George Vincent Gerard, CBE, MC (24 November 1898 – 14 January 1984) was the seventh Anglican Bishop of Waiapu, serving from 1938 to 1944. He served with distinction in both World Wars. Gerard was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch. He came to England in 1917 and joined the Inns of Court Regiment and was soon offered a commission with the East Kents(the Buffs). He served in France and earned a Military Cross. He then obtained a degree at Brasenose College,Oxford and was ordained in 1923 He returned to New Zealand and embarked on his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Timaru. Later he was Vicar of Pahiatua then Petone and finally (before his appointment to the episcopate) of St Matthew, Auckland. He served as Senior Chaplain to the NZ forces when the Second World War broke out bu