Sir Victor Caddy Davies (3May 188726March 1977) was a New Zealand nurseryman and horticulturist. He was born in

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, New Zealand, on 3 May 1887. In the 1954 Queen's Birthday Honours, Davies was appointed an

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, for services to horticulture. In 1968 he was awarded the

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. He was made a

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in the 1977 New Year Honours, also for service to horticulture.

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1887 births 1977 deaths New Zealand horticulturists New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from New Plymouth New Zealand Knights Bachelor New Zealand justices of the peace {{NewZealand-bio-stub