NAVAL OFFICERS DECORATED

Southland Times, Issue 25739, 1 August 1945, Page 6

NAVAL OFFICERS DECORATED

SERVICE IN ACTION IN PACIFIC (P.A.) WELLINGTON, July 31. The following honours and awards to members of the Royal New Zealand Navy for gallant service in action in the Pacific were announced today. All are members of the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve and members of the Fleet Air Arm:— DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER (D. 5.0. Temporary Lieutenant A. B. Macßae; Pahiatua. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (D.S.C.) Temporary Lieutenant J, A. E. Parli; Waitara. Temporary Sub-Lieutenant A. S. MacLeod; Manaia. • Temporary Sub-Lieutenant I. F. Stirling; Thames. Temporary Sub-Lieutenant H. A. Rhodes; Marton. Temporary Sub-Lieutenant J. H. Richards; Timaru. MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES Temporary Sub-Lieutenant R. H. Glading; Hamilton. Temporary Sub-Lieutenant L, W. Holdaway; Wellington. Temporary Sub-Lieutenant H. E. Stalker; Masterton. AWARDS TO MEMBERS OF 2ND N.Z.E.F. (P.A.) WELLINGTON, July 31. The following honours and awards to members of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the i field were announced today. All are former prisoners of war who escaped from captivity and have since returned to New Zealand:— MEMBER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE I (M.8.E.) I Captain W. J. Heslop; Christchurch. I MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES j Corporal I. A. St. George; Auckland. Private A. Balfour; Whangarei. Gunner R. A. Gover; Eltham. Private T. Robson; Waitara. Gunner R. H. Ryman; Christchurch.