One (to me) unexpected outcome of my report was decoration with the Member of the British Empire (MBE) award in 19 July, 1945, on the recommendation of Colonel G. W. G. Maitland, DDMS, 2 Aust Corps. The citation read:
Major Fenner has been Malariologist attached to NEWGUINEAFORCE, 1943–44 and has been responsible for the coordinated control of malaria throughout those areas of PAPUA and NEW GUINEA occupied by Australian troops.
In the Technical Administration of the Malaria Control Units he has exhibited a devotion to duty exceeding that normally required of an officer and has contributed to the scientific knowledge of malaria control in the Army.
Through the coordinated functioning of the Malaria Control Units under Major Fenner’s administration and the improved anti-malaria discipline in the Force, the incidence of malaria in the troops is now reduced to a minimum.