The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal () is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate the

coronation of Queen Elizabeth II The Coronation of the British monarch, coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon th ...

on 2 June 1953.

Award

This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir from the Queen to members of the Royal Family and selected officers of state, members of the Royal Household, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions. It was also awarded to members of the Mount Everest expedition, two of whom reached the summit four days before the coronation. It was struck at the

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and issued immediately after the coronation. For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that the authorities in the

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decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the

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countries and

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and other possessions of

the Crown The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms. Depending on the context used, it generally refers to the entirety of the State (polity), state (or in federal realms, the relevant level of government in that state), the executive ...

. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the government of each territory, which was left free to decide who was to be awarded a medal and why. A total of 129,051 medals were awarded, including: *11,561 to Australians. *19,000 to Canadians.

Description

The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal is a silver disk, 1.25 inches in diameter. The obverse features a crowned effigy of

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

, facing right, in a high-collared

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cloak and wearing a

Tudor Crown The Tudor Crown was a crown created in the early 16th century for either Henry VII of England, Henry VII or Henry VIII, the first House of Tudor, Tudor monarchs of Kingdom of England, England, and destroyed in 1649 during the English Civil War. ...

along with the collar of the

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and Badge of the

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. There is no raised rim and no legend. The reverse shows the

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surmounted by a large crown. The legend around the edge reads "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2nd JUNE 1953". The medal was designed by Cecil Thomas. The dark red ribbon is wide, with wide white edges and two narrow dark blue stripes in the centre, each wide and apart. Ladies who were awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal can wear it on their left shoulder with the ribbon tied in the form of a bow. The medals were issued unnamed, except for the 37 issued to the British Mount Everest Expedition. These were engraved "MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION" on the rim.

Precedence by country

Some orders of precedence are as follows:

Notable recipients

Australia

* Charles Groves Wright Anderson * Albert Borella *

George Brain George William Brain was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was the longest-serving member for electoral district of Willoughby, Willoughby, serving from 1943 until his retirement in 1968. Brain ...

Frank Bladin Air Vice-Marshal Francis Masson Bladin, (26 August 1898 – 2 February 1978) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in rural Victoria, he graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1 ...

* Claude Champion *

Claude Choules Claude Stanley Choules (; 3 March 1901 – 5 May 2011) was a British-born military serviceman from Pershore, Worcestershire, who at the time of his death was the oldest combat veteran of the World War I, First World War from England, havin ...

Daniel Clyne Daniel Clyne (28 December 1879 – 28 August 1965) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1956 and, variously, a member of the Labor Party (ALP) and Lang Labor. He was the ...

Irene Crespin Irene Crespin (12 November 1896 – 2 January 1980) was an Australian geologist and micropaleontology, micropalaeontologist. Irene's interest in geology brought her attention to Frederick Chapman (palaeontologist), Frederick Chapman, who was a ...

* George Currie *

Roden Cutler Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, (24 May 1916 – 21 February 2002) was an Australian diplomat, the longest-serving Governor of New South Wales and a List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients, recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for g ...

* Phillip Davey * Alexander Duncan * Ruth Frith * Victor Galway *

George Gosse Lieutenant Commander George Gosse, (16 February 1912 – 31 December 1964) was an Australian recipient of the George Cross, the highest award for extraordinary acts of gallantry away from the field of battle that could be awarded to a member ...

* Lilian Gresham * John Patrick Hamilton *

Charles Lloyd Jones Sir Charles Lloyd Jones (28 May 187830 July 1958) was an Australian businessman and patron of the arts, serving as Chairman of David Jones Limited from 1920 to his death in 1958. Early life and background Jones was born in 1878 in Burwood, New ...

Winifred Kastner Winifred Kastner JP MBE born Winifred Stubbs (29 June 1903 – 10 February 1987) was a UK-born radio broadcaster, community leader and welfare worker in Australia. She was a leading figure in several organisations including the Country Women's ...

* Bill Lamb *

John Leak John Leak, VC (20 October 1972) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battle that could be awarded at that time to a member of the Australian armed forces. Leak enlisted in the Australian Impe ...

Eleanor Manning Eleanor Manning (21 March 1906 – 21 November 1986) was a member of the Women's Australian National Services and became the most senior officer of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) in the State of New South Wales. Manning was acti ...

