1940 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

The 1940 King's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were appointments made by the King to various orders and honours in recognition of war service by New Zealanders. They were announced on 9 July 1940. No civilian awards were made.[1][2]

See also: 1940 Birthday Honours

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)
Military division, additional
  • Sir John Duigan
    Sir John Duigan

Commander (CBE)
Military division, additional
  • Leonard Monk Isitt
    Leonard Monk Isitt
  • Owen Mead
    Owen Mead

Officer (OBE)
Military division, additional
  • Wing Commander Hugh Bartholomew Burrell – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Albert Edward Conway – New Zealand Staff Corps; director of mobilisation of the New Zealand Military Forces.
  • Lieutenant Herbert Albert Haynes – Royal Navy (retired).
  • Major James George McKay VD – New Zealand Military Forces.
  • The Reverend George Trevor Robson MC – New Zealand Chaplains Department; chaplain to the New Zealand Naval Forces.
  • Hugh Bartholomew Burrell
    Hugh Bartholomew Burrell
  • Albert Conway
    Albert Conway

Member (MBE)
Military division, additional
  • Warrant Officer James Edward Duncan – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Flying Officer Albert Tom Giles – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Warrant Officer Class I (Staff-Sergeant-Major) William Leonard Glanville – Permanent Staff, New Zealand Military Forces.
  • Commissioned Gunner Alfred James Harvey – Royal Navy.
  • Squadron Sergeant-Major Charles Ethelbert Howell – Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, New Zealand Military Forces.
  • Flight Lieutenant Ivan Edward Rawnsley – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Warrant Officer Class I (Regimental Sergeant-Major) Frank Allan Wetherall – Royal New Zealand Artillery, New Zealand Military Forces.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

References
  1. "Birthday honours". Evening Star. 11 July 1940. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 July 1940. pp. 4243–4269.
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