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Laurel McAlister

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New Zealand welfare worker and community leader

Laurel Grace Barker McAlister MBE (20 October 1892 – 25 February 1981) was a New Zealand welfare worker and community leader. She was born in Temuka, New Zealand, on 20 October 1892.

In the 1946 New Year Honours, McAlister was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of her service as a member of the Women's War Service Auxiliary. In 1977, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.

References

  1. Garner, Jean. "Laurel Grace Barker McAlister". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "No. 37410". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 1 January 1946. p. 162.
  3. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 430. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.


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