Date of birth

5 December 1913 at Timaru

Died

15 July 1993 at Kent, England

Parents

Dr George Edward Gabites CBE FRCS and Mary McLachlan

Married

Anna Dora Lunghetti, 1946 daughter of Prof B Lunghetti, Siena, Italy

Children

Three daughters

Education

• Timaru Boys' High School (Head Prefect)
• University of Canterbury (BA)

Military service

• New Zealand Artillery 1941-43
• 2 NZEF, 4th Field Regiment, 14th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
• 6th "Field Regiment" 1943-46 (Lt twice)
• Life Member of New Zealand Returned Services Association
• Holder of the Badge of the Association in Gold – NZRSA's most prestigious award

Career

• Teacher St Peter's Cambridge 1937-41
• Internal Affairs Department 1946-47
• Department of External Affairs 1947
• Canberra 1949-51
• Head of Information Division, Wellington 1951-53
• Official Secretary, Ottawa 1953-56
• Councillor, Paris 1956-59
• Charge d'Affaires Paris 1959-60
• Consul General, New York 1960-65
• Member New Zealand United Nations Delegates 1960-64
• High Commissioner, Western Samoa 1965-68
• Administrator Tokelau Islands 1965-68
• Assistant Secretary Wellington 1968-69
• Senior Commissioner South Pacific Commission 1968-69
• Ambassador to France 1969-75
• Permanent Representative to OECD 1970-75
• Ambassador to Holy See 1973-75 (retirement)

Sports

• Captain of 1st XI Cricket, Timaru Boys' High School
• 1st XV Rugby
• 1st XI Cricket Team Canterbury University

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021