NEW YEAR HONOURS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIV, Issue 29, 3 January 1944, Page 5

NEW YEAR HONOURS

MILITARY DI-VISION forces Honoured (Press Assn) WELLINGTON, Jan. 2 The Governor-General has announced that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the New Year, to confer the following-Honours:-MILITARY DIVISION.

Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.)■— Major-General P. H. Bell, D. 5.0., N.Z.S.C., Auckland. Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (0.8. E.). — Acting-Captain D. A. Bingley, lt.N. (retired), Auckland; Miss I. Willis, Matron-in-Chief, N.Z.A.N.S., Wellington; Lieut.-Coloncl (temporary colonel) C. S. White, V.D., N.Z.T.S., Auckland; Squadron-Leader R. J. Gibbs, R.N.Z.A.F., Christchurch. Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.8.E.). —Captain and Quartermaster J. G. Milne, N.Z.P.S., Paeroa; Captain J. P. Ferris, N.Z.T.S., Gisborne; Captain A. D. Cooper, New Zealand Territorial Force, Christchurch ; Captain G. B. Baker, D.C.M., M.M., N.Z.T.S., Cave, South Canterbury; Second-Lieutenant R. A. Thomas, N.Z.T.S., Claudelands, Hamilton; Warrant-Officer S. W., Richardson, N.Z.T.S., Lower Hutt-; Warrant-Officer J. E. McConnell, R.N.Z.A.F.. Auckland.

Royal Red Cross (R.R-.C.). —Matron G. L. Thwaites, N.Z.A.N.S.* Trentham Military Camp Hospital. Air Force Cross.—-Acting-Squadron-Leader A. M. Harvie, K.N.Z.A.F., Wanganui; Aeting-Squadron-Lender R. Fletcher, R.N.Z.A.F., Wellington.

British Empire Medal (8.E.M.). — Staff-Sergt (temporary warrantofficer) E. It. Firth, N.Z.P.S., Trentliani; Staff-Sergt. F. J. Brown, N.Z.T.S., Whangarei; Staff-Sergt. H. Taverndale, N.Z.T.S., Christchurch ; Sergt. J. G. Free, New Zealand Military Forces, Kapon'u, Taranaki ; Sergt. L. M. Amos, 2nd N.Z.E.F., Auckland; Sergt. A. W. Nathan, New Zealand Territorial Force, Auckland; Cpl. W. L. Fairweather, R.N.Z.A.F., Otahuhu, Auckland.

Tho King has also conferred the following honours on members of the New Zealand Forestry Unit who are at present serving overseas. These four awards arc included in tho United Kingdom section of the New Year Honours List. —0.8. E.: Major D. V. Thomas, New Zealand Military Forces, Eastbourne, Wellington. M. : Captain K. O. Tunnicliffe, New Zealand Military Forces, Pongokawa Valley, Te Puke. 8.E.M.: Sergt. W. G. Bailey, N.Z.E.. Greymouth; L/Sergt. M. R. Waddell, N. Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga.

Major-General Bell, A.D.C. to the King, who has boon Commandant of the Northern Military District for tho past three years. Tn October, 1915, he proceeded on active service with the Fourth Reinforcements as a captain in the Rifle Brigade, and served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France, and Belgium. lie was wounded in action in September, 1918, In that year he was awarded tho D.S.O. for conspicuous gallantry and ability during an attack, was later awarded the French Croix de Guerre, and was mentioned in dispatches on three occasions. lie has held many posts, silica tho last war ended, in the Now Zealand Forces.