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1963 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours

1963 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours

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The 1963 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours were appointments by Elizabeth II to the Royal Victorian Order, to mark her visit to New Zealand that year. During her visit, the Queen attended celebrations at Waitangi. The honours were announced on 11 and 18 February 1963.[1][2][3][4]

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the State Opening of Parliament in Wellington during their 1963 visit to New Zealand

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

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross (GCVO)

  • Sir Bernard Fergusson

Knight Commander (KCVO)

  • Sir Leon Götz

Commander (CVO)

  • John Valentine Meech – of Wellington.
  • Carl Leslie Spencer – of Wellington.

Member, fourth class (MVO)

In 1984, Members of the Royal Victorian Order, fourth class, were redesignated as Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO).[5]

Member, fifth class (MVO)

  • Alonzo George Edgar Beal BEM – of Wellington.
  • Major Harry Bowen Honnor – Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery; of Wellington.
  • Douglas Alexander Johnston – of Wellington.
  • Silvanus Gordon Mudge – of Wellington.

Royal Victorian Medal

Silver (RVM)

  • Arthur Henry Hart – detective sergeant, New Zealand Police; of Wellington.
  • Angus William McDougall – detective senior sergeant, New Zealand Police; of Wellington.
  • Harold Eugene Symonds – of Lower Hutt.

References

  1. [1]
    "No. 42969". The London Gazette. 16 April 1963. p. 3327.
  2. [2]
    "Royal tours". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Royal tour honours list" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. No. 19. 28 March 1963. p. 410.
  4. [4]
    "Corrigendum" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. No. 22. 10 April 1963. p. 495.
  5. [5]
    "The Royal Victorian Order". Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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