Pattie Menzies Dame Pattie Maie Menzies Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, GBE (2 March 189930 August 1995) was the wife of Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies. Biography Menzies was born as Pattie Maie Leckie at ...

* F. Kenneth Milne *

Mellis Napier Sir Thomas John Mellis Napier (24 October 1882 – 22 March 1976) was an Australian judge and academic administrator. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia (1924–1967), Chief Justice of South Australia (1942–1967), and Cha ...

* Ada Norris * Doris Lyne Officer *

Ian Potter Sir William Ian Potter (25 August 190224 October 1994), known as Ian Potter, was an Australian stockbroker, businessman and philanthropist. Potter was knighted in 1962. The Ian Potter Foundation, which he established in 1964, has made grants to ...

Reg Rattey Reginald Roy Rattey, Victoria Cross, VC (28 March 1918 – 10 January 1986) was an List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can ...

James Rogers (Australian soldier) James Rogers, Victoria Cross, VC (4 July 1873 – 28 October 1961) was an List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to B ...

* D. Bruce Ross * Mary Stevenson * Helen Alma Newton Turner *

Bryan Ward Bryan Matthew Ward (born January 28, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Ward played for the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Anaheim Angels from to . He batted and threw left-handed. Career Bryan Ward g ...

Eric Willis Sir Eric Archibald Willis (15 January 1922 – 10 May 1999) was an Australian politician, Cabinet Minister and the 34th Premier of New South Wales, serving from 23 January 1976 to 14 May 1976. Born in Murwillumbah in 1922, Willis was educated ...

* Naomi Wolinski *

James Park Woods James Park Woods (4 January 1886 – 18 January 1963) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War I; the Victoria Cross was the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that could be awarded to members of t ...

Eric Woodward Lieutenant General Sir Eric Winslow Woodward (21 July 1899 – 29 December 1967) was an Australian military officer and viceroy. Following long service in the Australian Army, including terms as Deputy Chief of the General Staff and General O ...

Brunei

Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam (18 October 1918 – 14 December 1982) was a civil servant and noble magistrate who held the position of ' in Brunei. Serving from 1950 until 1982, this title marked him as the third most senior rank within the Vizie ...

Ibrahim Mohammad Jahfar Ibrahim bin Mohammad Jahfar (27 September 1902 – 19 February 1971) was an aristocrat, civil servant and magistrate. He was the first Malay to hold Brunei's highest executive position, serving as State Secretary of Brunei, state secretary fro ...

Ceylon

Basil Henricus Major (rank), Major Basil Cholmondel Henricus (30 October 1922 – 4 August 2002) was a Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan boxing, boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Lightweight, men's lightweight event at the 1952 Summer O ...

Bertram Heyn Major General Deshabandu Bertram Russell Heyn (October 1, 1912 – February 3, 1998) was a Sri Lankan general and cricketer. He was a former Commander of the Ceylon Army. Early life and education Born to Gerald Chetwynd Swartz Heyn and H ...

Malaysia

Ibrahim of Kelantan Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad IV, , ( Jawi: ; 9 October 1897 – 9 July 1960) was the Sultan of Kelantan from 1944 to 1960. He was born at the Istana Balai Besar in Kota Bharu to Sultan Muhammad IV and his wife, Sultanah Zaina ...

* Yahya of Kelantan

Nepal

Tenzing Norgay Tenzing Norgay (; ''tendzin norgyé''; May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. On 29 May 1953, he and Edmund Hillary were the first confirmed to ...

New Zealand

The following list includes notable New Zealanders who received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients.

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* Hugh Acland *

Ernest Aderman Rev. Ernest Philip Aderman (né Adermann; 22 May 1894 – 27 February 1968) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and family Aderman was born in Queensland, Australia, in 1894. He was one of eight children bo ...

* Henry Ah Kew * Robert Aitken *

Tofilau Eti Alesana Tofilau Eti Alesana (born ''Aualamalefalelima Alesana''; 4 June 1924 – 19 March 1999) was a Samoan politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Samoa from 1982 to 1985, and again from 1988 until his resignation in 1998. Biography B ...

Allen Alexander Leonard Allen Alexander (26 September 1903 – 21 August 1968) was a New Zealand politician, appointed a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council on 22 June 1950. He was appointed as a member of the suicide squad nominated by the First ...

Ronald Algie Sir Ronald Macmillan Algie (22 October 1888 – 23 July 1978) was a New Zealand politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives for six years in the 1960s. He described himself as "a Tory in the old tradition". Early life Alg ...

