New Zealand Antarctic Veterans Association

New Zealand Recipients of the Polar Medal

1958

Ayres Harry H

Balham (Dr) Ronald W

Bates Jim G

Bucknell Ernest Selwyn

Carlyon Roy A

Claydon (Sqn Ldr) John R

Cranfield (F/O) William J

Douglas Murray H

Ellis Murray R

Gawn John Edward

Gerard Vern B

Gunn Bernard M

Haslop (Fl Lt) Gordon

Hatherton (Dr) Trevor

Hillary Sir Edmund

Humphries John G Hallett Station

Ingham C E Hallett Station

Langevad Michael W Hallett Station

Lowe (OBE) W George

MacDonald WJP

Miller Sir J Holmes

Mulgrew Peter D

Orr R Herbert

Sandford H Neil

Tarr (Sgt) L W

Warren Guyon

[Marsh George W] awarded a clasp

1969

Burrows Albert Leon

Clark Colin Maxwell

Ford Malcolm R

GravesonJames Frances

Harrington Hillary John

Hayter Adrian Goldenough

Heine Arnold John

Herbert Walter William English

Hewson Donald William

Hunt Peter John

Judd Brian Maxwell

King Geoffrey Alan

Lewis Arthur George English

Logie William Raymond

Lowe David Reginald

Lucy William Robert

Massam David Graham

Matterson Garth John

Otway Peter Miles

Pain Kevin Patrick

Prebble Michael Maynard

Robb Rutherglen Murray Posthumus

Roberts Athol Renouf

Salmon Kenneth James

Sandford Brian Phillip

Sheehan Maurice James

Thomson Robert Baden

Wise Kenneth Charles

Yates Peter Alexander

1972

Johnson Ian Phillip

Lowe Harold Phillip

Webb William James

1978

Barker (Major) James Richard

Barrett Peter John

Bromley Anthony Maurice

Hoffman Jack Edward

Laird Malcolm Gordon

Wilson Alexander Thomas

1984

Dawrant Allan John

Rankin James Sidney

Skinner David Norman

Thomson John Reuben

Weatherall Kevin McIntyre

Wing Michael Roger

1986

Lewis Gary Hendry

McKelvey Barrie Cooper

Nelson Peter Robert

Roper Charles Ashley

Saxby Eric John

Slattery Leo Bernard

1990

Pyne Alex (Geologist)

Varcoe Garth Edwin (Technical Services Officer NZARP)

1991

Campbell Iain (Biologist)

Claridge Graeme (Soil Scientist)

Macdonald John (Soil Scientist)

1993

Bradshaw Margaret (first NZ woman, only other woman was Lady Virginia Twiselton-Wykeham Fiennes)

NEW ZEALAND ANTARCTIC MEDAL

In November 2006 the NZ Govt announced that there was to be a New Zealand a NZ Antarctic Medal to replace the awards of the Antarctic Medal, and the first recipients were announced in the New Years Honours List just one month later. A full copy of the Royal Warrant can be viewed here.

2006

BRADSHAW Prof John Dudley

ERB Dr Karl

HOWARD-WILLIAMS Dr Clive

2007

DAVEY Dr Frederick John

HASKELL Dr Timothy George

2010

BARRETT Prof Peter John

HARROWFIELD Dr David Lawrence

NAISH Prof Timothy Raymond

PYNE Mr Alexander Richard

2013

GREEN Thomas George Alan

NORRIS Baden Nolan, QSO

2015

SANSON Lewis Vernon