NAVAL PROMOTIONS
OFFICERS WELL KNOWN IN DOMINION (P.A.) AUCKLAND, Apl. 29. Advice has been received in Auckland of the promotion of several Royal Navy officers who are well known in New Zealand. In each case the promotion has been effective since the beginning of the year. Commander D. M. L. Neame, who was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order following the Battle of the River Plate, when he was an executive officer of H.M.S. Achilles, has been promoted to the rank of captain. Lieutenant-commander Dawnay. M.V.0., who also came to the New Zealand Squadron in H.M.S. Achilles, has been promoted to the rank of commander. His wife. Lady Angela Dawnay. is a sister of the Duchess of Gloucester, Another promotion is that of Paymaster Lieutenant-commander J. K. Hightpn to the rank of Paymaster Commander. He served in New Zealand for several years as secretary to Reqr-admiral the Hon. E. R. Drummorid, then commanding the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19410430.2.127
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 24594, 30 April 1941, Page 10
Word Count
161NAVAL PROMOTIONS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24594, 30 April 1941, Page 10
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in