* Robin Allan *

Geoff Alley Geoffrey Thomas Alley (4 February 1903 – 25 September 1986) was a New Zealand rugby union player and librarian. He played three test matches for the All Blacks and was New Zealand's first national librarian. Early life and family Born in Amb ...

* Annie Allum *

John Allum Sir John Andrew Charles Allum (27 January 1889 – 16 September 1972) was a New Zealand businessman and engineer, and was Mayor of Auckland City from 1941 to 1953. Biography Early life and career Allum was born in London and educated at Golds ...

* Claude Anaru *

Harry Anderson Harry Laverne Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018) was an American actor, comedian and magician. He is best known for his role as Judge Harry Stone on the NBC sitcom ''Night Court'' (1984–1992). He later played Dave Barry on the C ...

Bill Anderton William Theophilus Anderton (16 March 1891 – 20 January 1966) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Internal Affairs in the second Labour Government, from 1957 to 1960. Early life Anderton was born in W ...

* John Andrew *

Leslie Andrew Brigadier Leslie Wilton Andrew, (23 March 1897 – 8 January 1969) was a senior officer in the New Zealand Military Forces and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face of t ...

* John Andrews *

Will Appleton Sir William Appleton (3 September 1889 – 22 October 1958) was a New Zealand local body politician, advertising agent and leading company director. He was Mayor of Wellington for two terms from 1944 to 1950 after serving as a city councillor f ...

Gilbert Archey Sir Gilbert Edward Archey (4 August 1890 – 20 October 1974) was a New Zealand zoologist, ethnologist, World War I officer, and museum director. He wrote one of the major works on the moa, based on his own field work and collection. He also ...

Thomas Ashby Thomas Ashby may refer to: *Thomas Ashby (archaeologist) (1874–1931), British archaeologist * Thomas Ashby (doctor) (1848–1916), American doctor, academic, writer, and politician * Tom Ashby (1895–1957), mayor of Auckland, New Zealand *Thomas ...

* Bernard Ashwin * Alexander Astor

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* Wiri Baker * Doug Ball * Harry Barker *

Bill Barnard William Edward Barnard (29 January 1886 – 12 March 1958) was a New Zealand lawyer, politician and parliamentary speaker. He was a member of Parliament from 1928 until 1943, and was its Speaker from 1936 till 1943. He was known for his associ ...

Fred Barnard Frederick Barnard (16 May 1846 – 28 September 1896) was an English illustrator, Caricature, caricaturist and genre painter. He is noted for his work on the novels of Charles Dickens published between 1871 and 1879 by Chapman and Hall. Lif ...

Jim Barnes James Martin Barnes (April 8, 1886 – May 24, 1966) was an English professional golfer and a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States. He is one of three native Britons (with Tommy Armour and Rory McIlroy) t ...

Miles Barnett Miles Aylmer Fulton Barnett (30 April 1901 – 27 March 1979) was a New Zealand physicist and meteorologist. Born in Dunedin, New Zealand, he studied in that country but obtained his PhD in the United Kingdom at the University of Cambridge. He ...

Bill Barrett William Emery Barrett (February 9, 1929 – September 20, 2016) was an American Republican politician from Nebraska who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 as the congressman for Nebraska's third ...

Harold Barrowclough Major General Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough (23 June 1894 – 4 March 1972) was a New Zealand military leader, lawyer and Chief Justice from 1953 to 1966. Born in Masterton, Barrowclough commenced legal studies in 1913 and joined the Territo ...

Cyril Bassett Cyril Royston Guyton Bassett, VC (3 January 18929 January 1983) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that could be awarded to British and Empire forces at the time. ...

* Eric Batchelor * Ed Bate * Ernest Bathurst * Ken Baxter *

Clive Beadon Wing Commander Clive Vernon Beadon (15 April 1919 – 14 September 1996) was a British dowser, diplomat, and officer in the Royal Air Force. Biography Clive Vernon Beadon was born on 15 April 1919 in Coonoor, British India, the son of a Brit ...

* C. E. Beeby * Matt Benney *

Carl Berendsen Sir Carl August Berendsen (16 August 1890 – 12 September 1973) was a New Zealand civil servant and diplomat. After being in the Education and Labour Departments he joined the Prime Minister's Department in 1926, becoming its head in 1935. He ...

