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.
References
1888 births
1977 deaths
Servants
People from the Northland Region
New Zealand recipients of the British Empire Medal
New Zealand domestic workers
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