Denis Blundell

Sir Denis Blundell
GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QSO
Sir Denis Blundell GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QSO
12th Governor-General of New Zealand
	In office; 27 September 1972 – 5 October 1977
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Jack Marshall; Norman Kirk; Hugh Watt (Acting); Bill Rowling; Robert Muldoon;
Preceded by	The Lord Porritt
Succeeded by	Sir Keith Holyoake
Personal details
Born	29 May 1907; Wellington, New Zealand
Died	24 September 1984 (aged 77); Townsville, Queensland, ; Australia
Spouse	June Daphne Halligan (m. 1945)
Relatives	Henry Blundell ; (great-grandfather)
Profession	Lawyer, diplomat
Military service
Allegiance	New Zealand
Branch/service	2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Years of service	1939–1944
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands	23rd Battalion
Battles/wars	Second World War North African Campaign; Italian Campaign;
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Sir Edward Denis Blundell, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QSO (29 May 1907 – 24 September 1984) was a New Zealand lawyer, cricketer and diplomat who served as the 12th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1972 to 1977.

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