Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day

The 1953 Coronation Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the

coronation of 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 ...

Queen of New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current monarch is King Charles III, who has reigned since 8 September 2022. The T ...

, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. Also included were a number of special awards to New Zealand military personnel for operational service in Korea. The honours were announced on 1 June 1953. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Honorary military appointments

* Her Majesty The Queen: :– to be Captain General,

Royal New Zealand Artillery The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery is the artillery regiment of the New Zealand Army. It is effectively a military administrative corps, and can comprise multiple component regiments. This nomenclature stems from its heritage as an of ...

:– to be Captain General,

Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. The corps was formed in 1942 as the New Zealand Armoured Corp ...

:– to be Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Engineers :– to be Colonel-in-Chief, Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) :– to be Colonel-in-Chief, Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own). File:Queen Elizabeth II - 1953-Dress.JPG, Elizabeth II

Knight Bachelor

* William Goodfellow – of

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

. For service to the dairy industry. * Enoch Bruce Levy – of

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; , colloquially known as Palmerston or Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatū Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manaw ...

; formerly director of the Grasslands Division,

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, abbreviated DSIR was the name of several British Empire organisations founded after the 1923 Imperial Conference to foster intra-Empire trade and development. * Department of Scientific and Industria ...

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

;Military division * Rear-Admiral Frank Arthur Ballance – Chief of Naval Staff,

Royal New Zealand Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; ) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of eight ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act 1913, and the subsequent acquisition of the cruiser , whi ...

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Richard Mitchelson Campbell – formerly of

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

; chairman of the

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. * Philip Stanley Foster – of

Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...

, a prominent surgeon. * The Honourable Robert Masters – of Stratford. For public services. File:Dick Campbell, 1960.jpg, Dick Campbell File:Robert Masters, 1922.jpg, Robert Masters

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * Francis Gordon Bell – of

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S ...

; formerly professor of surgery,

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Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Andrew Linton – of Greytown; a member of the Dairy Board for many years. * John Thomas Martin – of Wellington. For public services, especially in the field of commerce. * Oswald Chettle Mazengarb – of Wellington. For charitable and public services, especially in the field of law. * Kenneth Mathison Sleight – of

Lower Hutt Lower Hutt () is a list of cities in New Zealand, city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington#Wellington metropolitan area, Wellington metropoli ...

; chief private secretary to the prime minister. * Harvey Turner – of Auckland; chairman of the

Auckland Harbour Board The Auckland Harbour Board was a public body that operated the ports of both Auckland and Onehunga from 1871 to 1988 and was dissolved in 1989. Its successor organisation is Ports of Auckland, which assumed the possessions and responsibilities o ...

. ;Military division * Group Captain George Henry Procter –

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. File:Andrew Linton 1948 (cropped).jpg, Andrew Linton File:Dr O C Mazengarb.jpg, Ossie Mazengarb

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * George Bruce Bolt – of Auckland. For services to aviation. * Arthur James Dickson – of Auckland; city engineer, Auckland, and chairman of the Auckland Metropolitan Planning Committee. * Alfred Hildus Hansen – of

Te Rehunga Te Rehunga is a rural locality located in the Tararua District, part of the Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand. Known today for its sheep and dairy farming, Te Rehunga is adjacent to the agricultural service towns of Dannevirke and Woodv ...

. For services to local government. * Joseph Auty Harley – of

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

; mayor of Nelson. * Noeline Mary Knight – of Wellington; matron-in-chief, Wellington Hospital. * William Thomas Lester – of Lyttelton. For services to local government. * Melville Edwin Lyons – of Christchurch. For services to local government and agriculture. * Charles James Parlane – of

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: * Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States * ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda ** ''Hamilton'' (al ...

. For services to the dairy industry and farming. * Frederick Martyn Renner – of Lower Hutt. For services to education. * Helena, Lady Sidey – of

. For social welfare services, especially in connection with women's organisations. * Charles James Strongman – of

Greymouth Greymouth () (Māori language, Māori: ''Māwhera'') is the largest town in the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast List of regions in New Zealand, region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The populat ...

. For services to the coal-mining industry. * Frederick Ernest Sutton – of Lyttelton. For services to local government. * Henry Te Reiwhati Vercoe – of

Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authorities of New Zea ...

