1935_New_Zealand_Royal_Visit_Honours

1935 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours

1935 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours

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The 1935 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours were appointments by George V of New Zealanders to the Royal Victorian Order, to mark the visit of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester to New Zealand that year, and were announced on 21 January 1935. The recipients were honoured for their services in connection with the tour.[1][2]

The Duke of Gloucester in Palmerston North during his visit to New Zealand in 1935, accompanied by the mayor of Palmerston North, Gus Mansford

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

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Commander (KCVO)

  • Sir Alexander Young

Commander (CVO)

Member, fourth class (MVO)

In 1984, Members of the Royal Victorian Order, fourth class, were redesignated as Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO).[3]

  • Ward Wohlmann

Member, fifth class (MVO)

  • Hugh McAllister Patrick – transport officer for the royal tour.

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)

  • Inspector James Cummings – in charge of the detective force.
  • Senior Sergeant John Andrew Dempsey – sergeant-in-charge of transport arrangements for the tour.
  • Senior Sergeant Paris Henry Claude Boulton – of Dunedin.
  • Ernest Walter Jenkins – head waiter to the Duke on the tour.

References

  1. [1]
    "No. 34147". The London Gazette. 2 April 1935. p. 2230.
  2. [2]
    "Honours conferred". Mt Benger Mail. 23 January 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. [3]
    "The Royal Victorian Order". Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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