1959 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1959 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen. The announcement date varies, both from year to year and from country to country.

The 1959 Queen's Birthday Honours for New Zealand were announced on 13 June 1959.^[1]

New Zealand

Knight Bachelor

The Honourable Timothy Patrick Cleary - a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand.
Alexander Gillies MC FRCSEd - of Wellington. For services to orthopaedic surgery.
The Honourable Alfred Kingsley North - a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Robert Alexander Falla - director of the Dominion Museum.
The Reverend Hubert James Ryburn - Master of Knox College, Dunedin, and Chancellor of the University of Otago.

Order of the British Empire

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

Civil Division

Charles Cotton - emeritus professor of geology at Victoria University College, Wellington.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Christopher Robert John Atkin - Controller and Auditor-General, Audit Department.
Walter Verran Dyer OBE JP - chairman of Massey College Council. For services to education.
Alan Thomas Gandell - general manager of the New Zealand Railways.
John Oubridge Mercer MB ChB - pathologist and deputy superintendent-in-chief of the Wellington Public Hospital.

Military Division

Captain John Neat Allan VRD - Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Kenneth McKenzie Black JP - president of the New Zealand Federation of Justices Association.
Charles Foster Browne - organist and master of choristers, Christchurch Cathedral.
Miss Frances Lillian Burdett - lately lady superintendent of the Alexandra Home, Wellington. For services to nursing.
Percival Douglas Cameron MD - of Wellington. For services to radiology in New Zealand.
Henry Alexis Charles - of Napier. For philanthropic services.
Hubert Maxwell Christie JP - of Wellington. For public services.
Whampoa Fraser JP - principal of the Technical College, Hamilton.
Francis Albert Garry - principal of Northcote High and Intermediate School, and a member of the New Zealand Educational Institute.
Rangi Mawhete - of Palmerston North. For services to the Māori people.
George Ronald Colin Muston - of Lower Hurt. For services to architecture.
Laurence William Nelson - of Northland. For municipal and philanthropic services.
Ronald Erle White - Mayor of Timaru.

Military Division

Commander John Ernle Washbourn - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Thomas Galloway ED - Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (Territorial Force).
Wing Commander William Clemens Thomas - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

George William Adair - of Auckland. For services to the community under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association.
William Hamilton Barry - of Napier. For services in local body and community affairs.
Miss Annie Monah Burgin - of Auckland. For services to the girl guide movement.
Sydney Thomas Carter JP - of Auckland, organizing secretary of the Returned Services' Association.
George Robert Elliott Day - of Rotorua. For social welfare services.
Frederick Fraser JP - of Dunedin. For services to the community.
Archibald Kirk Greves JP - of Auckland. For services to the community, especially on school committees.
George Claude Hamilton - of Gore. For services to local government.
Arthur Stanley Helm - secretary of the Antarctic Society, Wellington.
John William Huggins JP - of Christchurch. For social welfare services.
Miss Isabella Macandrew Jamieson - of Hamilton. For services to education.
Isaac Pretorius Mathieson - superintendent of Wi Tako Prison, Heretaunga.
Miss Lucy Beatrice Moore - a senior botanist in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Mrs Margaret Constance Robertson - of Westport. For services to the community.
Ariki Marehua Takarangi - of Wanganui. For services to the Māori people.
Norman Edward Tate - of Auckland. For social welfare services.
Sydney Turnbull JP - of Woodville. For services in local body affairs.

Military Division

Lieutenant-Commander (SD) Frederick William Ralph - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Major William McGregor Cunningham - Royal New Zealand Dental Corps (Regular Force).
Major Ian Richard Diggle - Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery (Regular Force).
Warrant Officer Class II Edward James Gilfillan - Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery (Territorial Force).
Warrant Officer Class I James Joseph Page - The New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force).
Flight Lieutenant Paul Arthur Brodie - Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Warrant Officer William Henry Rush - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

Cecil Henry Benney - Under-Secretary of Mines.
Harold Bertram Turbott MB ChB - deputy Director-General of the Department of Health.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Miss Annie Neil Clampton - senior matron, Arohata Borstal Institution, Tawa Flat.
Lionel Gordon - lately Constable in charge, Otorohanga Police District, New Zealand Police Force.

Military Division

Chief Petty Officer Walter Thomas Evans - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer Walter Bernard Northcott - Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Leading Cook (S) Eric Gordon Scoble - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Chief Electrician Ronald Victor Sutherland - Royal New Zealand Navy.
Sergeant (temporary) Leslie Osburne Duff - Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Regular Force).
Staff-Sergeant (temporary) Maurice William Loveday - Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (Regular Force).
Staff-Sergeant Ian Walker Telfer - Royal New Zealand Infantry (Territorial Force).
Warrant Officer Class II (temporary) Raymond Edward White - Royal New Zealand Signals (Regular Force).
Flight Sergeant Irene Elsie Jarman - Women's Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Sergeant Albert Victor Williams - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

Squadron Leader Richard Bruce Bolt DFC - Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Squadron Leader Malcolm Stuart Gunton - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Medal (AFM)

Flight Sergeant Hamilton Rex Hunt - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (QPM)

Frank Norman Aplin - Detective Chief Superintendent, New Zealand Police Force.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

Flight Lieutenant Duncan Cumming - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

↑ New Zealand list: The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 41729. pp. 3739–3741. 13 June 1959. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

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	1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 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 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 Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937, 1953)

PM's Resignation Honours	1895 1945 1951 1955† 1957† 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979† 1990 1997 2007† 2010† 2016 †Not issued

Coronation Honours	1821 1831 1838 1902 1911 1937 1953

Dissolution Honours	1874 1885 1892 1895 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 †Not issued

Special Honours	2009 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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