1941 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

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The '''1941 New Year Honours in New Zealand''' were appointments by King [[George VI]] to [[Orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms|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.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

==Order of the British Empire==

===Commander (CBE)===
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* Acting Air Commodore [[Roderick Carr|Charles Roderick Carr]] 0 – [[Royal Air Force]].
* Group Captain [[Arthur de Terrotte Nevill]] – [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]].
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===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]].
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===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]].
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;Military division, additional
* Pilot Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) James Alfred Paterson – Royal Air Force.
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==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 [[Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy|Samuel Charles Elworthy]] – Royal Air Force.
* Squadron Leader Douglas McCaul Gordon – Royal Air Force.
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==Air Force Medal (AFM)==
* Leading Aircraftman Frederick Alan Partridge – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

==Mention in despatches==
* Wing Commander [[Maurice William Buckley]] 0 – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Pilot Officer Charles Ewen Wilders Evison – Royal Air Force.
* Wing Commander (Acting) [[Andrew McKee (RAF officer)|Andrew McKee]] – Royal Air Force.
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==Commendation for valuable services rendered==
* Wing Commander (Acting) Jack Garland Skeet – [[Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve]].

==References==





[[Category:New Year Honours]]
[[Category:1941 awards]]
[[Category:1941 in New Zealand]]
[[Category:New Zealand awards]]

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