AIR PERSONNEL

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23250, 11 July 1945, Page 4

AIR PERSONNEL

Service In Pacific Awards Announced One Timaru Recipient -. ■!> A ■ V. i-,1,1 JN< "i ()N Jul'. 10. The King lias been pleased to approve lie- folli.-wing' operational awards fol personnel of the R.N.Z.A.F. for service in Hie South Pacific and South-west i’acilic an as: Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Military Division) Wiiia Commander Alfred John Turner, Auckland. Acting-Squadron Leader John Desmond Paterson, Auckland. Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Military Division) Flying- Officer Victor Hjorring. Blenhi :n. Distinguished I lying Cross Act-iiig-Squadron Leader Paul Stanley Green. Hamilton. Acting-Souadron Leader Jack Selwyn Kiu.bi .: W. mukuriiu. Acim t-i’ai'-'-ir'-n 1/ dr I'ob Wilson MTSI-'ii.imine, to nil; r i j.ic ■ lai-i' i- ■;.-. 1’ i I ,eor. rd Av-.-v. free.lire::. I-- ■ 1.e1,111.I D mvia- A >it• : Cm . Weil ■ -I n I Fi. -i.t I leuienaiit Br ice ’I ■ Hord I s:'- ,d. Mast el : I F’liphi. Lieutenant Leslie Hood. Hamilton, Flight Lieutenant: Alistair McDonald Stevenson, Tuai. Flight Lieutenant Victor William Hall Traves. Auckland. Fiig’n: Lieutenant Stewart Darcy ’ kilker, Nelson. Fiviiw Officer irvme Alexander Ralston Campbell. Dimedin. Flying Officer Harold Bmme Cassie, Wellington. Fixing Officer Clifford John Garvie. A-.:- kin nd. Flying Officer Robert Ainslic Harper, Danncvirke. Flying Officer James Joseph Oliver, 1 ’etone. Pilot Officer lan Leslie Barry, Taura ng a. British Empire Medal (Military Division) Acting-Corporal Peter Duncan Patton, Invercargill. Mention in Dispatches Acting-Flight Lieutenant, Donald Charles McGlashan, Timaru. Squadron Leader Kenneth William Barclay Anderson. New Plymouth. Acting-Squadron Leader John Crayley Blundell, Wellington (missing). _ Acting-Squadron Leader Alexander Gardyne Stanley George, D.F.C., Auckland. Acting-Squadron Leader Mervyn Charles Prvce Jones, Wellington. Aoting-Sciuadron Leader Clarence Robert Parker, New Plymouth. Acting-Squadron Leader Albert Edward Pope. Blenheim. Flight Lieutenant George William Annand. Wellington. Flight Lieutenant George Munro “ Bertram. Rotorua. Fliglit Lieutenant Ronald George Bush, ' Auckland. Flight Lieutenant David Thomas 'Clouston, Auckland. Flight Lieutenant James Thomas '’Coltman, Wellington. Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey John Fox, Auckland. Flight Lieutenant John Murray Fraser, Wellington. Flight Lieutenant James Edwin Ful- ' larton, Takapau. Flight Lieutenant John McConachie Goddard, Auckland. Flight Lieutenant Bruce Stafford Hay, ' Taihape imissing,. Flight Lieutenant Augustus Richard Loader. Taihape. Flight Lieutenant Leslie Bertram Wlalpas. Tauranga. . Fliglit Lieutenant Edric James Medwin, Hamilton. . , Flight Lieutenant Desmond Fenwick " Neville. Christchurch. Flight Lieutenant Richard John ODca, Hawera. . Fliaiit Lieutenant John Tristram

Peters. Gisborne. . , , „ Flight Lieutenant John Peter Riddell, Christchurch. . Flight Lieutenant Guyon Moncrief! "Robertson. Ashburton. FF”ht Lieutenant Hugh Douglas Stewart. Auckland. Flight Lieutenant Erie John Tcsioder, Invercareill. . , Flight Lieutenant Arthur Frederick ' Tucker. Auckland. Flight Lieutenant Douglas Alan Young, Auckland. Acting-Flight Lieutenant Albert George Anderson, Auckland. Acting-Flight Lieutenant. Jasper Ernest' Lewis Baldwin. Wellington. Acting-Flight. Lieutenant Laurence Artliur Farnley (R.A.F. on loan'.

Christchurch. Actin°'-Flieht Lieutenant Robert Alexander Martin, Te Puke. Acting-Flight Lieutenant. Eric Aldwyn Roussell. Wellington. Firing Officer Archibald Currie Beazer, Wellington. Flying Officer William David Messent ‘Bennett, Christchurch. Flying Officer Thomas Arthur Burt, Wellington. , , „, , Flying Officer John Mcßoberts Calder, Dunedin. Flying Officer Arthur George Ciaydon, Christchurch. _ . , Flying Officer Harold. Patrick Crump, Dargavillc. Flying Officer Leslie Hamilton Dobbs, Mammilla. Flying Officer Donald Ernest Hagenso'n. Hastings. , Flying Officer William Dudley Homies. Whangarei. Flying Officer Ansell Chilord James, Middlcmarch. Flying Officer Donald .Vilson Kidd. Palmerston North. Fiym" Officer Albert William Met lel- ‘ land. Cheddar Valley, North Canterl.niry. Flymg Officer Arthur Stewart Mills. Dimedin. , , _ . . , Flviu”- Officer Randal Frederick O'Keefe Martmborough. Flying Officer Noel Alexander Pine. Napier. , Flying Officer Douglas Bertrand Skelloh, Auckland. Flying' Officer Ivo Clements Tisch, Christchurch. Flying Officer John Richard Wenden. Grevtown Pilot Officer Nelson Ramsay Boyd. Minoia. , Pilot Officer Roydou Kenslet Newcombe, Wellington. Pilot Officer Eric Peter Sltortlioo.se. MuTU.nd imissing believed killed). Pilot Officer Robert William Smith, i'a :l iiipo. pilot Officer Leonard Charles Strawbridge. Hamialiki. Warrant Officer William Alfred Maxwell Hardy. Wangamii. _ \y.,| r lie’ll ce I 'liristoplier Korte. Gisborne. Wlirrunt Officer George Ancliexv Miller. Taihape. Warrant Officer Cyril John Shaw, le Kawa. Flight Sergeant George Wynward Bertram Browne. Te Awamutu. Plight Sergeant, ,’ohn Robert Granwal. Auckland. Plight Sergeant Benjamin David St. John. Nelson. Pliaht Sergeant Thomas Arthur Stephen. Napier. Plight. Sergeant Francis Cecil Joseph 'l'aunton, Wanganui. Flight Sergeant Thomas Leslie Welsh, Christchurch. Acting-Flight. Sergeant Ernest Percival Herrick. Christchurch. Serzrant Glen Boyce Johnston, Auckland. S rcr.ou Josiah Julian. Auckland. Serge.H'i George Little Moultrie, (’Pristchurch. Corporal Wallet’ Sidney Hartnail, (’hristeliurch. Corporal Frederick William Heines, Corpoi ;d" John Ki'imeth Longville, iI, \< • | Poma: Walter Ni bl et I, Christ - ■ I s , usioiK is’ V <>( iation. Al (he lortI A.'.:.o< /it ion Mi Wiirnct presided I . ~ - (I I, G !>!- loffi: !•• \\eie enrolled A >, • <>! •I II i<> II:.' r.d’.b'’ tl'K-oPal ! W\l ('id ||.>:«:,• wre; received •i • 1 ';•I’ : > .‘I IO II lil '• ! Oil. AlllCh ■/' a'ppik Kited