Knight or Dame Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath KCB/DCB

Instituted in 1725 by King George 1 as a single class

The order was re-organized in 1815 into a civil and
military division, each with three classes
[GCB, KCB/DCB, and CB]

A Knight Commander [KCB] wears a smaller sized badge
suspended around the neck from a crimson ribbon.

In addition, he wears a star on his left breast

Description

A star with the gold Maltese Cross omitted,
and in the shape of a Silver Cross Pattee Order of the Bath

In undress uniform, KCB will wear the ribbon of a CB

KCB

AM H D McGreggor
KCB, KCB, CBE, DSO, MID,[x 7] L of M [US]

Born in Napier, he joined the RAF in 1928, as a Pilot.

In 1931 he attended an Aircraft Engineering Course and subsequently
undertook several Engineering tours.

He started WW 2 as CO No 33 Squadron in Egypt, and later, in
Palestine. He was awarded the DSO for his leadership during the
Policing duties.

He went on to be CO No 213 Squadron at Biggin Hill in 1940,
Station Commander at Ballyhalbert in 1941, and Senior Air
Officer at No 82 Group.

Promoted to Officer Commanding Tangmere Sector in 1942.

He became Deputy Director Operations, Intelligence and Plans at
HQ Mediterranean Air Command in 1943, and Air Officer Commanding
Air Headquarters Levant in 1944.

After the war, he became Air Officer Commanding No 2 Group in 1951
before becoming Director of Guided Missile Development in 1953.

In 1956 he was Assistant Controller, Aircraft at the Ministry of Supply,
Chief of Staff [Air Defence] at HQ SHAPE in 1957 and Commander in
Chief of Fighter Command in 1959.

His last appointment was Commander in Chief, Far East Air Force in
1962, he retired to NZ in 1964.

MID 15 September 1939
DSO 15 September 1939
MID 1 January 1942
MID 11 June 1942
MID 14 January 1944
MID 1 January 1945
MID x 2
CBE 14 June 1945
Legion of Merit [US] 9 October 1945
KCB 1 January 1960

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James Allen 1 January 1917
GCMG, KCB, VD,

Born 10th February 1855
Died 28th July 1842

Born in Adelaide, Australia, the family moved to Dunedin on the
death of his mother, given into the care of an Uncle in Somerset,
England shortly before the death of his father.

Stood against the PM, Robert Stout in the Dunedin East seat for the
1887 election, which he won.

He was voted out the following election, but won a by-election for
the seat of Bruce, in the rural Otago area.

Became Minister of Defence in 1911 and promoted development of
NZ’s Naval and Air capabilities and improvement of Compulsory
Military Training, he also promoted the ‘Close Defence Co-operation’
with Australia.

Towards the end of the war, both the PM Massey, and the leader of
the opposition were out of the country attending meetings, he was
Acting PM.

Appointed an Officer of the Legion of Honour in February 1922
while he was the High Commissioner in London.

Awarded the KCB on 1st January 1917
GCMG in 1926
And the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935.

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Edward Puttick
KCB, DSO & Bar,

Born 26th June 1890 in Timaru
Died 25 July 1976 in Hamilton

Rose to the rank of Lieutenant General, and served with RNZA in
both World Wars.

In August 1914 the was part of the Expeditionary Force that occupied
German Samoa.

Later he was with the NZ Rifle Brigade during the Senussi Campaign
and the Western Front.

He was wounded in March 1918 and repatriated to NZ for recuperation.

Awarded the DSO on 1 January 1918 in recognition his service the
preceding six months.

Filled various Staff and Command positions between the wars.

Commanded the 4th Infantry Brigade in the Battle for Greece, for which
he was awarded a bar to the DSO he had won in the first WW.

Following the evacuation from Greece, he commanded the 2nd NZ
Division during the Battle of Crete.

Returned to NZ in September 1941 to be Chief of General Staff where he
stayed until late 1945.

Awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in June 1942
He retired from the Army in 1946 and died in 1976.

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Andrew Hamilton Russell
KCB, KCMG,

Born 23rd February 1868
Died 29th November 1960

Rose to the rank of Major General.

A Senior Officer of the Territorial Force and a veteran of the British Army,
he was given command of the NZ Mounted Rifles at the outbreak of war.

Rose to high command during the Gallipoli Campaign, principally for
his role in the shortlived Chunuk Bair capture.

He commanded the ANZAC evacuation from Gallipoli, and went on to
gain further distinction on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918.

Awarded Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
in November 1915,
The KCB on 1st January 1918,
The King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
King George V1 Coronation Medal
French Legion d’Honour [Croix officer]
and Croix de Guerre [Avec palme]
Belgium Ordre de Leopold [commander],
and Croix de Guerre,
The Serbian Order of the White Eagle [1st class], and the
Montenegrin Order of Prince Danilo

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Brian Tallboys
CH, KCB, AC, PC,

Born 7th June 1921 in Wanganui
Died 3rd June 2012 in Invercargill

During WW 2 he served in the RNZAF

After the war, he became a farmer in Southland.
Stood for, and won, the Wallace Electorate in the 1957 election.

Became the 7th Deputy PM on 12th December 1975 and served
until 4th March 1981 when a coup to take the PM’s job failed.

Appointed a CH on 8th May 1981, a CA,[Companion of Australia]
On 26th January 1982 for services to the Australian/New Zealand relations.
KCB on June 1991 for his Public Services.

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Leonard Thornton
KCB, CBE,

Born 15th October 1916 in Christchurch
Died 10th June 1999 in Wellington

Joined the RNZ Artillery in 1937 and served through the War in
various Artillery and Staff posts.

Shortly after the war, he was appointed Commander of the 2nd New
Zealand Division.

After holding a number of senior posts in the Army, including its
Commander, he was appointed Chief of Staff in 1965, for a six-year term.

He was later the NZ Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam in 1972.

Awarded the OBE in 1945
CBE in between 1956 and 1958
CB in 1962
KCB June 1967
MID twice during WW 2

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