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Sir Denis Blundell at the St John AGM

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Sir Denis Blundell at the St John AGM

Governor-General Sir Denis Blundell (centre) chairs the priory chapter of the Order of St John’s annual general meeting in 1975. Patron of the order from 1920, the governor-general became knight commander from 1944 and then prior from 1946, when the commandery was upgraded to a priory.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1975/2573

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Gavin McLean, Governors and governors-general – Community duties, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33655/sir-denis-blundell-at-the-st-john-agm (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gavin McLean, published 30 January 2012.