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Joe Gock
Joe (Moo Lock) Gock Queen's Service Medal, QSM (1928 – ) is a New Zealand Horticulture, horticulturalist. With his wife Fay Gock, Fay Wong Gock, he made numerous innovations in the growing and selling of fruit and vegetables. Their contributions received multiple awards, most notably Horticulture New Zealand's Bledisloe Cup for their development of a black rot-resistant strain of kūmara, an indigenous sweet potato integral to Māori people, Maori cuisine that was almost wiped out in the 1950s. Early life He was born Gock Moo Lok (郭武樂) in 1928 in the village of Jook So Yuen, China. In 1940 he came with his mother to New Zealand as a Chinese New Zealanders, refugee from the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese occupation of China. He attended school for four years before leaving to work in his father's market garden in the Hawke's Bay Region. They moved to Auckland in 1949, and the business became known as Kwong Sing & Sons. Family business Gock met Fay Gock, Fay Wong on a deli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Service Medal
The Queen's Service Medal is a medal awarded by the government of New Zealand to recognise and reward volunteer service to the community and also public service in elected or appointed public office. It was established in 1975 and is related to the Queen's Service Order. The QSM replaced the Imperial Service Medal as an award of New Zealand. Appearance 1975–2007 The original medal was made of sterling silver, in diameter. The obverse bears the same effigy of The Queen as the badge of the Queen's Service Order. Surrounding the effigy are the Royal styles and titles "ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F.D.". The reverse depicts the New Zealand Coat of Arms surrounded by the inscription "The Queen's Service Medal" and the name of the sub-division either "for Community Service" or "for Public Services". The initials and name of the recipient is engraved on the rim of the Medal. The medals were made by the Royal Mint. 2007–present The current medal is also made of sterling silve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |