TWO AWARDS ANNOUNCED
D.S.O. TO NAVAL AIRMEN (P.A.) Wellington, Feb. 17. The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, has received advice that the King has given orders for the appointments to the Distinguished Service Order and has approved awards to New Zealand naval airmen. The Distinguished Service Cross goes to Temporary Acting-Sub-Lieu-tenant (A class) John Alexander Cramp, for bravery and sustained devotion to duly in many air operations from Malta and also to Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (A class) Alemander Blunt, for bravery and devotion to duty on air operations in the Western Desert. Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Cramp left New Zealand as a naval airman (second class) in August, 1940 and was promoted to his present rank in Jul? 1941. Temporary Acting-Sub-Lieutecant Blunt left New Zealand with the same rank as Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Cramp on the same date and was promoted to his present rank in July, 1941.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 40, 18 February 1943, Page 4
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