▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁Silver ▁J ub ile e ▁Medal . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Honor ary ▁Phys ician ▁to ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁as ▁Honor ary ▁Phys ician ▁to ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁▁▁ ▁B ower bank ▁was ▁Chief ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁R N Z AF ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Director - General ▁of ▁Medical ▁Services ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁and ▁Air ▁Force ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁B ower bank ▁was ▁made ▁K BE ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁a ▁Grand ▁Officer ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Orange - N ass au ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁services ▁to ▁first - a id ▁organizations , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁Grace ▁of ▁the ▁V ener able ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁B ower bank ▁married ▁Ma ud ▁Pick ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁great ▁uncle ▁of