1941 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

Annual awards for New Zealanders April 2021 April 2021 1941 New Year Honours The 1941 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 1940 and the beginning of 1941, and were announced on 1 January 1941. No civilian awards were made.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410102.2.37.1 Soldiers and airmen: no civilian honours 2 January 1941 Evening Post 6 1 April 2021https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19410103.2.56 Royal honours: new year list 3 January 1941 Otago Daily Times 6 1 April 20211 January 1941 y 35029 1–44 The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Order of the British Empire Commander (CBE) Military division, additional Acting Air Commodore Charles Roderick Carr NZL DFC AFC 85% – Royal Air Force. Group Captain Arthur de Terrotte Nevill – Royal New Zealand Air Force. Officer (OBE) Military division, additional Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Joseph King – New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps. Major (Quartermaster) William Smith – Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Military Forces. Member (MBE) Military division Warrant Officer Class I (Staff Sergeant-Major) John Thomas Rae Bell – Permanent Staff, New Zealand Military Forces. Warrant Officer Class II (Company Sergeant-Major) Rodger Henry Blanshard – New Zealand Provost Corps. Lieutenant Robert Joseph Greening – Royal Navy. Warrant Officer Class I (Regimental Sergeant-Major) William Langevad – Royal New Zealand Artillery. Military division, additional Pilot Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) James Alfred Paterson – Royal Air Force.Posthumous award. Paterson was killed in action on 27 September 1940. British Empire Medal (BEM) Military division, for meritorious service Sergeant John Ormond – New Zealand Military Farces. Air Force Cross (AFC) Squadron Leader Ronald Joseph Cohen – Royal New Zealand Air Force. Squadron Leader Samuel Charles Elworthy – Royal Air Force. Squadron Leader Douglas McCaul Gordon – Royal Air Force. Air Force Medal (AFM) Leading Aircraftman Frederick Alan Partridge – Royal New Zealand Air Force. Mention in despatches Wing Commander Maurice William Buckley NZL MBE 85% – Royal New Zealand Air Force. Pilot Officer Charles Ewen Wilders Evison – Royal Air Force. Wing Commander (Acting) Andrew McKee – Royal Air Force. Commendation for valuable services rendered Wing Commander (Acting) Jack Garland Skeet – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. References Category:New Year Honours (New Zealand) Category:1941 awards Category:1941 in New Zealand