1972 Birthday Honours

The 1972 Queen's Birthday Honours were appointments made to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of some of the Commonwealth Realms. They were made to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.

The date on which the appointments are announced varies from year to year and from country to country.

New Zealand

The 1972 Queen's Birthday Honours for New Zealand were announced on 3 June 1972.^[1]

Knight Bachelor

The Honourable Clifford Parris Richmond - of Wellington, judge of the Court of Appeal. For outstanding services to the law.
Reginald Charles Frank Savory CBE - of Auckland. For outstanding services to local government and education.

Order of the Bath

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division

Lieutenant-General Richard James Holden Webb CBE - Chief of Defence Staff.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Lawrence David Hickford OBE - of Taranaki. For very valuable services to local government and the dairy industry.
Shapton Donald Sinclair - of Waimea West. For very valuable services as chairman of the New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board.

Order of the British Empire

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

Civil Division

Malcolm McRae Burns CBE - principal, Lincoln College, Christchurch. For outstanding services to the community.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Harry Heaton Barker OBE - mayor of Gisborne. For very valuable services to local government.
John Denis McGrath - of Wellington. For very valuable services to the community.
Eric Bruce Mackenzie - of Wellington. For very valuable services as general manager of the New Zealand Electricity Department.
Tipi Tainui Ropiha ISO - of Auckland. For very valuable services to the Māori race.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Whitford James Brown. For valuable services as mayor of Porirua.
Mrs Phyllis Elaine Brusey - of Days Bay. For valuable services to the arts.
John Cowie - of Lower Hutt. For valuable services to cricket.
Samuel Jamieson - of Wellington. For valuable services as director of the Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture.
John Lambert Kerr - of Christchurch. For valuable services to cricket.
Ralph McGlashen - of Auckland. For valuable services to education.
Amos Robinson McKegg. For valuable services as chairman of the Palmerston North Hospital Board.
Juro Tomin Mazuran - of Auckland. For valuable services to the wine making industry.
Arthur John Nicoll - of Ashburton. For valuable services to trotting.
John Philp QFSM - of Invercargill. For valuable services as chairman of the Southland Harbour Board.
Alfred Geoffrey Scott MBE - of Wellington, manager of the National Film Unit.
John Malfroy Staveley MC - of Auckland. For valuable services to medicine.
Samuel James Thompson - of Levin. For valuable services to the community.

Military Division

Captain Samuel Fenwick Mercer - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Colonel Russell Williden Kerr Ainge - Colonels' List (Regular Force).
Group Captain William Robert Duncan MBE - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Alan Searle Alsweiler - of Invercargill. For services to the community.
William Albert Edward Archer - of Auckland. For services to the community.
George Noble Boulton - of Wanganui. For services to the community.
Oswald Astley Cheesman - of Auckland. For services to music.
Fletcher Roy Christian - of Auckland. For services to rugby league football.
Edward Walton Christiansen - of Auckland. For services to the blind.
William Augustus Christiansen - of Whangarei. For services to local government.
Mrs Jean Clark - of Wellington. For services to the community.
Mrs Geraldine Dora Davison - of Geraldine. For services to the community.
Alfred Gordon Freeman - of Te Awamutu. For services to local government.
James Hassall - of Tokoroa. For services to the community.
The Reverend Canon Beaumont Harold Pierard - of Hamilton. For services to the community.
David Stanley Radcliffe MM - of Edgecumbe. For services to the community.
Hugh Douglas Ramsay - of Dunedin. For services to the community.
Donald Russell Robertson - of Havelock North. For services to the community.
Mrs Muriel Bessie Fullerton-Smith - of Marton. For services to equestrian sport.
Bertrand Charles Maurice Spiers - of Murchison. For services to education.
Miss Marion Watson Stewart - of Tauranga. For services to the community.
Norman Stephen Tankersley - of Masterton. For services to local government.

Military Division

Warrant Control Electrical Mechanician Bruce Arthur Allen - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Lieutenant Commander (Sp) Alexander George Innes - Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Major Bruce Graham Jenkin - Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers (Regular Force).
Captain (Temporary Major) Brian Howard Martin ED - Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (Territorial Force).
Lieutenant and Quartermaster Donald Frank Williams - Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
Flight Lieutenant Sean Christopher Robinson - Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Squadron Leader Peter Sydney Rule - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

James William Dempsey - assistant general manager, New Zealand Railways.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Wilfred John Bradley - of Timaru. For services to the community.
Miss Catherine Mary Carey (Sister Mary Aloysia) - of North Auckland. For services to education.
Mrs Ngaire Verna Dakers - of Waimauku. For services to the community.
Miss Lily Alice Gall - of Gore. For services to nursing.
Mrs Maude Evelyn Hampton - of Tuatapere. For services to the community.
Hugh Hunter - of Katikati. For services to the community.
Mrs Edith Lucy Oldbury - of Kawhia. For services to the community.
Mrs Olive Rose Violet Newman Parkes - of Palmerston North. For services to the community.
Paul Edouard Quenneville - of New Caledonia. For services as caretaker of the war cemetery at Bourail.
William Gordon Ainsley Ramsay - of Christchurch. For services as a personnel officer with the New Zealand Railways.
Mrs Patricia Ellen Isabel Rees - of Blenheim. For services to the community.
Mrs Ivy Mabel Thorp - of Motueka. For services to the community.

Military Division

Temporary Warrant Control Electrical Artificer Antony Charteris Black - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Chief Petty Officer Electrician Stanley Haines - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Leading Medical Assistant Robert Peterson - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Sergeant David Paul Beattie - Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
Sergeant Joseph Johnston - Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
Flight Sergeant Kenneth Sealy Cooper - Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Flight Sergeant William Nevis Halse - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Royal Red Cross

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

Matron Helen Mackenzie - Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (Territorial Force).

Air Force Cross (AFC)

Wing Commander Mervyn William Hodge - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

Flight Lieutenant Harvey Hammersley - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

↑ New Zealand list: The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45680. pp. 6293–6295. 3 June 1972. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

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)

Honours by nation	Australia Canada Ceylon India New Zealand

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