Order of the British Empire 2 1971 Birthday Honours

1 order of british empire

1.1 dame commander of order of british empire (dbe)
1.2 knight commander of order of british empire (kbe)
1.3 commander of order of british empire (cbe)
1.4 officer of order of british empire (obe)
1.5 member of order of british empire (mbe)

order of british empire
dame commander of order of british empire (dbe)

civil division


lady mary terese cramer, of wollstonecraft, new south wales. distinguished public services.

knight commander of order of british empire (kbe)

civil division


the right honourable charles frederick adermann, mp, of kingaroy, queensland. long , distinguished political , public services.

commander of order of british empire (cbe)

military division


rear admiral bryan james castles, royal australian navy, third naval member , chief of naval technical services.
brigadier peter lumsden tancred, obe, (282), australian staff corps.
air commodore douglas david hurditch (021976), royal australian air force.


civil division


professor james johnston auchmuty, of newcastle, new south wales. services education , international relations.
robin gerard penleigh boyd, of south yarra, victoria. services architecture , government.
john david jess, mp, of toorak, victoria. political , public services.
gordon albert jockel, obe, australian ambassador indonesia.
philip ernest lucock, mp, deputy speaker , chairman of committees, house of representatives.
the honourable justice miss roma flinders mitchell, qc, of adelaide, south australia. services law.
john hackman sumner, of albert park, victoria. services performing arts.
matthias tutanava toliman, mha, ministerial member education, papua , new guinea house of assembly. political , community services.
david ronald zeidler, of canterbury, victoria. services industry, science , education.

officer of order of british empire (obe)

military division




royal australian navy




surgeon captain graeme lindsay grove, vrd.
captain james william mcclure.




royal australian military forces




lieutenant colonel stanley leslie devlin (237586), royal australian army ordnance corps.
colonel david frederick walter engel (2498), australian staff corps.
lieutenant colonel james finlay patrick, ed, (373448), royal australian infantry corps.




royal australian air force




group captain geoffrey gordon michael, afc, (05842).
wing commander geoffrey carlyle nelson (018487).


civil division


john henry antill, of hunters hill, new south wales. services music.
harold warnock cottee, of strathfield, new south wales. services industry , community.
duncan robert steele craik, of griffith, australian capital territory. public service.
emeritus professor raymond maxwell crawford, of ivanhoe, victoria. services education.
frank fletcher espie, of south yarra, victoria. services mining industry.
gerald falk, jp, of dover heights, new south wales. services community.
ethel florence gilham (sister mary camillus), of port moresby, territory of papua , new guinea. services community.
anthony george worsley greatorex, mc, jp, president, northern territory legislative council. services government , community.
walter stuart francis hamilton, of rose bay, new south wales. public service.
alderman william harrison, of ryde, new south wales, services local government.
colin powell haselgrove, of seacliffe, south australia. services wine industry.
sali herman, of avalon beach, new south wales. services art.
reginald byron leonard, of st. lucia, queensland. services journalism.
robert william ludovic lindsay, of frankston, victoria. services politics , community.
philip albert mcbride, of kingston, s.e., south australia. services wool industry.
hector james mcivor, jp, mp, of footscray victoria. political services.
francis stanislaus maker, mbe, of eastlakes, new south wales. services ex-servicemen , women.
george molnar, of darling point, new south wales. services journalism , architecture.
william john o reilly, second commissioner of taxation.
james angus minshul stockdale, of lismore, new south wales. services dairying industry.
philip william clifford stokes, ed, of essendon west, victoria. services politics , ex-servicemen.
alfred william tyree, of darling point, new south wales. philanthropic services.
dorothy may willis, of kew, victoria. services international relations.
terence cecil winter, commissioner, commonwealth conciliation , arbitration commission.
macdonnell watkyn woods, director, weapons research establishment, department of supply.
bruce arundell wright, of armidale, new south wales. services wool industry.

member of order of british empire (mbe)

military division




royal australian navy




lieutenant commander desmond george mooney.
lieutenant commander leslie naylor.




