Ironic
That Turing himself had no time for such trivial trinkets, being more interested in important questions.
The award of the OBE was and is a standing reproach to the British government. Like Tim Berners-Lee, Turing deserved to be made an earl at least for his immense contributions to mathematics, philosophy, science and computing. As well as helping to win the war.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