* Fred Betham * Thyra Bethell * William Blacklock *

Tom Bloodworth Thomas Bloodworth (10 February 1882 – 11 May 1974) was a New Zealand politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Council and its last Chairman of Committees. Political career Born in Maxey, Northamptonshire in 1882, Bloodworth was a mem ...

Denis Blundell Sir Edward Denis Blundell, (29 May 1907 – 24 September 1984) was a New Zealand lawyer, cricketer and diplomat who served as the 12th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1972 to 1977. Early life and family Denis Blundell was born in ...

Roger Blunt Roger Charles Blunt (3 November 1900 – 22 June 1966) was a cricketer who played nine Test matches for the New Zealand national cricket team. Personal life Blunt was born in England, but his family moved to New Zealand when he was six months ...

* Bert Bockett * William Bodkin *

George Bolt George Bruce Bolt (24 May 1893 – 27 July 1963) was a pioneering New Zealand aviator. Biography Bolt was born in Dunedin in 1893. He formed the Canterbury Aero Club in 1910, helping to make and fly gliders on the Cashmere Hills. He used the ...

Charles Bowden Charles Clyde Bowden (July 20, 1945 – August 30, 2014) was an American non-fiction author, journalist and essayist based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was best known for his work documenting violence on the Mexico-United States border, espec ...

* Fred Bowerbank *

Michael Bowles Michael Andrew Bowles (; 30 November 1909 – 6 April 1998) was an Irish conductor and composer, who was also active in New Zealand, the US, and England. Life Bowles was born in Riverstown, County Sligo, and grew up in Boyle, County Roscommon, ...

Warwick Braithwaite Henry Warwick Braithwaite (9 January 1896 – 19 January 1971) was a New Zealand-born orchestral conductor. He worked mostly in Great Britain and was especially known for his work in opera. Early life and family Braithwaite was one of the younges ...

* Thomas Brash * Cyprian Brereton * William Bretton * Bob Briggs * William Bringans * Walter Broadfoot * Bill Brown *

Malcolm Burns Sir Malcolm McRae Burns (19 March 1910 – 17 October 1986) was a New Zealand agricultural scientist, university lecturer and administrator. Early life, education, and family Burns was born in Ashley Bank, North Canterbury, on 19 March 191 ...

Jim Burrows James Burrows (born December 30, 1940), sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director. He has received numerous accolades including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Directors Guild of America Awards. He was honored ...

* Peter Butler

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John Cairney John Cairney (16 February 1930 – 6 September 2023) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor who found fame through his one-man shows on Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Service, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William McGo ...

Frank Callaghan Francis Raymond Callaghan (15 April 1891 – 10 March 1980) was a New Zealand teacher, agricultural instructor and scientific administrator. Callaghan was born on 15 April 1891 at Lincoln. He completed a master's thesis at Canterbury U ...

Flora Cameron Flora Jean Cameron (24 December 1902 – 13 January 1966) was a New Zealand nurse, nursing instructor and administrator. Biography Cameron was born in Richmond, New Zealand, on 24 December 1902. She did her nursing training at Christchurc ...

* Dick Campbell * Alan Candy * Edward Caradus * David Carnegie *

Harold Caro Harold David Caro (1 September 1887 – 10 June 1964) was the 23rd mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand and a Hamilton businessman. He was awarded the OBE in 1950. Biography He was born in Christchurch to Mrs Lewis Caro the eighth of ten children. H ...

* Clyde Carr *

Turi Carroll Sir Alfred Thomas "Turi" Carroll (24 August 1890 – 11 November 1975) was a New Zealand Māori leader and local politician. Through his life Carroll held many positions of leadership, including membership on the Kahungunu Tribal Executive, cha ...

* Ernest Caygill * Charles Henry Chapman *

Johnny Checketts John Milne Checketts, (20 February 1912 – 21 April 2006) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War, who was credited with the destruction of enemy aircraft, three probably destroyed and 11 damaged. Born in Invercargill, Checketts ...

* Hector Christie * George Clifton * George Clinkard * Harry Combs * Eric Compton *

Michael Connelly Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of Detective fiction, detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and cr ...

Phil Connolly Philip George Connolly (14 November 1899 – 13 February 1970) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Early life Connolly was born in Dunedin on 14 November 1899 to Hugh Babbington Connolly and Evelyn Emily Connolly (née Smith). H ...