; chairman of the Arawa Trust Board. * Francis William Ward – of

Paraparaumu Paraparaumu is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Kāpiti Coast, north of the nation's capital city, Wellington. It is also known to residents as Pram or Paraparam. Like other towns in the area, it has a ...

; chief commissioner,

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. ;Military division * Commander Peter John Knowling –

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

(on loan to the Royal New Zealand Navy); of Auckland. * Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander William Huntly Borrie – New Zealand Territorial Force; of Dunedin. * Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Reid –

Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps The Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (RNZAOC) was a Corps in New Zealand until 1996. It concerned itself with the provisioning of troops with the means to fight; specifically uniforms, weapons and equipment. Ordnance functions go back hundr ...

; of Lower Hutt. * Squadron Leader Thomas Gerald Harpur –

Royal New Zealand Air Force The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; ) is the aerial warfare, aerial military service, service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed initially in 1923 as a branch of the New Zealand Army, being known as the New Zealand Perm ...

; of Wellington. File:George Bolt (cropped).jpg, George Bolt File:Melville Lyons, 1930.jpg, Melville Lyons

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * George Richard Ashbridge – of Wellington; secretary,

New Zealand Educational Institute The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI; in Māori: Te Riu Roa) is the largest education trade union in New Zealand. It was founded in 1883 and has a membership of 50,000. History The NZEI was founded by a merger of district institutes o ...

. * Alfred Ernest Bedford – of Napier. For services to the community. * Albert Raymond Blank – of Christchurch. For services to primary education. * Frederick Ernest Bognuda – of Wellington. For services to the community in the field of public transport. * Margaret Ann Selena Brown – of

Invercargill Invercargill ( , ) is the southernmost and westernmost list of cities in New Zealand, city in New Zealand, and one of the Southernmost settlements, southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland Region, Southlan ...

. For social welfare services. *

Whina Cooper Dame Whina Cooper (born Hōhepine Te Wake; 9 December 1895 – 26 March 1994) was a New Zealand ( Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women. She is remembered for ...

– of Auckland. For services to the

Māori people Māori () are the Indigenous peoples of Oceania, indigenous Polynesians, Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of Māori migration canoes, c ...

. * Alan Percival Day –

Pukekohe Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Puke ...

. For services to Franklin County Council and to patriotic movements. * Eric Charles Day – Hamilton. For services in promoting rehabilitation activities in the

South Auckland South Auckland ( or ) is one of the major geographical regions of Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. The area is south of the Auckland isthmus, and on the eastern shores of the Manukau Harbour. The area has been populated by Tāmaki M� ...

area. * Sidney Ensor – of

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; mayor of Thames. * Thelma Ruth Faulconbridge – of

Takapuna Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore, New Zealand, North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is an isthmus between Shoal Bay, New Zealand, Shoal Bay, arm of the Waitematā Harbour, and the Hauraki Gulf. Lake Pupuke, a volca ...

; matron of the Wilson Home for Crippled Children, Auckland. * Stewart William Gaspar – of

Upper Hutt Upper Hutt () is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington#Wellington metropolitan area, Wellington metropolitan area. History Upper Hutt is in an area originally known as Orongo ...

; a member of the Rehabilitation Board. * John Septimus Hawkes – of Christchurch; secretary, Canterbury

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. * Paul Joseph Hintz – of Auckland. For public services. * Stanley Clarence Hyndman – of Blenheim. For services to the community, especially in connection with education. * Amy Kasper – of Auckland. For social welfare services. * Jessie Elizabeth Mackay – of Christchurch, a prominent social welfare worker and a member of the North Canterbury Hospital Board. * The Reverend Alexander McNeur – a Presbyterian minister, of Waiau. * William James O'Connell – of Napier; clerk of the

Hawkes Bay Hawke's Bay () is a region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region is named for Hawke Bay, which was named in honour of Edward Hawke. The region's main centres are the cities of Napier and Hastings, while the more rural ...

County Council. * Geoffrey Buckland Orbell – of Invercargill. For scientific work. * Emilie Mary Gladys Ormond – of Hawkes Bay. For social welfare services. * Mark Edwin Perreau – of Foxton. For services to local government. * Albert Eden Russell – of Dunedin. For services to the community. * Henry Piet Drury van Asch – of

Havelock North Havelock North () is a town in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, situated less than 2 km south-east of the city of Hastings. It was a borough for many years until the 1989 reorganisation of local government saw it merg ...

