1938_New_Year_Honours_(New_Zealand)

1938 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

1938 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

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The 1938 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1937 and the beginning of 1938, and were announced on 1 January 1938.[1][2]

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

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

Civil division

Commander (CBE)

Civil division
Military division

Officer (OBE)

Civil division
Military division
  • Commander Charles Bourdas Tinley – Royal Navy; commanding officer, HMS Philomel, and naval officer in charge and superintendent, Auckland.

Member (MBE)

Civil division
Military division

References

  1. "Honours list: new year awards". New Zealand Herald. 3 January 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "No. 34469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1938. pp. 1–21.

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