ARMY AWARDS
MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES Wellington, This Day. Advice has been received by the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, that the King has approved of a further four members of the Second N.Z.E.F. being mentioned in dispatches in recog- : nition of gallant and distinguished serj vice in the Middle East. The list is as follows (the names of next-of-kin appearing in brackets).— Sgt. Roger Elliot Kempthorne Barton (Mrs N. A. Barton, c/o Mrs W. B. Roe. 202 Southland road. Hastings, wife). L'Sgt. Harold Thomas Downs (Mrs I. A. Downs. 27 King's View road. Mt. Eden. Auckland, mother). Spr. Richard Lawrence Harris (Mrs M. Harris, c/o 16 Windsor Flats. London street. Hamilton, mother), returned to New Zealand. Pte. John Packwood Thompson (Mr R. M. Thompson. Tramway st.. Ross father).
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 15 April 1944, Page 5
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