Harvey Turner

Sir Harvey Turner CBE (11 September 1889 – 31 December 1983) was a New Zealand auctioneer, horticultural wholesaler and distributor, businessman. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1889.[1]

In the 1953 Coronation Honours Turner was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[2] He was made a Knight Bachelor for services to the fruit and produce industry in the 1967 New Year Honours.[3] He died in Auckland in 1983,[1] and was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 McClure, Margaret. "Harvey Turner". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39866. pp. 3003–3006. 26 May 1953. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44212. pp. 43–45. 30 December 1966. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Burial and cremation details". Purewa Cemetery & Crematorium. Retrieved 23 April 2015.


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