BRAVE SOLDIERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24851, 24 March 1944, Page 2

BRAVE SOLDIERS

IMMEDIATE AWARDS 52 NEW ZEALANDERS KING APPROVES HONOURS GALLANTRY IN ITALY (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Thursday Immediate awards to 52 members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force for gallant and distinguished service in Italy have been approved by the King, according to advice received from the War Office. The recipients are: — Distinguishkd Service Order Lieutenant - Colonel Clive Lochiel Pleasants, M.C. (previously mentioned in despatches) —Mrs. E. L. Pleasants. Wauganui (mother). Major John Burns Ferguson, M.C.— Mrs. J. V. Ferguson, Auckland (wife).

Temporary-Major Victor Jeseph Tanner (previously mentioned in despatches)— Mr. V. J. Tanner, Tauranga (father). Bar to Military Cross Temporarv-Major Angus Ross, M.C.—Mrs. "R. M. E. Ross, R.N.Z.A.F. station, Delta (wife). Military Cross Temporary-Major Paul Wilfred Robertshaw—Mr. W. H. Robertshaw, Wellington (father). Captain George Kent Armstrong (previouslv mentioned in despatches) Mrs. A. S. Armstrong, Dunedin (mother). Captain Robert Reid Knox (previously mentioned in despatches)— Mrs. E. M. Knox, Wellington (wife). Captain James Matahaere (previously mentioned in despatches)— Miss Lucy Matahaere, Tirau (sister). Temporary-Captain Henry Colton Arundel Lambert —llrs. I. M. Lambert, Heme Bay (wife). Lieutenant Clinford William Hawkins —Mr. W. B. Hawkins, Auckland (father).

Lieutenant Reginald Ernest Hermans —Mrs. E. M. Hermans, Wauganui (mother). Lieutenant Frederick -Charles IrvingMiss I. L. Irving, Invercargill (sister). Second-Lieutenant John Sonny Baker —Mrs. R. Baker, Tolaga Bay (wife). Second - Lieutenant James Gerard Gowan (previously mentioned in despatches) —Mrs. J. Gowan, Christchurch (mother). Second - Lieutenant Ernest George Prosser —Mrs. M. A. Prosser, Lower Hutt (wife). Distinguished Conduct Medal Sergeant Robert John Wilson —Mrs. M. Wilson, Timaru (mother). Temporary - Corporal Henry Kokoro Barrett—Mrs. H. Barrett, Colac Bay (wife). Military Medal Warrant-Officer I. Jack Longton Richards —Mr. M. E. D. Richards. Auckland (father); Sergeant Noel Kingsland Chapman, Woodville; Sergeant John Cornelius Sullivan —Mrs. J. P. Sullivan, Hastings; Sergeant Ronald Atbol Sweet —Mrs. M. Sweet, Helensville (mother); Temporary-Ser-geant Patrick John Paul, Petone; Corporal Cedrick Walsh Beaumont —Mrs. C. R. Beaumont, Kingsland (wife); La nee-Sergeant lan Robert Taylor, Southland; Temporary-Lance-Sergeant Charles Lewis Zimmerman —Mrs. M. Zimmerman, Auckland (mother); Bombardier John Henry Paris, Port Chalmers: Temporary-Lance-Sergeant Roy Haddrell Hinton —Mrs. 1. M. Ashb.v,

To Awamutu (sister); Corporal Francis William Perry—Mrs. C. M. Perry, Auckland (wife); Lance-Sergeant Nigel John Robertshaw, Danuevirke; Corporal Paul Rangi To Rito, Whakaki; Temporary-Corporal John William Dryden, New Plymouth: Temporary-Lance-Corporal Rex Malcolm Caitcheon —Mrs. I. M. Caitcheon, Morrinsville (mother).; Private Terence George Carter —Mrs. E. Carter, Dcvonport (mother); Tempor-ary-Corporal Charles Reuben Goodwin, Wauganui; Private William Teasdale Hutchinson—Mr. M. Hutchinson, Whangarei (father); Tcmporary-Lance-Cor-poral John Ross McCullough—Mrs. D. G. McCullough, Auckland (mother); Private Rasmus Neville Green —Mrs. G. M. Green, Claudelands (wife); Private Hugh Rolaml Griffiths, Westport; Corporal Rawiri Hemi —Mr. R. Herni, Kaeo (brother); Lance-Corporal Victor Idotir (killed in action in February, 1911), Dunedin; Signalman Leslie Arthur Lyon, Timaru; Private Alfred Henderson Baird Officer, Drummond; Private Eric John Brennan- —Mrs. K Brcnnan. Kaitnin (wife); Private Colin Munro Campbell. Blenheim; Private Herbert Kenneth Carey, New Plymouth; Private Norman Milton Christie. Waikia; Private William Colin Farquharsoii. Havelock North; Private Leonard George Sinclair, Marton: Private Richard Williams, England.;