INVESTITURE AT WELLINGTON

Otago Witness, Issue 3457, 15 June 1920, Page 29

INVESTITURE AT WELLINGTON

CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT

HOUSE

WELLINGTON, June 9. This morning an investiture was held at Government House, Wellington, at which, by command of his Majqesty the King, his Excellency the Governor-general presented the following orders and decorations (military officers are described by the rank which they held at the time the orders or decorations were awardeo)^ Knight Bachelor.—Sir David Ernest Hutchins, 0.8., , Lieutenant-colonel V**™' porary Brigadier-general) William Meidrum. , 0.5.0. and Bar.—Late Lieutenant-colonel G. A. King (handed to his widow; Mrs King). . Military Cross.—Captain A. Fair, Captain J. G. Gow, Lieutenant E. A. M. Lye. Royal Red Cross (First Class).—C. R. Clark, Miss E. M. Livesy, Miss A. L. Longman, Miss A. M'Lean, Miss E. MLeod, Miss M. Mitchell, Miss M. O'Connor, Miss A. Searrell, Miss A. B. Smith, Miss E. Young. Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Third Class).— Colonel P. R. Cooke. Colonel C. J. Cooper, Lieutenant-colonel Dorcy Chaytor, * Lieutenant-coionel A. R. Falconer, Lieutenant-colonel G. E. Gabites, Lieutenant-colonel G. Home, Colonel J. E. Hume, Lieutenant-colovtel J. P. D. Leahy, Lieutenant-colonel R. H. Makgil, Lieutenant-colonel IT. E. Pilkington, Colonel D. Pringle, Colonel J. E. Uurdv, Colonel 0. .J. Reakes, Lieutenantcolonel A. F. Roberts, Lieutenant-colonel J. H. G Robertson, Colonel E. R. Smith, Colonel W. J. Strong, Colonel R. Tracey Inglis, Major (temporary Lieutenantcolonel) J. T. Watson, Colonel D. S. Wyiie. Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Fourth Class).—Captain G. Earchey, Major G. B. Banks, Major F. T. Bowerbank, Major (temporary Lieuten-ant-colonel) H. M. Buchanan, Captain L. P. Davies, Captain (temporary Major) O I. Gossage, Lieutenant-coionel A. W. Hogg, Rev. A. J. A. Jacob, Major N. J. Levien, Major E. L. Marchant, Major C. E. May, Major D. A. M'Curdv, Captain (temporary Major) J. E. H. Newctt, Major J. Monnsey, Major H. Peaaock, Major (temporary Lieutenant-colonel) H. A. Reed, Major T. D. M'C. Stout, Captain C. A. L. Tread,well. Captain (temporary Major) H. 11. S. Wcstmacott. Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Fifth Class).—Captain W. Atwell, Captain C. 11. Booth, Major J. T. Bos worth. Captain A. W. Brocks, Captain W. C. S. Colclough, Inlying Officer F. Dance, Captain W. Dobson, Captain F. C. Gentry, Lieutenant S. G. Hale, Major H. Jolly, Captain J. R. Kirk, Lieutenant 11. A. Loekington, Second Lieutenant G. T. Lucas, Captain J. S. Martin, Mr F. G. Matthews, Captain S. Mellows, Major O. Moller. Second Lieutenant F. W. Mothes, Major J. A. Northcote, Captain M. H. Oram, Captain H. J. Redmond, Major T. H> Ringland, Major D. B. Shand, Lieutenant (Acting Captain) K. L. Stewart, Second Lieutenant (temporary Captain) T. S. West, Captain G. Walker. '