* Philip Cooke *

Bert Cooksley Bert Victor Cooksley (born "Bertie"; 13 July 1892 – 26 July 1980) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Cooksley was born in 1892 in Dunsandel, Canterbury. He attended Dunsdale School. He farmed in Taita in the Hutt Val ...

Ernest Corbett Ernest Bowyer Corbett (7 May 1898 – 15 June 1968) was a New Zealand National Party politician. Early life and family Corbett was born in Ōkato in 1898; his father was William Corbett. His mother was descended from Thomas Hansen, who had co ...

Frank Corner Frank Henry Corner (17 May 1920 – 27 August 2014) was a New Zealand diplomat. Corner served as New Zealand's Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States, before becoming New Zealand's third Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs (19 ...

* Joe Cotterill *

Charles Cotton Charles Cotton (28 April 1630 – 16 February 1687) was an English poet and writer, best known for translating the work of Michel de Montaigne from French, for his contributions to ''The Compleat Angler'', and for the influential ''The Complea ...

* Robert Coupland * John Court *

James Crichton James Crichton, known as the Admirable Crichton (19 August 1560 – 3 July 1582), was an alleged Scottish polymath noted for his extraordinary accomplishments in languages, the arts, and sciences before he was murdered at the age of ...

* William Cunningham * George Currie

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* Clifford Dalton *

Joseph Darnand Joseph Darnand (19 March 1897 – 10 October 1945) was a French far-right political figure, Nazi collaborator and convicted war criminal during the Second World War. A decorated veteran of the First World War and the Battle of France in 1940, h ...

* Arthur Davenport * Alfred Davey * Eliot Davis *

Ernest Davis Ernest Davis may refer to: * Ernie Davis (1939–1963), American football running back * Sir Ernest Davis (brewer) (1872–1962), New Zealand brewer and mayor of Auckland * Ernest D. Davis, mayor of Mount Vernon, New York Mount Vernon is a ci ...

* George Davis-Goff * Stanley Dean *

James Deas James Deas may refer to: * James Deas (politician) (1891–1963), New Zealand politician * James Deas (engineer) (1827–1899), Scottish harbour engineer * Yank Deas (born James Alvin Deas; 1895–1972), American baseball player {{hndis, Dea ...

Helen Deem Muriel Helen Deem (née Easterfield, 26 February 1900 – 26 October 1955) was a New Zealand medical doctor, medical officer, Plunket Society, Plunket medical adviser and university lecturer. Early life The daughter of Thomas Easterfield ...

Reginald Delargey Reginald John Delargey (10 December 1914 – 29 January 1979) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, and later Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand. His title was Cardinal-Priest of '' Immacolata al Tiburtino ...

* Rangitīaria Dennan * Edwin Dixon *

Frederick Doidge Sir Frederick Widdowson Doidge (26 February 1884 – 26 May 1954) was a journalist in New Zealand and England, then a National Party member in the New Zealand House of Representatives. Biography Early life and career Doidge was born in Coo ...

* Viva Donaldson *

Arthur Donnelly Sir Arthur Telford Donnelly (6 June 1890 – 1 February 1954) was a New Zealand lawyer and sports administrator, and chairman of the Bank of New Zealand. Life and career Born in Christchurch, Donnelly was educated at Christchurch Boys' High S ...

* Percy Dowse * Harry Dudfield *

Roger Duff Roger Shepherd Duff (11 July 1912 – 30 October 1978) was a New Zealand ethnologist and museum director. Biography Duff was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, on 11 July 1912. He was the son of Oliver Duff, the founding editor of the New Z ...

* Mason Durie

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* James Elliott *

Keith Elliott Keith Elliott, VC (25 April 1916 – 7 October 1989) was a New Zealand soldier who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the Second World War. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the en ...

* Ned Ellison *

Sam Emery Samuel Horouta Emery (1885 – 20 April 1967) was a New Zealand labourer, farmer, rugby player, storekeeper, carrier, businessman and local politician. Of Māori people, Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Maniapoto, ...

* Mary Enright *

Pat Entrican Alexander Robert Entrican (28 January 1898 – 21 April 1965), commonly known as Pat Entrican, was a New Zealand civil engineer and forestry administrator. He was born in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, on 28 January 1898. In 1953, Entri ...

Dean Eyre Dean Jack Eyre (8 May 1914 – 19 May 2007) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Eyre was born in Westport in 1914. His father was an official with the Customs Department and due to this the fa ...

