Order of the British Empire 3 1971 Birthday Honours

1 order of british empire

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

order of british empire
knight commander of order of british empire (kbe)

civil division


reginald harry smythe, of auckland. outstanding services forestry industry.

commander of order of british empire (cbe)

military division


air commodore douglas fitzclarence st george, dfc, afc, royal new zealand air force.


civil division


the reverend pakake heketoro leonard, mbe, of rotorua. valuable services community , māori people.
cyril william mace, of christchurch. valuable services manufacturing.
victor worth thomas, of wellington. valuable services comptroller of customs.
robert archibald whyte, of paraparaumu. valuable services sport administration horse racing.

officer of order of british empire (obe)

military division


captain frederick hardman, royal new zealand navy.
lieutenant-colonel edward senior (203234), corps of royal new zealand engineers (territorial force).
wing commander alfred george edward pugh, royal new zealand air force.


civil division


reginald percy andrews, of wanganui. valuable services mayor of wanganui.
eric tamate beaven, of christchurch. valuable services commerce , tourism.
arthur trevor campbell. valuable services new zealand public relations officer in london.
robert james charles. services sport.
geoffrey noel townshend greenbank, of auckland. valuable services headmaster of king s college, auckland.
matthew graham blacklock harvey, of new plymouth. valuable services chairman of taranaki education board.
geoffrey henry leslie, of wellington. valuable services director of division of dental health, health department.
terence henderson mccombs, of christchurch. valuable services education.
david hedley mcelrea, of milton. valuable services community.
the reverend lawrence alfred north, of wellington. valuable services minister of religion.
peter john scott, of dunedin. valuable services community.
mavis ada tiller, of wellington. valuable services national president of national council of women.
robert burns watson, mb, chb, of queenstown. valuable services medical practitioner.

member of order of british empire (mbe)

military division


temporary lieutenant commander brian john mahoney, royal new zealand navy.
warrant officer second class joseph gormanly (33849), royal new zealand corps of signals (regular force).
major molly lois moore (36507), new zealand women s royal army corps (regular force).
warrant officer second class (temporary warrant officer first class) leslie george stanton (803157), royal new zealand infantry regiment (territorial force).
squadron leader john alan scrimshaw, afc, royal new zealand air force.


civil division


ellen elizabeth buckingham, of invercargill. services community member of southland education board.
john william byers, of kaikohe. services community.
raymond malcolm collis, of manawatu. services local government.
doris may dennis, of gisborne. services community.
elsie elizabeth fellingham, of featherston. services community.
james albert nichols halford, of norsewood. services community.
john brown hamilton, of queenstown. services local government.
sidney perrin harling, of blenheim. services mayor of blenheim.
arthur reginald harris, of mount maunganui. services mayor of mount maunganui.
john hobson, of auckland. services superintendent of mount edgar prison , exemplary resolution , skill in terminating prison riot @ prison on 20 march 1971.
graeme laurenson, of new plymouth. services profession , community architect.
david collingwood low, md, fracs, of nelson. services community.
archibald james mccallum, of oamaru. services scouting.
robert millen mcculloch, of auckland. services mayor of mount wellington.
ralph murrell mcdonald, of mosgiel. services mayor of mosgiel.
albert leonard sutherland, of greymouth. services community.
conway wilberforce teppett, of palmerston north. services community.
heeni teteira wharemaru, of hamilton. social work among māori people of waikato.
ernest edwyn willoughby, md, chb, of huntly. services community mayor of huntly.