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BUCK Peter Henry (Te Rangihiroa)

16/593, Major, NZ Medical Corps, att NZ (Maori) Pioneer Battalion, WW1

CITATION

Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

Gazetted 13 June 1946, p2835

Director of Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and Professor of Anthropology, Yale University. For services to Science and Literature.

Distinguished Service Order

Gazetted 4 June 1917, p5476

For distinguished service in the field in France and Flanders

Mention in Despatches

Gazetted 4 january 1917, p262

For good work and devotion to duty during the period August 28th / October 2nd 1916.  During this period Major BUCK has been constant in his

efforts to keep the work of the Battalion going and his example and activity have had a great effect in keeping Maori half of the Battalion up to the

standard of work which was set them.  On two occasions he had charge of half the Battalion on important night digging operations.  Major Buck as

Senior Maori Officer has rendered invaluable service to the Maori race.  By his judgement, tach and example he has inspired the Maori's with a high

sence of duty and maintained their traditional  warlike spirit

Mention in Despatches

Gazetted 1 June 1917, p5430

For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty.  Field Marshal D. Haig, Commander -in-Chief, British Armies in France, despatch of

9 Aoril 1917

Royal Order of the North Star (Sweden)

Awarded 1949

KNOWN AWARDS

Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Distinguished Service Order

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

       Mention in Despatches (2)

Silver Jubilee Medal 1935

Royal Order of the North Star (Sweden)

NOTES

Born 1877, Urenui, New Zealand

Died 1951, Hawaii, USA

Ashes buried 1954 at Otoki, North Taranaki, New Zealand