1963 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours
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]
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)
- Brigadier Sir Bernard Edward Fergusson GCMG DSO OBE – governor-general of New Zealand
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Sir Bernard Fergusson
Commander (CVO)
- John Valentine Meech
- Carl Leslie Spencer
Member, fourth class (MVO)
- Major John Websiter Mawson
- Patrick Jerad O'Dea MVO
- Charles Henry Williams MVO
In 1984, Members of the Royal Victorian Order, fourth class, were redesignated as Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO).[3]
Member, fifth class (MVO)
- Alonzo George Edgar Beal
- Major Harry Bowen Honnor – Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
- Douglas Alexander Johnston
- Silvanus Gordon Mudge
Royal Victorian Medal
Silver (RVM)
- Arthur Henry Hart
- Angus William MacDougall
- Harold Eugene Symonds
References
- "No. 42969". The London Gazette. 16 April 1963. p. 3327.
- "Royal tours". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- "A complete guide to the British Orders of Knighthood". Royal Central. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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