1945 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
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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]
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Companion (CB)
- Military division, additional
- Brigadier (temporary) Albert Edward Conway OBE – New Zealand Staff Corps; of Wellington.
Albert Conway
Order of the British Empire
Commander (CBE)
- Military division, additional
- Acting Air Commodore Ronald Burns Bannerman DFC* – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
- Acting Air Commodore Hector Douglas McGregor DSO – Royal Air Force; of Napier.
Ronald Bannerman
Hector McGregor
Officer (OBE)
- Military division, additional
- Wing Commander Miles Aylmer Fulton Barnett – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Morton Foster – New Zealand Staff Corps; of Auckland.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick William Kemp MC ED – New Zealand Medical Corps; of Upper Hutt.
Miles Barnett
Henry Morton Foster
Frederick William Kemp
Member (MBE)
- Military division, additional
- Flight Lieutenant John Darral Ackerman – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Masterton.
- Senior Commander Jean Neill Erwin – New Zealand Women's Army Auxiliary Corps; of Christchurch.
- Major John Robert Griffin – 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Fiji Section); of Wellington.
- Flight Lieutenant Henry Charles Hudson – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Wellington.
- Temporary Lieutenant Frederick Johnston – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve; of Auckland.
- Section Officer Mary Katrine Loughnan – New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force; of Scargill.
- Warrant Officer (Class I) George John Narbey – New Zealand Temporary Staff; of Pukekohe.
- Temporary Major Frank Leonard Rees – Canterbury Regiment; of Christchurch.
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
Royal Red Cross
Associate (ARRC)
- Charge Sister Beth Webster – New Zealand Army Nursing Service; of Hīhītahi.
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
Albert Sydney Drew
George Willis Kidd
Sydney Harold Manning
