Geoffrey Newland Roberts

Sir Geoffrey Newland Roberts CBE AFC (8 December 1906 – 27 August 1995) was a New Zealand military aviator and leader, and airline manager. He was born in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand in 1906.[1]

Roberts was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1941.[2] In 1946 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his service in operations against the Japanese.[3] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to aviation in the 1973 New Year Honours.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Lockstone, Brian. "Geoffrey Newland Roberts". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 35204. p. 3752. 1 July 1941. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37508. p. 1483. 19 March 1946. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45861. p. 33. 1 January 1973. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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