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Offline Suzy W

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O.B.E
« on: Thursday 01 March 18 02:44 GMT (UK) »
Is there anyway of finding out how someone got a O.B.E and what for?

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Suzy W
TEW family of Leire/Leicester and New Zealand
MERRICKS of Stafford/Birmingham
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Re: O.B.E
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 01 March 18 03:35 GMT (UK) »
Hi Suzy,

This website may be helpful........

http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/category/g/g9.html

It also mentions:

2) Most of the New Zealand Honours Lists since 1952 are also available as text on Wikipedia.


Minniehaha.
HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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Re: O.B.E
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 01 March 18 03:53 GMT (UK) »
I found out by pure chance that a branch of the family was honoured, was searching for something on line, and up popped their name :)

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Re: O.B.E
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 01 March 18 04:17 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, I will have a little look and see what pops up.  He could of received it before 1952, no idea what for. ;)
TEW family of Leire/Leicester and New Zealand
MERRICKS of Stafford/Birmingham
PENTECOST of Surrey and New Zealand
POTENTIER of France, England and Canada
WATKINS of London and New Zealand
WHITAKER of Guiseley Yorkshire and New Zealand
LYALL, of Dundee, Caithness and New Zealand

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Re: O.B.E
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 01 March 18 04:26 GMT (UK) »
Found him, 1986. For services to returned
servicemen and the community.

Thanks for that
Suzy W
TEW family of Leire/Leicester and New Zealand
MERRICKS of Stafford/Birmingham
PENTECOST of Surrey and New Zealand
POTENTIER of France, England and Canada
WATKINS of London and New Zealand
WHITAKER of Guiseley Yorkshire and New Zealand
LYALL, of Dundee, Caithness and New Zealand

And far too many to add

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Re: O.B.E
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 01 March 18 07:53 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Suzy W on Thursday 01 March 18 04:26 GMT (UK)
Found him, 1986. For services to returned servicemen and the community.

If you can find local newspapers for that date, you may get more information there.
Simons Barrett Jaffray Waugh Langdale Heugh Meade Garnsey Evans Vazie Mountcure Glascodine Parish Peard Smart Dobbie Sinclair....
in Stirlingshire, Roxburghshire; Bucks; Devon; Somerset; Northumberland; Carmarthenshire; Glamorgan

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Re: O.B.E
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 01 March 18 18:57 GMT (UK) »
What a great little resource this has turned out to be.  Found another family member who got the British Empire Medal. 
He did share the photos with me sometime ago, with him outside Buckingham Palace with his medal.
He never told me the full details of his bravery as a police officer for New Scotland Yard, this was all written in detail in the London Gazette...just amazing.

Thanks heaps
Suzy W
TEW family of Leire/Leicester and New Zealand
MERRICKS of Stafford/Birmingham
PENTECOST of Surrey and New Zealand
POTENTIER of France, England and Canada
WATKINS of London and New Zealand
WHITAKER of Guiseley Yorkshire and New Zealand
LYALL, of Dundee, Caithness and New Zealand

And far too many to add

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Re: O.B.E
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 06 March 18 19:14 GMT (UK) »
Hello.

From my research of people in NZ most of those being honoured with an OBE today [recent years] appear to be linked to the Services, and can be found towards the end of the New Years Honours list, and the June Queen's Birthday Honours lists.

About the year 2000 Honours the Government of the day droped the "Sir" and introduced the NZ Order of Merit system. Recommendations for potential recipients, and the awarding thereof, is a function of the Prime Minister's Department; Internal affairs.

Alan.

PS. Link to this years list.
https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2018
Early Settlers & Heritage. Family History.
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