Sir Victor Caddy Davies OBE JP (3 May 188726 March 1977) was a New Zealand nurseryman and horticulturist. He was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand, on 3 May 1887.[1]

In the 1954 Queen's Birthday Honours, Davies was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to horticulture.[2] In 1968 he was awarded the Loder Cup.[3] He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1977 New Year Honours, also for service to horticulture.[4]

References

  1. Fryer, Arthur. "Victor Caddy Davies". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "No. 40190". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 10 June 1954. p. 3300.
  3. Jellyman, Alan (2011). "Sir Victor Davies and the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture" (PDF). RNZIH. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. "No. 47104". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1976. p. 41.


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