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Robert Falla Sir Robert Alexander Falla (21 July 1901 – 23 February 1979) was a New Zealand museum administrator and ornithologist. Early life Falla was born in Palmerston North in 1901 to George Falla and his wife, Elizabeth Kirk. As his father was work ...

* James Fletcher * Flora Forde * Wilfred Fortune *

Warren Freer Warren Wilfred Freer (27 December 1920 – 29 March 2013) was a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party. He represented the Mount Albert electorate from to . He is internationally known as the first Western politician to ever ...

* Samuel Frickleton

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* Victor Galway * Rua Gardner * Thomas Garland *

Archer Garside The Mayor of Onehunga officiated over the Onehunga Borough of New Zealand, which was administered by the Onehunga Borough Council. The office existed from 1877 until 1989, when Onehunga Borough and was amalgamated into the new Auckland City Counci ...

William Gentry Major General Sir William George Gentry, (20 February 1899 – 13 October 1991) was a professional soldier in the New Zealand Military Forces who served during the Second World War. He was Chief of the General Staff of the New Zealand Military ...

* Jack George *

Geoff Gerard Geoff Gerard (born 10 July 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australia international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football ...

* Theodore Nisbet Gibbs *

Esmond Gibson Esmond Allen Gibson (7 August 1896–17 March 1981) was a New Zealand civil engineer and aviation administrator. He was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 7 August 1896. Always known as ‘Gibby’, he obtained his commercial pilots licen ...

* Bill Gilbert * Frank Gill * William Gillespie * Alexander Gillies *

Elizabeth Gilmer Dame Elizabeth May Gilmer (née Seddon; 24 March 1880 – 29 February 1960) was a New Zealand social worker, educationist and horticulturist. She chaired the Lady Galway Patriotic Guild. Early life and career Born as Elizabeth May Seddon at ...

Ron Giorgi The mayor of Hastings is the elected head of local government in the Hastings District of New Zealand's North Island; one of 67 mayors in the country. The principle town of the district (and its namesake) is Hastings. The mayor presides over th ...

* William Girling * Fred Glasse *

Stan Goosman Sir William Stanley Goosman (2 July 1890 – 10 June 1969) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and a road-haulier and contractor. Biography Goosman was born in 1890 at Auckland. William Massey was his uncle. He receiv ...

* Edward Gordon *

Leon Götz Sir Frank Leon Aroha Götz (12 September 1892 – 14 September 1970) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Noted as a colourful character, he was commonly referred to by parliamentary colleagues as "the pirate" as he wore a black ...

* John Grace *

John Gildroy Grant John Gildroy Grant, Victoria Cross, VC (26 August 1889 – 25 November 1970) was a soldier in the New Zealand Military Forces during the First World War. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of ...

* Elizabeth Gregory * William Gregory * Kenneth Gresson * Richard Gross *

William Gummer William Henry Gummer (7 December 1884 – 13 December 1966) was a New Zealand architect. Gummer was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1884. He studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1909 to 1912 and during that time worked ...

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Fred Hackett Frederick Hackett (11 November 1901 – 19 March 1963) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was a minister in both the First and Second Labour Governments of New Zealand and later the deputy leader of the opposition. Early li ...

* Arthur Langan Haddon *

Rongowhakaata Halbert Rongowhakaata "Rongo" Pere Halbert (2 February 1894 – 11 April 1973) was a Māori people, Māori tribal leader, interpreter, historian and genealogist. He was considered "an eminent authority on Māori literature". Halbert's book ''Horouta: Th ...

* Tristan Hegglun *

Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineering, mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa people, Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the Timeline of M ...

Tom Horton Thomas Horton is a fictional character and patriarch of the Horton family on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. He was played by Macdonald Carey Edward Macdonald Carey (March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, best kno ...

Clive Hulme Alfred Clive Hulme VC (24 January 1911 – 2 September 1982) was a soldier in the New Zealand Military Forces and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award of the British Commonwealth, for gallantry "in the face of the enem ...

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Paddy Kearins Patrick Kearins (14 July 1894 - 7 September 1974) was a Member of Parliament for , in the North Island of New Zealand. Biography Early life and career Kearins was born 14 July 1894 to Patrick Kearins. He became a farmer in Kopaki and in Oct ...

