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1945 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

The 1945 Birthday Honours for New Zealand were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of that country. They were announced on 14 June 1945, to celebrate the King's official birthday.

The honours list recognised service in connection with the Second World War, as well as civilian contributions to society.

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander, Commander, Officer, Member) and then divisions (Civil, Military) as appropriate.

Order of the Bath

Military Division:

  • Companion (CB):

    • Air Commodore Leonard Monk Isitt, CBE, Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Order of the British Empire

Military Division:

  • Knight Commander (KBE):

    • Air Vice-Marshal Arthur de Terrotte Nevill, CB, Royal New Zealand Air Force.

  • Commander (CBE):

    • Brigadier Reginald Miles Gurr, DSO, MC, New Zealand Military Forces.
    • Captain Charles Joseph Pope, Royal New Zealand Navy.
    • Group Captain Maurice Francis Fell, OBE, Royal New Zealand Air Force.

  • Officer (OBE):

    • Lieutenant-Colonel Allan St Clair Allen, New Zealand Military Forces.
    • Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbert Henry Sadler, New Zealand Military Forces.
    • Wing Commander Robert Joseph Cohen, Royal New Zealand Air Force.
    • Wing Commander Francis Rawle Dix, Royal New Zealand Air Force.
    • Acting Commander George Charles Wynne Parkinson, Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve.

  • Member (MBE):

    • Major Geoffrey Bertram Cox, New Zealand Military Forces.
    • Major John Graham Gilkison, New Zealand Military Forces.
    • Warrant Officer Class I Edward Jones, New Zealand Military Forces.
    • Flight Lieutenant Robert Gordon McLennan, Royal New Zealand Air Force.
    • Flying Officer Edward Victor Davies, Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Civil Division:

  • Knight Bachelor:

    • The Honourable David Wilson, MC, MLC, Minister of Broadcasting. For public services.

  • Commander (CBE):

    • Harold Edgar Carey. For services to journalism.
    • Frederick Duncan Good, ISO. Secretary to the Treasury.

  • Officer (OBE):

    • William Ball Sutch. Formerly Secretary, Organisation for National Security.
    • Margaret Elizabeth Wilkie. Chief Executive Officer, Women's War Service Auxiliary.

  • Member (MBE):

    • Isabella Watt Aitken. For social welfare services.
    • Dorothy Kathleen Bray. Matron, Rotorua Sanatorium.
    • Edith Marion Carey. For services in connection with patriotic and welfare organisations.
    • Kathleen Annie Gillies. For services in connection with patriotic and welfare organisations.
    • George William McIlroy. Secretary, Nelson Patriotic Council.
    • Jane MacDougall Watson. For services in connection with patriotic and welfare organisations.
    • Edith Isabel Wills. Superintendent, St. Helens Hospital, Wellington.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Military Division:

  • Leading Aircraftman Charles Norman Anderson, Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Sergeant Allan Robert Booth, New Zealand Military Forces.
  • Sergeant Robert Burns, New Zealand Military Forces.
  • Leading Aircraftman William Eric Fookes, Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Petty Officer William Thomas Henry Hayman, Royal New Zealand Navy.
  • Sergeant George Edward Hodson, New Zealand Military Forces.
  • Warrant Officer Class II Sydney John Miller, New Zealand Military Forces.
  • Sergeant Stanley William Wallace, New Zealand Military Forces.

Civil Division:

  • John Thomas Barnett. For services in connection with civil defence.
  • William Johnston McAneny. For services in connection with civil defence.
  • Violet Mary McPheat. Postal Officer, Post and Telegraph Department.

King's Police and Fire Services Medal (KPFSM)

  • William Henry Roberts, Chief Fire Officer, Christchurch Fire Brigade.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

  • Flight Lieutenant Norman Frederick Harvie, Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Flight Lieutenant Ivan Gradwell McIntyre, Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Mentioned in Despatches

(This is a selection of mentions in despatches; a full listing would be extensive.)

  • Acting Squadron Leader John Gordon Macrae, Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Flight Lieutenant James Wallace Black, Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Flying Officer Eric John Carson, Royal New Zealand Air Force.

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