The 1973 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of
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 ...
, were appointments made by the Queen 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 2 June 1973.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Order of the Bath
Companion (CB)
;Military division
* Major-General
Leslie Arthur Pearce –
Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff.
List
* Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( United States)
* Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia)
* Chief of General Staff (Af ...
.
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Knight Commander (KCMG)
* Professor
Albert William Liley – of
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...
. For distinguished services to medicine.
*
Alister Donald McIntosh – of
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...
. For devoted public service.
Companion (CMG)
* The Very Reverend Dr Ian Watson Fraser – of
Linden. For humanitarian services over a wide field, particularly in respect of refugees.
* John Anthony James – of Wellington. For services to neurosurgery.
* Professor Neville Crompton Phillips – of
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 Rive ...
. For services in education.
Order of the British Empire
Dame Commander (DBE)
;Civil division
*
Kathleen Agnes Niccol (Sister Mary Leo) – of Auckland. For outstanding services to music.
Knight Commander (KBE)
;Civil division
*
George Charles Hart – of Auckland. For outstanding philanthropy and services to manufacturing.
Commander (CBE)
;Civil division
* The Honourable
Norman Leslie Shelton – of
Marton. For public services.
* Richard Spence Volkmann Simpson – of
Lower Hutt. For services to education and the arts.
*
Valdemar Reid Skellerup – of Christchurch. For philanthropy and services to industry.
;Military division
* Air Commodore
Richard Bruce Bolt – Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Support),
Royal New Zealand Air Force.
File:Norman Shelton.jpg, Norman Shelton
Officer (OBE)
;Civil division
* Jeanie Eleanor Kirk-Burnnand – of
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 services to the community.
*
Kennedy Berclay Burnside –
Assistant Commissioner,
New Zealand Police Force.
* Frank Chilton – of Christchurch. For services to the handicapped.
* The Reverend Father Francis James Green – of
Waihi
Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town.
The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty. The nearby re ...
. For services to youth.
* Reginald Jones – of Christchurch. For services to technical education.
* Roderick Athelstane Keir – of Auckland. For services to technical education.
* Frederic McCarthy – of Auckland. For services to law and education.
*
Ritchie Macdonald – of Auckland. For services to the community.
* George Matthew – of Wellington. For services to education.
*
Doris Turner Nicholson – of
Heretaunga. For services to the community.
*
Kiri Janette Park (née Te Kanawa) – of
Esher
Esher ( ) is a town in Surrey, England, to the east of the River Mole.
Esher is an outlying suburb of London near the London-Surrey Border, and with Esher Commons at its southern end, the town marks one limit of the Greater London Built-Up ...
,
Surrey. For services to music.
* Albert Henry Thomas Rose – of Christchurch. For services to the Lepers' Trust Board.
* Professor James Lawrence Wright – of Dunedin. For services to medicine.
;Military division
* Commander Ronald Fletcher Faber –
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve.
* Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Kenneth Grey Porter –
Royal New Zealand Artillery
The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery is the artillery regiment of the New Zealand Army. It is effectively a military administrative corps, and can comprise multiple component regiments. This nomenclature stems from its heritage as an off ...
(Regular Force).
* Group Captain Keith Rex Orsborn – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
File:Ritchie Macdonald.jpg, Ritchie Macdonald
File:Kiri Te Kanawa 2013 (cropped).jpg, Kiri Te Kanawa
Member (MBE)
;Civil division
* Alice Rosina Berridge – of Auckland. For services to education.
* Keith Wilbur Blackmore – of
Alexandra. For services to local government.
* Viola Emily Blincoe – lieutenant-colonel,
Salvation Army; of Heretaunga. For services to the community.
* Mary Wharton Christian – of
Tauranga
Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...
. For services to the community.
* Leslie Jonathan Fairbrother – of
Carterton. For services to the community.
* Catherine May Garland – of Dunedin. For services to sport.
* George Glassey – of
Ashburton. For public services.
*
Rudall Charles Victor Hayward – of Auckland. For services to the community.
*
Rangimarie Taheka Hetet – of
Te Kuiti. For services to
Māori art and culture.
* John Stanley Hunt – of
Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...
. For services to farming.
* Victor David Morrow Jacobson – of
Marlborough. For services to medicine and the community.
