1949 New Year Honours

The 1949 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1949 for the British Empire,^[1] New Zealand,^[2] India,^[3] and Ceylon^[4] to celebrate the past year and mark the beginning of 1949.

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.

British Empire

Baron

John Jackson Adams, OBE JP – Director and General Manager, The West Cumberland Industrial Development Company. For political and public services.
Major-General Sir Winston Joseph Dugan, GCMG CB DSO – Governor of Victoria since 1939.
Sir John Boyd Orr, DSO MC MD – lately Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

New Zealand

Knight Bachelor

The Honourable Robert Kennedy – Senior Puisne Judge, Supreme Court of New Zealand.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

William George Baird – New Zealand Public Trustee.
Reverend James John Riordan – of Wellington. For services to the Māori people.

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

Civil Division

Arthur Telford Donnelly BL – Crown Solicitor, Christchurch.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Bernard Cracroft Aston – of Wellington. For services to agriculture and botany.
Mrs Emily Hancock McKinnon MB BCh – of Dunedin. For services in the field of medicine and welfare of women.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Richmond – of Wellington. For services in education and welfare work.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Claude Wilfred Batten – of Wellington. For services to returned servicemen of both wars.
Eric Hattaway Bridgman MB BCh – superintendent of Rotorua Hospital.
Alfred Puataata Grace – of Lake Taupo. For services to Māori people in connection with education and development of native lands.
Joseph Linklater – of Manawatu. For services in connection with the supervision of disabled servicemen's farms.
Wi Hapi Love – of Petone, chairman of Taranaki Māori Trust Board.
William Ross McCulloch – secretary of the administration of Western Samoa.
Victor Clement Peters – of Christchurch, founder and conductor of Christchurch Harmonic Society.
Stanley Belton Pilcher – of San Francisco. For services in his capacity as honorary representative of the New Zealand government at San Francisco.
Miss Margaret Mary Pryde – of Dunedin. For services in connection with the Otago Early Settlers' Association.
William Henry Rice JP – of Auckland, president of the Auckland District Council for Horticulture and vice-president of the Dunedin Executive Council.

Military Division

The Venerable Archdeacon Harold Mayo Harris RD – chaplain, Royal New Zealand Navy.
Squadron Leader Hugh Gordon Wilson MM – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Wing Officer Frances Ida Kain – New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Miss Ann Buckley – of Christchurch. For services in connection with organisation and training of nurses.
John Daniel Campbell JP – of Invercargill, chairman of Southland Centre of the Red Cross Society.
Mrs Catherine Falconer Cameron – of Dunedin, president of Dunedin National Council of Women.
Miss Effie Julia Margaret Cardale JP – of Christchurch. For services in connection with the Society for the Protection of Women and Children.
Frederick Carson – of Kaitangata. For services to the mining community in the Kaitangata district.
Patrick Doyle – of Wellington, chief detective. For services with the Police Force.
John Goodyer – of Motueka. For services to returned servicemen.
John Henry Hall – of Gisborne. For services to local government.
Miss Mary Hamilton Harrison – of Wellington, secretary of the Lady Galway Guild. For patriotic and welfare activities.
Edward Clarke Isaacs – of Dunedin. For long services in many fields of sport.
Miss Euphemia Ethel Law – of Wellington, formerly national president of the YWCA of New Zealand.
Mrs Ada McMahon JP – of Hastings. For services in connection with the settlement of returned servicemen.
William Brinsley Nicholson – of Lower Hutt. For long services in local government and education.
John Barr Paterson JP – of Auckland, member of Auckland City Council, president of New Zealand Federation of Justices of the Peace.

Military Division

Instructor Lieutenant John Edward Holt – Royal Navy.
Senior Commander Elsie Gray – New Zealand Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster Richard John Healey – New Zealand Regular Force.
Warrant Officer 1st Class Hugh Reginald Sigley – New Zealand Regiment.
Flight Lieutenant Edgar William Geil Perry – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Flying Officer John William Prideaux Cook – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Warrant Officer Joseph Whittaker – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Leonard Charles Enchmarch – tailor, naval base HMNZS Philomel.

Military Division

Chief Mechanician Joseph Kendal Croft – Royal New Zealand Navy.
Master at Arms Charles Victor Harris – Royal New Zealand Navy.
Chief Petty Officer William Harold Johnston – Royal New Zealand Navy.
Sergeant Reginald Walter Coe – Royal New Zealand Artillery.
Staff-Sergeant (temporary Warrant Officer 2nd Class) Florence Eugene Donovan – New Zealand Regiment.
Sergeant Charles Edward Gleeson – Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Sergeant Bernard Richard Crean – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Sergeant Phillip George Deibert – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Sergeant Annie Marshall Pettigrew – New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

Squadron Leader George Robert Brabyn – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Flight Lieutenant Robert Keith Walker – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

Colin James Fraser – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Robert Emry Weston – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

↑ British Empire :The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38493. pp. 1–32. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
↑ New Zealand :The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38494. pp. 33–36. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
↑ India :The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38495. pp. 37–38. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
↑ Ceylon :The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38496. pp. 39–40. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

Honours Lists

New Year Honours	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 †Not issued because of birthday honours of new king (1902) and WWII (1940)

Birthday Honours	1885 1886 1887† 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911† 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937† 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 †Not issued because of Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937)

Prime Minister's Resignation Honours	1945 1951 1955 1957 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979 1990 1997

Coronation Honours	1902 1911 1937 1953

Dissolution Honours	1900 1906 1910 (January) 1910 (December) 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (February) 1974 (October) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015

Special Honours	2013 2014 2015 2016

Additional Honours	1887 (Golden Jubilee) 1897 (Diamond Jubilee) 1923 Prime Minister 1935 (Silver Jubilee) 1977 (Silver Jubilee) 1990 (Queen Mother's 90th Birthday) 2002 (Death of Queen Mother and Princess Margaret) 2002 (Golden Jubilee) 2012 (Diamond Jubilee)

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