1946 War Honours (New Zealand)

Order of the British Empire

Officer (OBE)

• Acting Wing Commander Gavin Hannay Forrest – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For conspicuous service in operations against the Japanese.
• Acting Wing Commander Ian Gordon Morrison – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For conspicuous service in operations against the Japanese.
• Acting Wing Commander Henry Rodolph Wigley – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For conspicuous service in operations against the Japanese.

  Member (MBE)

• Acting Squadron Leader Edwin Perrett Richardson – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For conspicuous service in operations against the Japanese.
• Flight Lieutenant Robert Francis Smillie – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For conspicuous service in operations against the Japanese.
• Acting Flight Lieutenant Reginald Gustav Lund – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For conspicuous service in operations against the Japanese.
• Flying Officer John Slingsby Barraud – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For conspicuous service in operations against the Japanese.

  Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

• Acting Aquadron Leader Francis Dewar Bethwaite – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in the South West Pacific area.
• Acting Aquadron Leader James Ralph Court – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in the South West Pacific area.
• Flight Lieutenant Maurice Kidson – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in the South West Pacific area.
• Flight Lieutenant Maxwell James Millener – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in the South West Pacific area.
• Flight Lieutenant John Parkes – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in the South West Pacific area.
• Flight Lieutenant Mervyn Keith Smith – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in the South West Pacific area.
• Flight Lieutenant Allan Archibald Watson – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in the South West Pacific area.
• Flight Lieutenant Walter Lemnos Winchester – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in the South West Pacific area.
• Pilot Officer Hamish Alexander Hogg – Royal New Zealand Air Force. For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in the South West Pacific area.