INVESTITURE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12718, 13 August 1919, Page 5

INVESTITURE.

CITIZENS RECEIVE WAR HONOURS. His Excellency the Governor-General, m the chamber of the Provincial Conn- « nniding, this morning, invested several citizens with war honours and handed to Sir Joseph Kinsey letterspatent of knighthood, conferred on him m recognition of his services to Antarctic expeditions. rJ^\^ XCe^enc - V: ' w l‘° arrived in the Chamber at 11 a.m., was accompanied H (! W ]^^ a n Y' SS i t I > 1 , ver l )0 ° I - Captain Hhimorn a r n - d ’ lieutenant H. tielmore and Lieutenant E. Million (aides-de-camp), and Mr Gavin Hamilton (private secretary). He was re tlm Fir hine f- Captain i artlnng. His Excellency was in the uniform of an officer of the King-* HousehoW, Amongst those present,ln adchtion to recipients of honours, were F»yor (Dr Thacker) and Airs. lr h r the Hon H. F. WigAm and Mrs Wigram, Ladv KinSC3, Canon M. S. Bean. Rey }>. Knight, Mr H Holland and Mrs Hoiai Ir A - a «• »"<■ a. His Excellency handed to Sir Joseph. Kinsey the letters-patent of Knighthood and then invested ladies and Gentlemen with the Order of the British Empire, in the following order, the initials given in the case of the ladies snmp,. thoSe ° f T ieir ° wn Christian

a C °ni!' : l? der °X Order— Colonel R

Officer of the Order-Mrs .T A Bean (Christchurch), Mr J. A rewt' n (Christchurch), Mr Georg© (Christchurch) Mrs ID. A. Hil] IciJZ church; Mrs George Rhodes (Christchuren); Mrs G. A. M. Wood UrLl Member of the Order—Mrs T. Bethel! (Hanmer), Mrs E. Chilton

rv Excellency pinned a Military Cross on the breast of SecondLieutenant &. Y. Gerrard, Mr Gavin feed or 3“- d » a -M* ofthS deed ror which the honour was conferred. Lieutenant Gerrard was ~ member of the Fourth Battalion ate Bufff t H£ h d-¥ Tent Ni ßntfca,lon °* nntis. He did a gallant act near Preux, in I'ranco, on October 30, 1918 The Position was subjected to machine'gifti fire. Dunng the night he went enn to the tern. He reached within a few yards of the enemy post, but his patrol was forced to retire by fire from the ma-crune-gun, there and other mochineguns. He then went out with a party bf bombers, under heavy fire, reached his ooiective, left his men under cover and went forward alone to within ten yards of one machme-gun and emptied his revolver at the gun crew, in that nigh £° mp et «ly Poncing its fire for the Hi.s Excellency also invested Sister tafias 11,0 *«* After the \ ice-Rceal party had left the Chnmber_ the Slayer called for cheers lor Lieutenant Gerrard. Tlieso were given heartily by those present