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* Mary Gonzaga Leahy

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Korokī Mahuta Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (16 June 1906 – 18 May 1966) was the fifth Māori King Movement, Māori king. He was the elder son of the fourth Māori king, Te Rata, Te Rata Mahuta, and Te Uranga of the Ngāti Korokī t ...

Jack Marshall Sir John Ross Marshall New Zealand Army Orders 1952/405 (5 March 1912 – 30 August 1988) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He entered Parliament in 1946 and was first promoted to Cabinet in 1951. After spending twelve years ...

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* Edgar Neale * Erima Northcroft

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Rusty Page James Russell "Rusty" Page (10 May 1908 – 22 May 1985) was a New Zealand army officer, and rugby union player and administrator. Early life and family Born in Dunedin in 1908, Page was the son of John and Helen Stuart Page (née Caradus). Fr ...

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Edith Rudd Edith Mary Rudd (née Lewis; 14 February 1882 – 7 May 1967) was a New Zealand civilian and military nurse. She served in both World War I and World War II, and received the Florence Nightingale Medal from the Red Cross in 1961. Early life ...

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* Percy Storkey

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* Harold Tait * Peter Tait * Hepi Te Heuheu *

Blair Tennent William Blair Tennent (4 December 1898 – 1 May 1976), known as Blair Tennent, was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and a cabinet minister. In Palmerston North he was a dentist, and a local body politician. Early life Tennent was ...

* David Thomson *

Percy Thomson Percy Thomson (17 November 1884 – 24 August 1962) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician. He served as mayor of Stratford from 1929 to 1933, and again from 1938 to 1947. Early life and family Born in Dunedin on 17 November 1884, Thomson was ...

Jim Thorn James Thorn (1 June 1882 – 21 November 1956) was a New Zealand politician and trade unionist. He was an organiser and candidate for the Independent Political Labour League, Social Democratic Party then the Labour Party. Biography Early li ...

* Edward Thorne * Leonard Thornton *

Eruera Tirikatene Sir Eruera Tihema Te Aika Tirikatene (5 January 1895 – 11 January 1967) was a New Zealand Māori politician of Ngāi Tahu descent. Known in early life as Edward James Te Aika Tregerthen, he was the first Rātana Member of Parliament and was ...

Ernest Toop Ernest Richard Toop (3 October 1895 – 14 November 1976) was a New Zealand politician and businessman. Biography Early life Ernest Richard Toop was born in 1895. He became a merchant in Wellington starting his own company, becoming the manag ...

* Geoffrey Tremaine *

Leonard Trent Group Captain Leonard Henry Trent, (14 April 1915 – 19 May 1986) was a New Zealand aviator, senior Royal Air Force officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded ...

Tualaulelei Mauri Tualaulelei Mauri (12 June 1903 – 8 September 1961) was a Samoa, Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Samoa, Legislative Assembly between 1943 and 1961, and as Minist ...

Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole (3 June 1905 – 5 April 1963) was a Western Samoan paramount chief. He held the royal title of Tupua Tamasese from 1929 to 1963, and O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) jointly with Malietoa Tanumafili II from 1962 unti ...

* Harold Turbott * George Turkington * Fred Turley * Charles Turner * Patrick Twomey * Arthur Tyndall

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Charles Upham Charles Hazlitt Upham (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994) was a New Zealand soldier decorated for actions during World War II. Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, he attended Christ's College, Christchurch, Christ's College and later the ...

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Ron Wakelin The mayor of Carterton is the mayor of the Carterton District, which is administered by Carterton District Council, and earlier the office oversaw the Carterton Borough from 1887 until 1989, when Carterton Borough and Wairarapa South County were ...

Mark Wallace Mark David Wallace (born December 31, 1967) is an American businessman, former diplomat, and lawyer who has served in a variety of government, political, and private sector posts. He served in several positions during the administration of Pre ...

Robert Walls Robert Walls (21 July 1950 – 15 May 2025) was an Australian rules footballer who represented and in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. In a playing career that spanned three decades, Walls played a combined 2 ...

Fintan Patrick Walsh Fintan Patrick Walsh (13 August 1894 – 16 May 1963) was a notable New Zealand seaman, trade unionist and farmer. He was born in Pātūtahi, Poverty Bay, on the East Coast of New Zealand in 1894, and died in Wellington in 1963. Biography ...

George Walsh George Frederick Walsh (March 16, 1889 – June 13, 1981) was an American actor. An all-around athlete, who became an actor and later returned to sport, he enjoyed 40 years of fame and was a performer with dual appeal, with women loving hi ...

