William_Whitlock_(journalist)

William Whitlock (journalist)

William Whitlock (journalist)

New Zealand journalist, newspaper editor and proprietor

William Arthur Whitlock CBE (1891–1977) was a notable New Zealand journalist, newspaper editor and proprietor. He was born in Nelson, New Zealand, in 1891.[1]

In 1953, Whitlock was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] In the 1961 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to journalism.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Sulzberger, J. J. L. "William Arthur Whitlock". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    "No. 42372". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 10 June 1961. p. 4184.


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