SPENCE George Archibald Douglas

3422, Chaplain Captain, New Zealand Chaplains Department

1038, Frontiersman, Legion of Frontiersmen

CITATION

Officer of the Most Honourable Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Gazetted 11 December 1945, p6059

CITATION

Military Cross

Gazetted 8 September 1942, p3949

CITATION

Mention in Despatches

Gazetted

KNOWN AWARDS

Order of the British Empire (OBE) military

Military Cross

1939-45 Star

Africa Star

Italy Star

Defence Medal

War Service Medal

Mention in Despatches

New Zealand War Medal

Efficiency Decoration

NOTES

Born 8 February 1901 Feilding, New Zealand

Died 10 January 1974 Wellington, New Zealand

Buried

After leaving school he worked in his Father's drapery business and represented Manawatu as a wing three-quarter

Founding member of the Feilding Interdenominational Bible Class 1920

A lay preacher, and influenced by Rev. George Budd, decided to study for ministry.

Home Missionary Rewa Wanganui Presbytery  1927

Auckland University College 1928

Sawyers Bay Dunedin Presbytery  1931-1933 (including part of period while in Hall)

Theological Hall, Dunedin 1932-1934

Licensed by Auckland Presbytery 24 October 1934

Ordained Knox Parnell Auckland Presbytery 22 November 1934 - resigned 18 February 1940

Chaplain 2nd NZEF during World War Two; Senior Chaplain 1944 (wife in Red Cross, in Egypt)

Awarded the Military Cross “A well deserved tribute to courage and devotion to duty”.

Seatoun Wellington Presbytery   26 April 1946

Mornington Dunedin DnP  29 November 1951  retired 31 March 1966

In retirement he supplied some months at St Anselms Karori and Trentham; then part-time Assistant Minister Knox Church Lower Hutt for 5 years

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