1945 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

The 1945 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. The awards were made in recognition of war service by New Zealanders and were announced on 14 June 1945. No civilian awards were made.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

See also: 1945 Birthday Honours

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

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)
Military division, additional
  • Albert Conway
    Albert Conway

Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)
Military division, additional
  • Ronald Bannerman
    Ronald Bannerman
  • Hector McGregor
    Hector McGregor

Officer (OBE)
Military division, additional
  • Miles Barnett
    Miles Barnett
  • Henry Morton Foster
    Henry Morton Foster
  • Frederick William Kemp
    Frederick William Kemp

Member (MBE)
Military division, additional
  • Jean Erwin
    Jean Erwin

British Empire Medal (BEM)
Military division
  • Stores Chief Petty Officer James Charles Deane – Royal New Zealand Navy; of Auckland.
  • Sergeant Hugh Gordon Dickson – New Zealand Medical Corps; of Auckland.
  • Flight Sergeant George Andrew Edmond – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Staff Sergeant Edwin Richard Green – New Zealand Temporary Staff; of Hamilton.
  • Flight Sergeant Eric George McEwen – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
  • Corporal Robin Henry McNeilly – New Zealand Military Forces; of Lower Hutt.
  • Flight Sergeant Arthur Jack Smaill – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Timaru.
  • Hugh Gordon Dickson
    Hugh Gordon Dickson

Royal Red Cross

Associate (ARRC)

Air Force Cross (AFC)
  • Flying Officer Alexander Agnew Appleby – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flight Lieutenant David Laurence Bade – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
  • Flight Lieutenant Alfred Sydney Drew DFC – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Squadron Leader Vincent David Gain – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Dunedin.
  • Flight Lieutenant William Higgins – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Canada.
  • Flying Officer George Willis Kidd – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Thames Valley.
  • Squadron Leader Kenneth Godfrey King – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Lower Hutt.
  • Flight Lieutenant·Lawrence Alan Lawton – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
  • Acting Flight Lieutenant Sydney Harold Manning – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Christchurch.
  • Squadron Leader Allan Gerald Sievers – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wanganui.
  • Acting Squadron Leader Douglas Hillyiard Stuart – Reserve of Air Force Officers.
  • Flight Lieutenant Robert Francis Watson – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Christchurch.
  • Alexander Appleby
    Alexander Appleby
  • Albert Sydney Drew
    Albert Sydney Drew
  • George Willis Kidd
    George Willis Kidd
  • Sydney Harold Manning
    Sydney Harold Manning

King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
  • Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Russell Clarke – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Dunedin.
  • Flight Lieutenant Charles Geoffrey Jamieson Cunningham – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Tauranga.
  • Flight Sergeant Arthur Henry Dallimore – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flight Lieutenant Peter Durning – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Timaru.
  • Flying Officer Leslie Hunter Jolly – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of New Plymouth.
  • Flight Lieutenant George Selwyn Martin – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Christchurch.

Mention in despatches

  • Acting Flight Lieutenant Henry Drury Alcock – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Napier.
  • Acting Squadron Leader Wallace Campbell St Clair Bainbridge – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Henry Becroft – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Helensville.
  • Flight Lieutenant Douglas Gordon Elliot Brown – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flying Officer Desmond Roy Browne DFM – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Sergeant Royden Joseph Burkitt – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of New Plymouth.
  • Flying Officer Cyril George Clarke – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flight Lieutenant Donald Louis Clow – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flying Officer Daniel Clements Colmore-Williams – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flying Officer George Currie Couper – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Mosgiel.
  • Flying Officer Alexander John Crawford – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Mosgiel.
  • Acting Squadron Leader Noel Ainsley Cresswell DFC – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Napier.
  • Flying Officer Herbert James Dalzell – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Taratuhi, Oaro.
  • Acting Squadron Leader Archibald England Davis DFC – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Ōrākei.
  • Flight Lieutenant George Russell Dickson – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Dunedin.
  • Acting Flight Lieutenant Trevor Gordon Dill DFM – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Kaipara Flats.
  • Acting Squadron Leader Ian Gilman Dunn – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Dunedin.
  • Flight Lieutenant Edwin Leonard Eason – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Ōtaki.
  • Flight Lieutenant Roy Robert George Fisher – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Cambridge.
  • Flight Lieutenant Leslie Gerald Fowler – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Acting Squadron Leader Garth Reginald Gunn – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Plimmerton.[upper-alpha 1]
  • Temporary Lieutenant Douglas Leonard Hazard – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve; of Hamilton.
  • Flying Officer Cyril John Hector – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Runanga.
  • Acting Flight Lieutenant Desmond George Geddes Horgan – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Oxford.
  • Acting Squadron Leader Francis William Kilgour – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
  • Flying Officer Wallace James Marr – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flight Lieutenant Patrick Stewart McBride – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Colville.
  • Acting Flight Lieutenant Cyril William McCardle – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Martinborough.
  • Flight Lieutenant William McDowall – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Taupiri.
  • Temporary Lieutenant Roderick Thomas McIndoe – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve; of Wanganui.
  • Acting Wing Commander Hayden Hugh James Miller DFC AFC – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Morrinsville.
  • Flight Sergeant Michael Redmond Murphy – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Christchurch.
  • Leading Aircraftman William John Murphy – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Percival Fyans Neill – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Mount Somers.
  • Acting Squadron Leader Charles Fray Ormerod – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Gisborne.
  • Flight Lieutenant Ross Charles Sayers – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Cambridge.
  • Flight Lieutenant William John Robert Scollay – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
  • Acting Squadron Leader Denis John Thomas Sharp – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Nelson.
  • Acting Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Smith – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Flying Officer Maxwell Tovey – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Plimmerton.
  • Flight Lieutenant John Spencer Watson – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
  • Temporary Lieutenant Kenneth Howden Webb – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve; of Wellington.
  • Flying Officer James Stewart Wilkinson – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
  • Flight Lieutenant Stamford Seaton Williams – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Orini.
  • Lieutenant Howard Thomas Arthur Winnall – Royal Navy; of Auckland.
  1. Since died of wounds
  • Kenneth Becroft
    Kenneth Becroft
  • Noel Cresswell
    Noel Cresswell
  • Archibald Davis
    Archibald Davis
  • Trevor Dill
    Trevor Dill
  • Leslie Gerald Fowler
    Leslie Gerald Fowler
  • Garth Reginald Gunn
    Garth Reginald Gunn
  • Hugh Miller
    Hugh Miller
  • Ken Neill
    Ken Neill
  • Charles Ormerod
    Charles Ormerod
  • William Scollay
    William Scollay
  • Stamford Seaton Williams
    Stamford Seaton Williams

References
  1. "Royal awards". Gisborne Herald. Vol. 72, no. 21739. 14 June 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1945. pp. 2933–3032.
  3. "Honours and awards approved by His Majesty the King" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. No. 46. 5 July 1945. pp. 874–875. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. "N.Z. airmen honoured". The Press. Vol. 81, no. 24599. 22 June 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. "Airmen mentioned in dispatches". The Press. Vol. 81, no. 24600. 23 June 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. "Airmen decorated". Northern Advocate. 22 June 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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