MILITARY AWARDS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26717, 11 March 1948, Page 6

MILITARY AWARDS

SERVICE TO COUNTRY VICE-REGAL INVESTITURE IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY The first military investiture held by the Governor-General, Sir Bernard Freyberg, in Dunedin took place in the Concert Chamber last evening, the floor and gallery of the hall being more than • filled with relatives and friends of the recipients. The Gov-ernor-General and Lady Freyberg were attended by Major Neville Wigram, Flight Lieutenant M. J. B. Cole, Lieutenant D. M. Loran, and the honorary aides-de-camp. Commander A. C. Swanson and Wing Commander W. F. Kofoed. The Mayor, Mr Cameron, and Mrs Cameron, were also present. As their names were called, the recipients marched forward, stood in the body of the hall while a resume of the citation was read, and then moved up to the stage. The medals were pinned to the recipients' tunics by the Gov-ernor-General, following which each man shook hands with their Excellencies. and returned to the body of the hall. The following awards were made:— 0.8. E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) Brigadier Alexander Smith Falconer, D. 5.0.. M.C., E.D.. Dunedin. Colonel Norman Charles Speight, Dunedin. D.S.O. (Companion of the Distinguished Service Order) Lieutenant-colonel Stanley Livingstone Wilson,'Dunedin. Major George Kent Armstrong, Dunedin. Squadron Leader Geoffrey Stanton Sharp, Oamaru. 0.8. E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) Lieutenant-colonel George Raymond Kirk, Dunedin. Lieutenant-colonel Charles Byers Barrowclough, Roslyn. Lieutenant-colonel Robert Lamb Crosbie Grant, Maori Hill. Lieutenant-colonel John ' Mitchell Coutts, Orangapai. Major David Abraham Solomon, Maori Hill. M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) Second-lieutenant Matenga Joseph Baker, St. Andrews. R.R.C. (Royal Red Cross: First Class) Matron Doris Irene Brown, A.R.R.C., N.Z.A.N.S., Dunedin. D.S.C. (Distinguished Service Cross) Lieutenant Commander Harry Mannix Nees, Maori Hill. Lieutenant Archie Bruce Ryan, Waimate iformerly of Invercargill). Lieutenant Robert Campbell Pearson, Balclutha. Lieutenant (A) William Percy, Dunedin. M.C. (Military Cross) Lieutenant-colonel Arthur William Barnett, Dunedin. Major George Kent Armstrong, Dunedin. Major Alfred Carswell Marett, Dunedin. Major James Frederick Moodie. Roslyn. Major Alexander William Huntly Borrie, Dunedin. Major Allen Lindsay Bryant, Otokia. Major Denis Lumsden Wood, St. Clair. Lieutenant John Webster Donaldson. Wellington (formerly of Dunedin). Lieutenant Reginald Alfred Baker, Mornington. Lieutenant Daniel Brendan Beard, Anderson’s Bay. Lieutenant Collier Cunningham Beswick, Oamaru. D. (Distinguished Flying Cross) Flight Lieutenant William John Muir Low Barclay, Dunedin. Flight Lieutenant Norman Douglas Harrison. Lawrence. Flight Lieutenant Jack Davidson, Clyde. Flight Lieutenant James Hugh McCaw, Hakataramea. Flight Lieutenant James Lachlan Birtles. Kew. Flight Lieutenant Lloyd Harry Butler. Mornington. Flight Lieutenant Bruce Irving Hunter, Dunedin. Flight Lieutenant Robert Clifford Barclay, Dunedin. Flight Lieutenant Ronald Henryf Foster. Pounawea. Flying Officer. John Henry Francis Whyte, Oamaru. D.C.M. (Distinguished Conduct Medal) Captain Charles, Wilbur Mack, Lawr-. ence. Captain George McMillan Dodds, Mosgifel. Second-lieutenant Norman Trewby, Maori Hill. C. (Conspicuous Gallantry Medal) Flying Officer Marcus Louis Langley. Mornington. M.M. (Military Medal) Lieutenant James Patrick Scanlan, Dunedin. Second-lieutenant Allan John Marett, Anderson's Bay. Pilot Officer Murray Schofield Aitchison, Woodside. Warrant Officer (Class I) Harold William Burley, Ocean View. Sergeant William James Mclndoe, Musselburgh. Sergeant Leonard Alexander Chisholm, Dunedin. Sergeant Alfred John Bowie, Wanga- j ioa. Sergeant John Henry Paris, South ! Dunedin. Corporal Eric Marshall Stoddart, Anderson’s Bay. Sapper Michael Joseph Fisken, Romahapa, Balclutha. Private Ernest James Bullot, Caversham. Private Andrew John Callanan, Kurow. D. (Distinguished Flying Medal) Flight Lieutenant William John Muir Low Barclay, Dunedin. Flying Officer James Kitchener Callister, Tainui. Flying Officer Eldrid Duke O’Callaghan, Dunedin. Warrant Officer John Anderson Nicholson. Calton Hill. B.E.M. (British Empire Medal) Yeoman of Signals John Lawrence William Salter, R.N.Z.N., Bluff (formerly of Dunedin). Corporal Gordon Stewart Parsonson, R.N.Z.A.F., Roslyn. E. (Efficiency Decoration) Colonel Norman Charles Speight, Dunedin. Lieutenant-colonel John Mitchell Coutts, Orangapai. The band of the Ist Battalion, Otago Regiment, under Captain L. O. Austen, was in attendance.