Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh 1963

The 1963 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours were appointments by

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

to the

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

, to mark her visit to New Zealand that year. During her visit, the Queen attended celebrations at Waitangi. The honours were announced on 11 and 18 February 1963. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross (GCVO)

* Brigadier Sir Bernard Edward Fergusson –

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Knight Commander (KCVO)

* Frank Leon Aroha Götz –

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; of

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Commander (CVO)

* John Valentine Meech – of

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. * Carl Leslie Spencer – of Wellington.

Member, fourth class (MVO)

* Major John Websiter Mawson –

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; of Wellington. * Patrick Jerad O'Dea – of

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. * Charles Henry Williams – of Wellington. In 1984, Members of the Royal Victorian Order, fourth class, were redesignated as Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO).

Member, fifth class (MVO)

* Alonzo George Edgar Beal – of Wellington. * Major Harry Bowen Honnor – Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery; of Wellington. * Douglas Alexander Johnston – of Wellington. * Silvanus Gordon Mudge – of Wellington.

Royal Victorian Medal

Silver (RVM)

* Arthur Henry Hart – detective sergeant,

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; of Wellington. * Angus William McDougall – detective senior sergeant, New Zealand Police; of Wellington. * Harold Eugene Symonds – of Lower Hutt.

References

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