* James Noel Laird – of
Hāwera
Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established ...
. For services to education.
* Keith Charles Malcolm – of
Palmerston North
Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...
. For services to scouting.
*
Leslie Roy Mills – of Auckland. For services to sport.
* Agnes Annabel Grace Morgan – of Wellington. For services to the community.
* George Stanley O'Keefe – of
Westport. For services to the community.
* John Billington Hayes Parry – of Auckland. For services to the community.
* Herbert Robinson Peers – of Christchurch. For services to education and care of the aged.
* Mana Rangi – of
Tikitiki. For services to the community.
* William Antony Reed – of
Nelson
Nelson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
. For services to the community.
* Harold Harding Richmond – of Dunedin. For philanthropy and welfare services.
* Allan George Scott – of
Morrinsville
Morrinsville is a provincial town in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, with an estimated population of as of The town is located at the northern base of the Pakaroa Range, and on the south-western fringe of the Hauraki Plains ...
. For services to horticulture.
* Mavis Betty Evelyn Treloar – of
Invercargill
Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of t ...
. For welfare services.
* Albert Veart – of Auckland. For services to
lifesaving
Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue; however, it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. ...
.
* George Hector Walker – chief fire officer,
Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade.
* Joseph Victor Wallis – of
Napier. For services to the community.
* James Richard Whitford – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
;Military division
* Warrant Radioman Patrick George Campbell Green –
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 ...
.
* Lieutenant Commander George Alfred Hannan – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Honorary Lieutenant Samuel Johnson – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Major Harold Thomas Harris –
Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. The corps was formed in 1942 as the New Zealand Armoured Corps ...
(Territorial Force).
* Major Graeme Burnet Mackenzie Law – New Zealand Army Legal Service (Regular Force).
* Major Ivar Bojesen-Trepka –
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the parent administrative regiment and corps of regular and reserve infantry battalions in the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed in 1947 with a singular Regular regiment and multiple reserve r ...
(Regular Force).
* Warrant Officer Denis Herbert Sidney Leggett – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Squadron Leader John Robert Wiltshier – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)
* Joseph William Allen – sectional officer, Legislative Department.
British Empire Medal (BEM)
;Civil division
* Leila Genevra Bassett – of
Motueka
Motueka is a town in the South Island of New Zealand, close to the mouth of the Motueka River on the western shore of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. It is the second largest in the Tasman Region, with a population of as of
The surrounding ...
. For services to the community.
* Clarice Gledhill Chivers – of
New Plymouth. For services to the community.
* Margaret Cooper – of Auckland. For services to the community.
* Joseph Fahey – of
Lawrence
Lawrence may refer to:
Education Colleges and universities
* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Preparator ...
. For services to the community.
* Robert Bruce Frankham – 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 ...
. For services to swimming.
* James Craigie Glass – of
Timaru
Timaru (; mi, Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to ...
. For services to art and culture.
* Margaret Mary Hall – of
Fox Glacier
Fox Glacier (; officially Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe) is a temperate maritime glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Like nearby Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier is one of ...
. For services to youth, recreation and training.
* Geoffrey Lawrence Hocquard – of Marlborough. For services to sport.
* George Allan Wilton Keast – of
Pahiatua
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. For services to the community and dairying.
* Jocelyn Edna Looker – of Hamilton. For services to the community and to music.
* James Smith – of
Coromandel
Coromandel may refer to:
Places India
*Coromandel Coast, India
**Presidency of Coromandel and Bengal Settlements
** Dutch Coromandel
*Coromandel, KGF, Karnataka, India
New Zealand
*Coromandel, New Zealand, a town on the Coromandel Peninsula
*Coro ...
. For services to the community, in particular safety at sea.
* Jean Ann Smith – of
Clarkville. For services to the community.
* Elizabeth Stinson – of Christchurch. For services to nursing and in community affairs.
;Military division
* Chief Petty Officer Cook Raymond Lionel Norman Ford – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Corporal Albert Collins – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
* Sergeant Maurice Edwards – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Territorial Force).
* Flight Sergeant Colin Newman Carmichael – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Flight Sergeant Robert Neill – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Flight Sergeant Brian Alfred Wakelam – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
References
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