1954 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours

The 1954 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours were appointments by Elizabeth II to the Royal Victorian Order, to mark her visit to New Zealand in the summer of 1953–1954. During her visit, she visited 46 towns and cities. The honours were announced between 15 January and 29 January 1954.[1][2][3]

The Queen on the royal train at Timaru Railway Station during her 1953–54 tour of New Zealand

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

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross (GCVO)

Knight Commander (KCVO)

Commander (CVO)

Member, fourth class (MVO)

  • Clement Anthony Furlong – of Wellington
  • Percy James Nalder – assistant commissioner, New Zealand Police Force; of Wellington

In 1984, Members of the Royal Victorian Order, fourth class, were redesignated as Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO).[4]

Member, fifth class (MVO)

Royal Victorian Medal

Silver (RVM)

  • John Baxendale – of Auckland
  • Allan Stewart Dawson – of Wellington
  • Detective Sergeant Alan Robertson Grant – New Zealand Police Force; of Christchurch
  • John Nathaniel George Mounsey – of Auckland
  • Warrant Officer First Class Albert Edward Naulls BEMNew Zealand Army; of Wellington
  • Henry Richard Rump – of Wellington
  • Horace Joseph Stevenson – of Wellington

References

  1. "No. 40103". The London Gazette. 16 February 1954. pp. 1007–1008.
  2. "Royal tour honours list" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. 25 February 1954. p. 295.
  3. Cook, Megan (20 June 2012). "Royal family – royal tours". Te Ara – the encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. "A complete guide to the British Orders of Knighthood". Royal Central. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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