1942 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
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The 1942 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours in recognition of war service by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1941 and the beginning of 1942, and were announced on 1 January 1942. No civilian awards were made.[1][2][3][4]
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Knight Commander (KBE)
- Military division, additional
- Major-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg VC CB CMG DSO LLD – New Zealand Military Forces.
Sir Bernard Freyberg
Commander (CBE)
- Military division, additional
- Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Norman William McDonald Weir – New Zealand Staff Corps; of Wellington.
Norman Weir
Officer (OBE)
- Military division, additional
- Wing Commander John Thomas Brown – Royal Air Force; of Christchurch.
- Surgeon Commander Harold Keith Corkhill VD MB ChB FRCS – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve; of Auckland.
Member (MBE)
- Military division, additional
- Lieutenant and Quartermaster Alfred Brant – New Zealand Permanent Staff, New Zealand Military Forces; of Auckland.
- Charles Henry James Stone – warrant engineer, Royal Navy.
- Acting Squadron Leader Odling Ross Toyne – Royal Air Force.
- Warrant Officer George Wilfred Trott – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland.
British Empire Medal (BEM)
- Military division, for meritorious service
- Engine Room Artificer (1st Class) Charles Thomas Bond – Royal Navy; of Auckland.
Bar to Air Force Cross (AFC)
- Acting Wing Commander Arthur Edmund Clouston AFC – Royal Air Force.
Arthur Clouston
Air Force Cross (AFC)
- Acting Squadron Leader John Adams DFC – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
- Wing Commander George Ernest Watt – Royal Air Force.
Air Force Medal (AFM)
- Sergeant Maurice Kidson – air observer, Royal New Zealand Air Force.
- Sergeant Daniel Paul Phillips – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Daniel Paul Phillips