. For services to civil aviation, especially in connection with aerial survey. * Florence Webb – of

Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially a ...

. For social welfare services. * Elizabeth Maria Wilkinson – of Browns Bay. For social welfare services, especially in connection with the Returned Soldiers' Association. ;Military division * Warrant Officer First Class Robert John Barr Allan – New Zealand Regiment; of Dunedin. * Captain (Temporary Major) Geoffrey James Austin – New Zealand Territorial Force; of Auckland. * Flight Lieutenant Alfred Charles Gordon Baldwin – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Taieri. * Major Clifford Allen Borman – New Zealand Territorial Force; of Upper Hutt. * Major Denis Alfred Caughley – Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps; of

Waiouru Waiouru is a small town in the Ruapehu District, in New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region. It is located on the south-eastern North Island Volcanic Plateau, north of Palmerston North and 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu. The tow ...

. * Warrant Officer Victor Leonard Vivian Crawshay – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland. * Flight Lieutenant Francis Maitland Bissett George – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland. * Warrant Officer Claude Francis Halkett – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Blenheim. * Second-Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) Joseph Robb Harrison – New Zealand Territorial Force; of

Oamaru Oamaru (; ) is the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, it is the main town in the Waitaki District. It is south of Timaru and north of Dunedin on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast; State Highway 1 (New Zealand), Sta ...

. * Captain Stephen Peter Llewellyn – Headquarters New Zealand K-Force, Royal New Zealand Infantry; serving in Japan. * Major William Arthur Morgan – Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps; now serving in Malaya. File:Whina Cooper in Hamilton.jpg, Whina Cooper

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

* Francis Raymond Callaghan – of Wellington; secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. * David George Sawers – of Lower Hutt;

comptroller of Customs A comptroller (pronounced either the same as ''controller'' or as ) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior-level executi ...

. File:Frank Callaghan (cropped).jpg, Frank Callaghan

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division * Robert Waddell – of Auckland; chargeman of labourers, Naval Dockyard, Auckland. ;Military division * Chief Petty Officer Joe Dykes –

Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve The Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNZNVR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). History Early history The first Naval Volunteer Force (New Zealand), Volunteer units were formed in Auckland and Nels ...

; of Wellington. * Flight Sergeant Gordon Robert Homer – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland. * Flight Sergeant Alfred Spencer Price – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of

Ohakea RNZAF Base Ohakea is an operational base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Opened in 1939, it is located near Bulls, New Zealand, Bulls, 25 km north-west of Palmerston North in the Manawatū District, Manawatū. It is also used as an alter ...

. * Sergeant Charles Milford Jennings – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Auckland. * Sergeant Eric Slinn – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Christchurch.

Royal Red Cross

Member (RRC)

* Matron Christina McDonald –

New Zealand Army Nursing Service The New Zealand Army Nursing Service (NZANS) formally came into being in early 1915, when the Army Council in London accepted an offer of nurses to help in the war effort during the First World War from the New Zealand Government. The heavy losses ...

, attached the Royal New Zealand Naval Hospital, Auckland.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Reid Burton Highet – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Ohakea. * Flight Lieutenant Thomas Robin Rabone – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Ohakea.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

* Sergeant David Scott Galloway – Royal New Zealand Air Force; of Laucala Bay, Fiji.

Special awards for operational service in Korea

Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross

* Commander George Raymond Davis-Goff – Royal New Zealand Navy, HMNZS ''Hawea''.

Order of the British Empire

Member (MBE)

;Military division * Captain Andrew Channings – 16th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

Military Cross (MC)

* Captain (Temporary Major) Vincent George Skilton – 16th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

Mentioned in despatches

* Ordnance Artificer (2) John Findlay Gray – Royal New Zealand Navy, HMNZS ''Rotoiti''. * Captain Brian Poananga – headquarters,

1st Commonwealth Division The 1st Commonwealth Division was the military unit that commanded Commonwealth land forces in the Korean War. The division was a part of the multinational British Commonwealth Forces Korea, with infantry units of the British Army, Canadian A ...

, New Zealand Regiment. * Corporal (Temporary Sergeant) John Mason Spiers – New Zealand Regiment 3rd Battalion,

Royal Australian Regiment The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. It was originally formed in 1948 as a t ...

. * Gunner James Francis Reid – 16th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery. * Gunner Colin Edward Ryan – 16th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

References

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