Seven Northlanders Receive Decorations

Northern Advocate, 21 May 1949, Page 6

Seven Northlanders Receive Decorations

AUCKLAND, Sat. (Sp.).—Seven Northlanders were among the servicemen and civilians invested with decorations and awards by the Governor General (Sir Bernard Freyberg) at Government House yesterday.

Altogether, 92 servicemen and 13 civilians, received decorations and awards.

Mr John Berry, of Kaikohe, and Miss Txtiata Paora Kawharu, of Dargaville, were created Members of the Order of the British Empire (M.8.E,), civil division, and Captain John Osborne, of Ruawai,;.in the military division. Distinguished Flying ' Crosses were awarded to Flight-Lieutenant Noel Spanhake, of Kaitaia, and Flight Lieu-tenant'-John Sparks, of Whangarei. Flying Officer Jack Berdett, of Mingoliui, was awarded the Air Force Cross. Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas Morrison, of Whangarei, was awarded an Efficiency Decoration. *

LIST OF AWARDS Following is a list of the awards presented:— ■.

: i o w icio <’ t" J ■ commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)— Civil Division: Dr Walter Gilmour. Military Division: Brigadier George Dittmer, D. 5.0.. M.C. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D. 5.0.)— Wing Commander John Dinsdaie, D F.C.; Wing Commander Graham Mandeno, D.F.C.; Lieutenant-Colo-nel Guy Sanders. , „ Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)—Civil Division: Mr John Barr; Captain Arthur Prosser. Military Division: Group Captain Thomas Denton, of Ngarim.u Bay, Thames; Commander Walter Gamer, of Taumarunut; Major Edmund Robertson; LieutenantColonel’Arthur Smith, of Howick; Colonel Graeme Talbot. _ ... . Member of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)—Civil Division: Sister Jessie- Alexander: Mr John Berry, of ■Kaikohe: Miss Helen Chapman; Miss Titiata Paora Kawharu, of Dargaville; Mr Robert Laidlaw: Ml- John Ledgerwood, Of : Hamilton. Military Division: Flight Lieutenant - Victor Baskiville-Roblnson; Warrant Officer (Class I.), Wilfred Bentley; Captain Henry Broom; Major Philip Carlton; Lieutenant Frederick Johnston, RNZNR; Mr William Laventure, Commissioned Boatswain, RNZN; Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Little; Captain Kenneth Myers; Captain John Osborne, of Ruawai; Captain Edwin Pateman; Flight Lieutenant Lionel Scrivin; Squadron Leader Frederick Thornton, of Massey; Major John Trenwith. Military Cross and Bar (M.C. and bar).— Major Douglas Ewert, 11th Sikh Regiment. ■ Military Cross (M.C.—Major Logan Col-more-Williams; Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur. Edmonds, of .Putaruru. ■ 'Distingushed Flying Cross (D.F.C.)— Squadron Leader Keith Boles; Flying Officer Noel Brabant; Squadron Leader I Allen Browne: Flying Officer Arthur Chandler; Flying Officer Donald Cook, of Clevedon; Flying Officer John Creamer; Flight Lieutenant Reginald Dear, of Otorohanga; Squadron Leader Kenneth Dixon; Flying Officer Kenneth Dodman; Flight Lieutenant Graham Goodwin; Flying Officer Douglas Hannigan, of Birkdale; . Flying Officer Trevor Hill; Flight Lieutenant Lee Humphreys; Flying Officer Homer Hurt; Flight Lieutenant Harold Longley, of Hunua; Flying Officer Charles Martin, of Reporoa;. Flight Lieutenant Robert Martin; Flight Lieutenant Alan Murrell; • Flight Lieutenant Desmond Reevley; Flight Lieutenant John Shaw: Flight'Lieutenant David Sheehan; Flight Lieutenant Clyde Simpson; Flight Lieutenant Douglas - Smith; Flight Lieutenant Mervyn Smith; Flight Lieutenant Philip ’’ Southernwood, of HelensviUe; Flight Lieutenant Noel Spanhake, of Kaitaia; . Flight Lieutenant John Sparks, of Whangarei; ; Flying Officer Desmond ufflndelf; Flight Lieuteant Alan Watson; Squadron Leader Donald Winstone. Air Force Cross (A.F.C.)—Flying Officer Jack .Berdett, of Mangonul; Squadron Leader Keith Paterson. • „ . Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry.— Mr-John Binsley, of .Rangirlri, and formerly deputy-superlnfendent of police in Palestine. „ Military Medal (M.M.)— Sergeant John Brook, of Karaka; Sergeant EdWard Fuli-erton-Smith, of Ongarue; Sapper Neville Green, of Ngatamahine, Te Kuiti; LajiceCorporal James Gwilliam; Captain Harry Mackey, of Waihi: Private William Pirimoana; Lance-Sergeant Ernest Williams; Flying Officer Gordon Woodroofe, of Matamata.. \. » ' British Empire Medal (B.E.M.)—-Civil Division: Mr Ernest Jackson; Mr Montague Wareham. Military Division: Chief Petty-Offlcer John Jeffcote: Lance-Ser-geant John Johnston; Flight Sergeant Bruce Johnstone, of flobsonvllle; Flight Sergeant William Jones; .Warrant Officer (Class H.) Victor Keane; Warrant Officer (Class ILL Andrew Murray; Flight Sergeant Francis Patterson; Sergeant Thomas Prichard, of Wellington: Corporal Elizabeth Robinson, NZWAAF, of Hobsonville; Corporal Raymond St. George; Pilot Officer Eric Scott, of Whenuapai: Rigger Cromwell Weston, RNZN, of Taumarunui; Chief Radio Electrician Richard Williams, RNZN, of TorOfficers’ Decoration (VJt.D.) —Lieutenant - Commander Ronald Hull, M.8.E.; Lieutenant-Command-er James Lennox-King. . „ . . Efficiency Decoration (E.D.)— Captain Ruxton Bach, of Papatoetoe; Lieuten-ant-Colonel Owen Bracegirdle, D. 5.0.; Captain Reginald Forder; LieutenantColonel Wilfred Fortune, M.P.: Lieuten-ant-Colonel Harry Hemphill, 0.8. E.; Lieu-tenant-Colonel Cedric Herman: Major IVan Moore, of Mangere; LieutenantColonel Douglas Morrison, of Whangarei; Major Charles Revel!, Of Pukekohe; Major Roy Smallfield; IVJpjor Ronald Turnbull, of Hamilton; LieutenantiColonel James Walker, Australian Military Forces, of Parnell. \ ' *