springs; Lance-Sergt. J. A. Glover, Bright street, Gisborne; Lance-Sgt. K Oates, Tokomaru Bay; Lance-Bar. M. J. Compton. Palmerston road, Gisborne; Cpl. G. M. A. Redgrave Wainui Beach, Gisborne; Sapper R. N. Green, 142 Grey street, Gisborne. „ D. Flight-Lieut. I. M. Page, Temple street, Gisborne. B.E.M.—WO. (I) E. A. Preston., Upper Aberdeen road, Gisborne; FlightSet J. L. Logan, Waipiro Bay School. E. -Captain R. I. Crafts. Centennial crescent. Gisborne; Captain W. Bourkc, 372 Stout street. Gisborne.