Biography: Bockett, Herbert Leslie

Herbert Leslie Bockett (right) and his twin brother Arthur, May 1975

Herbert Leslie Bockett and his brother Arthur

In 1961 Bert Bockett (left) was invested with a CMG; in May 1975 his twin brother Arthur received the same award.

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John E. Martin. 'Bockett, Herbert Leslie', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2578/herbert-leslie-bockett-and-his-brother-arthur (accessed 4 June 2026).