* John Walsh *

Bob Walton Robert Walton may refer to: * Robert E. Walton, American polo player and coach * Robert Walton (restaurateur), British restaurateur * Bob Walton (ice hockey) (1912-1992), Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Canadiens and Pit ...

Joseph Ward Sir Joseph George Ward, 1st Baronet, (26 April 1856 – 8 July 1930) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 17th prime minister of New Zealand from 1906 to 1912 and from 1928 to 1930. He was a dominant figure in the New Zealand Liber ...

* Alwyn Warren *

Ellenor Watson Ellenor Catherine Watson (née Squires, 22 April 1907 – 24 June 1966) was a notable New Zealand rural women's advocate and community leader. She was born in Nelson, New Zealand, in 1907. In 1953, Watson was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II ...

James Wattie Sir James Wattie (23 March 1902 – 8 June 1974) was a New Zealand clerk, accountant, company manager, industrialist, philanthropist and race-horse owner. Wattie was born in Hawarden in 1902. In 1934, he founded food processing company ...

* Jack Watts *

Clifton Webb Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, in ...

* John Weeks * Stephen Weir *

George Weston George Weston (March 23, 1864 – April 6, 1924) was an American-born Canadian businessman and the founder of George Weston Limited. He worked on a Canadian bread factory in Toronto. Weston began his career at the age of 12 as a baker's apprenti ...

* Ronald Erle White * William Whitlock * Agnes, Lady Wigram *

Leonard Wild Leonard John Wild (28 October 1889 – 23 July 1970) was a New Zealand teacher, agricultural scientist, lecturer, principal, educationalist, and writer. Early life Born at Oraki near Riverton in Southland in 1889, he received his secondary e ...

* Lionel Wilkinson * Gordon Wilson *

Ivon Wilson Ivon Vernon Wilson (1885–1974) was a notable New Zealand dentist and regional promoter. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1885. In 1953, Wilson was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. In the 1964 New Year Honours, he was ...

* Joseph Vivian Wilson * Stanley Wilson * Frederick Wood * George Wood * Jack Wright * Len Wright

Pakistan

Azim Daudpota Mohammed Azim Daudpota (; 14 September 1933 – 3 April 2017) was a three-star officer in the Pakistan Air Force who went on to serve as the Chief of Air Staff of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, and then to briefly serve as Governor of Sindh. E ...

* Abrar Hussain *

Amir Gulistan Janjua Amir Gulistan Janjua (14 August 1925 – 19 February 2019) was a military officer who served as a governor of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. He also served as the ambassador to UAE, Nepal and Saudi Arabia. Early life and family ...

Władysław Turowicz Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz (; 23 April 1908 – 8 January 1980), usually referred to as W. J. M. Turowicz, was a Polish-Pakistani aviator, military scientist and aeronautical engineer. He was one of forty five Polish officers and airm ...

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Tonga

Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe (29 May 1926 – 19 February 2017) was Queen of Tonga from 1965 to 2006, as the wife of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. She was the mother of King George Tupou V and the current King of Tonga, Tupou VI. Biography ...

Sālote Tupou III Sālote Tupou III (born Sālote Mafileo Pilolevu; 13 March 1900 – 16 December 1965) was Queen of Tonga from 1918 to her death in 1965. She reigned for nearly 48 years, the longest of any Tongan monarch. She was well known for her height, stan ...

Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake OBE (Sione Ngū Manumataongo; 7 January 1922 – 10 April 1999) was the youngest son of Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga. He was the prime minister of Tonga from 1965 to 1991, a record tenure of over 25 years, ser ...

Yugoslavia

Peko Dapčević Peko Dapčević (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Пеко Дапчевић; 25 June 1913 – 10 February 1999) was a Yugoslav communist who fought as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, joined the Partisan uprising in Montenegro, and became com ...

Milovan Đilas Milovan Djilas (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Милован Ђилас, Milovan Đilas, ; 12 June 1911 – 20 April 1995) was a Yugoslav communist politician, theorist and author. He was a key figure in the Partisan movement during World War II, as well ...

Koča Popović Konstantin "Koča" Popović ( sr-cyrl, Константин "Коча" Поповић; 14 March 1908 – 20 October 1992) was a Serbia, Serbian and Yugoslavs, Yugoslav politician and communist volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, 1937–1939 and D ...

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