royal australian military forces




warrant officer class 1 allister john bowie (2904), royal australian armoured corps.
major james copeman, mc, mm, (2905043), royal australian infantry corps.
warrant officer class 2 (now warrant officer class one) john creamer (310742), royal australian army service corps.
major sydney john gardner, ed, (129307), royal australian infantry corps.
major edward karl hales (6905004), royal australian infantry corps.
warrant officer class 2 colin archibald kenwood (4180), royal australian infantry corps.
captain (temporary major) william kelly, ed, (859269), royal australian infantry corps.
warrant officer class 2 william desmond kennedy, mm, (13116), royal australian infantry corps.
captain diana joan lobb (f21992), women s royal australian army corps.
major frank mcaskill (58017), royal australian artillery.
warrant officer class 2 arthur edward weaven (28242), royal australian infantry corps.




royal australian air force




flight lieutenant nicholas o donnell barry (03499).
flight lieutenant richard joseph cowman (034274).
squadron leader john alan grey (05480).
warrant officer donald mckenzie (a32998).


civil division


the reverend douglas leonard belcher, of mornington island, northern territory. services aboriginal community.
eric ernest bond, of east lindfield, new south wales. public service.
sydney james bowie, formerly superintendent, northern territory police force.
kenneth john robert bromley, of burleigh heads, queensland. services servicemen.
gordon albert bruderlin, of tamworth, new south wales. services community.
barbara burton, of forrest, australian capital territory. services education.
lyle jack byrne, of caulfield, victoria. services aviation.
frederick joseph cahill, of st. ives, new south wales. services ex-servicemen.
norman maxwell chase, principal contracts officer, australia house, london.
mona cynthia coles, of longreach, queensland. services community.
grace irene cousins, jp, of muswellbrook, new south wales. services local government.
thomas edward doe, of new town, tasmania. services community.
vernon howard dyason, of port augusta, south australia, controller of stores, commonwealth railways.
michael christopher edgley, of dalkeith, western australia. services performing arts.
henry william gray, of alstonville, new south wales. services primary industry.
betty greenwood, of braddon, australian capital territory. public service.
mona ham, of utrecht, holland. services cancer patients assistance society, new south wales.
brett hilder, of castlecrag, new south wales. services navigation.
leila rose hudson, of killara, new south wales. services community.
ruby may hyde, of mitchell park, south australia. services aboriginal community.
valerie kentish, assistant private secretary prime minister.
maris estelle king, principal research officer, department of foreign affairs, canberra.
annett luckie, of burwood, new south wales. services community.
allan arthur mcardle, of new delhi, india. services international relations.
john allen mcgree, mb, bs, commonwealth medical officer, gladstone, queensland.
phyllis mander-jones. services australian history.
roy marika, of yirrkala, northern territory. services aboriginal community.
richard graham meale, of north adelaide, south australia. services music.
sally morris, of bondi, new south wales. services community , international relations.
john grahame mowbray, formerly regional superintendent of airports, queensland region, department of civil aviation.
emily margaret murden, of haberfield, new south wales. services local government.
brother john anthony o connor, of charters towers, queensland. services education.
ronald harold osbourne, superintendent, royal australian mint, canberra.
norman oates pacey, of epping, new south wales. services community.
ambrose harold palmer, of footscray, victoria. services sport.
percival alan pavey, of oakleigh, victoria. services sport.
vivian woodward peterson, of cronulla, new south wales. services community.
keith edward rigg, of south yarra, victoria. services industry , sport.
john william robson, deputy commissioner, repatriation department.
robert norman saunders rodgers, of newcastle, new south wales. services community.
kenneth robert rosewall, of turramufra, new south wales. services sport.
delia rutter, of mitchell park, south australia. services aboriginal community.
reginald walter saunders, liaison officer, office of aboriginal affairs.
eric de lisle thomas, dso, ed, of maroubra, new, south wales. superintendent, commonwealth hostels limited. services migrants.
soa ubia, of uasilav village, territory of papua , new guinea, west new britain district. services local government.
john graham weir, jp, of kurnell, new south wales. services community.
howell charles williams, of middle brighton, victoria. assistant director-general, department of works, melbourne.
victor john williamson, of brewarrina, new south wales. president, brewarrina shire council. services local government.
francis blakey yeats, of ermington, new south wales. services blind.
yirawala, of darwin, northern territory. services aboriginal art.