The 1943 King's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of
King George VI
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of Ind ...
, were appointments made by the King to
various orders and honours. The awards were made in recognition of war service by New Zealanders and were announced on 2 June 1943. No civilian awards were made.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Order of the Bath
Companion (CB)
;Military division, additional
* Air Vice-Marshal
Robert Victor Goddard –
Royal New Zealand Air Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeala ...
; of
Wellington.
File:Air Commodore Victor Goddard in 1943.jpg, Victor Goddard
Order of the British Empire
Commander (CBE)
;Military division, additional
* Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier)
Ronald Stuart Park –
Royal New Zealand Artillery.
File:Ronald Stuart Park.jpg, Ronald Park
Officer (OBE)
;Military division, additional
* Commander Gordon Fraser Hannay –
Royal Navy (retired); of Wellington.
* Wing Commander
Michael Sullivan Keogh – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
* Colonel Ivan Stuart Wilson –
New Zealand Medical Corps; of Wellington.
File:Ivan Stuart Wilson.jpg, Ivan Wilson
Member (MBE)
;Military division, additional
* Captain John Wesley Loper –
New Zealand Military Forces; of Wellington.
* Captain (Quartermaster) Archibald Mathieson – New Zealand Military Forces; of
Timaru.
* Flying Officer John James McDowell – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Temporary Telegraphist Lieutenant Halson Philpott –
Royal New Zealand Navy; of Wellington.
British Empire Medal (BEM)
;Military division
* Flight Sergeant George Joseph Goodsell – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Auckland.
* Staff Sergeant George James McKandry – New Zealand Military Forces; of Auckland.
* Corporal Alan Stuart Paterson – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Herbert
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People Individuals
* Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert
Name
* Herbert (given name)
* Herbert (surname)
Places Antarctica
* Herbert Mountains, Coats Land
* Herbert Sound, Graham Land
Australia
* Herbert, ...
.
* Sergeant Craig Martyn Renner – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Lance Corporal Martin Marshall Small – Wellington West Coast Regiment, New Zealand Military Forces; formerly of
Masterton
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.
Air Force Cross (AFC)
* Squadron Leader Edgar Francis Harvie – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Squadron Leader Ronald Bruce Leslie MacGregor – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Christchurch.
* Squadron Leader Oliver James O'Brien –
Royal Air Force; of Christchurch.
File:Ronald Bruce Leslie MacGregor.jpg, Ronald MacGregor
Mention in despatches
* Flying Officer Donald Arthur Adams – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
.
* Sergeant Eric William Barr – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Christchurch
* Acting Flight Lieutenant Ivan Oswald Breckon – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
* Sergeant Richmond Brough – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Mangateparu.
* Pilot Officer Francis Charles Fox – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Napier Napier may refer to:
People
* Napier (surname), including a list of people with that name
* Napier baronets, five baronetcies and lists of the title holders
Given name
* Napier Shaw (1854–1945), British meteorologist
* Napier Waller (1893–19 ...
.
* Leading Aircraftman Clarence Mervyn Glading – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Rahotu
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* Pilot Officer Malcolm Robert Head – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Invercargill.
* Flight Lieutenant David John Verdun Henry – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Invercargill.
* Sergeant John Lloyd Joyce – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Christchurch.
* Acting Squadron Leader
Phillip John Lamason – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Napier.
* Acting Squadron Leader Roy John Alexander Leslie – Royal Air Force; of
Waitara.
* Sergeant John Anderson Macpherson – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Kaitaia.
* Acting Flight Lieutenant Roy Bramwell Spear – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Christchurch.
* Squadron Leader Freeman Jesse Steel – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Napier.
* Flying Officer John Gordon Thomson – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Manakau
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.
* Acting Squadron Leader Stephen Delancy Watts – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of
Morrinsville.
File:Donald Arthur Adams.jpg, Donald Arthur Adams
File:Eric William Barr.jpg, Eric William Barr
File:Richmond_Brough.jpg, Richmond Brough
File:Malcolm Robert Head.jpg, Malcolm Robert Head
File:David John Verdun Henry.jpg, David John Verdun Henry
File:Phil Lamason.jpg, Phil Lamason
File:Freeman Jesse Steel.jpg, Freeman Jesse Steel
References
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1943 awards
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