Edith Lucy Oldbury (née Morfett; 26 May 1888 – 13 September 1977), was a New Zealand domestic servant, storekeeper and community leader. She was born in

Kamo The name Kamo may refer to the following: Places Japan (Note: ''kamo'' ( 鴨), is the common word for ''duck'' in Japanese, but the following names do not necessarily mean ''duck'' and are not necessarily written with that character.) * Kamo, N ...

, New Zealand, in 1888. In the 1972 Queen's Birthday Honours, Oldbury was awarded the

British Empire Medal The British Empire Medal (BEM; formerly British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British and Commonwealth award for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. The current honour was created in 1922 to ...

, for services to the community.

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1888 births 1977 deaths Servants People from the Northland Region New Zealand recipients of the British Empire Medal New Zealand domestic workers {{NewZealand-bio-stub