The 1947 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 on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 12 June 1947. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

* The Honourable Harold Featherston Johnston – formerly a judge of the

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. File:Harold Featherston Johnston.jpg, Sir Harold Johnston

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

;Military division * Commodore George Haines Faulkner –

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(Retired).

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

John Malcolm Major-General Sir John Malcolm GCB, KLS (2 May 1769 – 30 May 1833) was a Scottish soldier, diplomat, East India Company administrator, statesman, and historian. Early life Sir John Malcolm was born in 1769, one of seventeen children of Geo ...

– professor emeritus,

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. For services to the medical profession. * William Henry Moyes – formerly headmaster,

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. File:John Malcolm, 1936 (cropped).jpg, John Malcolm File:William Henry Moyes.jpg, William Moyes

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * Thomas Anderson Hunter – of

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. For services in connection with dental health and welfare. File:Thomas Anderson Hunter 1905 (cropped).jpg, Sir Thomas Hunter

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * George Finley Dixon – a private secretary to ministers of the Crown for 31 years. * Thomas David James Leech – dean of the Faculty of Engineering,

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. ;Military division * Brigadier

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* Jacob Leslie Potter (1877–?), Canadian surgeon gener ...

–

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Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Joseph Elmsley Broadfoot – director, Institute for the Blind,

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. * Helen Matilda Comrie – of Auckland. For valuable services to nursing. * Walter Verran Dyer – chairman, Education Board, Wellington. *

Waata Roore Erueti Waata Roore Erueti (1868 - 1952), known simply as Roore Erueti and occasionally with the surname Edwards (the English equivalent of Erueti) was a Tainui historian and a noted repository of whakapapa. He served as an advisor to King Korokī Mahuta ...

– of Aramiro,

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. For services to the Māori people. * James John Marlow – of St Kilda,

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...

. For municipal services. * Colin Miln. For services in connection with the

Returned Services' Association The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association, best known simply as the RSA, is one of the largest voluntary welfare organisations in New Zealand and one of the oldest ex-service organisations in the world. Wounded soldiers returning ...

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

. * Patrick John Monaghan – chief medical officer, Western Samoa. * Charles Ormond Morse – of

Dargaville Dargaville ( mi, Takiwira) is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the bank of the Northern Wairoa River in the Kaipara District of the Northland region. The town is located 55 kilometres southwest of Whangārei. ...

. For municipal services. * Archibald Frank Nicoll – of Christchurch. For services to art. * Raharuhi Pururu – of Horohoro,

Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The city lies on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authority encompass ...

. For services to the Māori people. * Frank Taylor Sandford – official secretary, high commissioner's office,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, 1931–39. For public services. ;Military division * Commander (E) Alan John Norris – Royal Navy. * Lieutenant-Colonel Vincent Gordon Jervis – New Zealand Military Forces. * Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Sneddon McKinnon – New Zealand Military Forces. * Acting Wing Commander

Cameron Archer Turner Air Vice-Marshal Cameron Archer Turner, (29 August 1915 – 26 November 1999) was a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) officer, who served as Chief of Air Staff from 1966 to 1969. Turner joined the Royal Air Force in 1936, before being ...

–

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 ...

. File:James John Marlow.jpg, James Marlow

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * Eric Jack Daniel – secretary, Returned Services' Association, Ashburton. * Jessie Miller Grant. For patriotic and social welfare work in the Waiapu Zone. * James Fort Himburg – of Dunedin. For patriotic work, particularly in organising, entertainments for the Forces. * Charles Ivory Jennings – of

Rangiora Rangiora is the largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is north of Christchurch, and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area. With an estimated population of Rangiora is the 30th largest urba ...

. For municipal services. * Titiata Elizabeth Paora Kawharu – district health nurse, Dargaville. For services in North Auckland and

Rarotonga Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of , and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 13,007 of a total population of 17,434. The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings a ...

. * Lilly Grace McLean – district nurse,

Great Barrier Island Great Barrier Island ( mi, Aotea) lies in the outer Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, north-east of central Auckland. With an area of it is the sixth-largest island of New Zealand and fourth-largest in the main chain. Its highest point, Mount Hobson ...

. * William Meikleham – manager, special school, Otekaieke. For services in connection with the care and training of backward and defective children. * Maude Morris – lately matron, Orakanui Home,

Waitati Waitati, from the Māori Waitete, is a small seaside settlement in Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. It is located close to the tidal mudflats of Blueskin Bay, 19 kilometres north of the Dunedin city centre. The small Waitati ...

. * Leslie Gordon Olliff – employed in the naval dockyard at Auckland. * Edward James Rose. For services to the

St John's Ambulance Brigade St John Ambulance is the name of a number of affiliated organisations in different countries which teach and provide first aid and emergency medical services, and are primarily staffed by volunteers. The associations are overseen by the internat ...

, West Coast district. * Thomas Bankes Smith – employed in the Lighthouse Service, Marine Department. * Catherine Thomson – of

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, Wellington. For services to the St John's Ambulance Brigade. * Florence Ellen Woodhouse – staff clerk,

Lands and Survey Department The Department of Survey and Land Information (DOSLI) is a former department of the New Zealand Government. It was formed in April 1987 as a restructuring of the Department of Lands and Survey. The Department of Lands and Survey was established ...

. ;Military division * Temporary Acting Lieutenant Edward William Blakiston –

Royal New Zealand Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; mi, Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa, , Sea Warriors of New Zealand) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of nine ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act ...

. * 800287 Warrant Officer Class II Alfred John Baigent – New Zealand Military Forces. * Captain William Hoole Cummings – New Zealand Military Forces. * 19270 Warrant Officer Class I James Edward Hobson – New Zealand Military Forces. * Major John Alexander Pountney – New Zealand Military Forces. * Acting Squadron Leader David Charles De Rungs – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Acting Squadron Leader Jesse Julius De Willimoff – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Acting Squadron Leader Frederick William Thornton – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Warrant Officer Clement Sydney Boulton – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

* Harold Digby-Smith – chairman, Social Security Commission. * John William Macdonald – commissioner, Government Life Insurance Department.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Military division * Leading Writer Victor Noel Duncan – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Petty Officer Radio Mechanic Richard Garfield Williams – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Temporary Warrant Officer Class I Alfred George Burbage – New Zealand Military Forces. * Staff Sergeant Wilfred Reynolds Paine – New Zealand Military Forces. * Flight Sergeant Frank Stanley George Crosby – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Sergeant Bruce Gordon Thiele Johnstone – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Sergeant David William Jones – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Corporal Roy Sedric Waterhouse – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Sergeant Gladys Amelia Cruickshank –

New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force The Women's Auxiliary Air Force was the female auxiliary of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. Established in 1941, it began with an initial draft of 200 women, reaching a peak strength of about 3,800, with a total of ab ...

Royal Red Cross

Associate (ARRC)

* Senior Charge Sister Venus Marshall Price –

New Zealand Army Nursing Service The New Zealand Army Nursing Service (NZANS) formally came into being in early 1915, when the Army Council in London accepted an offer of nurses to help in the war effort during the First World War from the New Zealand Government. The heavy losses ...

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Flight Lieutenant Edward Pattison Booth Ebbett – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flying Officer Harold Vincent Carlyle – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Warrant Officer Ivan Bruce Carrie – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

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