Elizabeth Pinfold (née Marks, 1859–1927) was a
New Zealand recipient of the Belgian
Queen Elisabeth Medal
The Queen Elisabeth Medal ( nl, Koningin Elisabeth Medaille, french: Médaille de la reine Élisabeth) was a Belgian decoration created by royal decree in October 1916 to recognise exceptional services to Belgium in the relief of the suffering of ...
for her work supporting Belgian soldiers in
World War I.
Pinfold was born in 1895 the daughter of Captain Marks of Tauranga. In World War I she was active in the Belgian Relief Fund. Learning that Belgian soldiers needed clothing she wrote to newspapers around New Zealand to gather donations of clothing for needy Belgian refugees and soldiers.
In recognition of her contribution to the war effort she was one of 33 New Zealand women awarded the
Queen Elisabeth Medal
The Queen Elisabeth Medal ( nl, Koningin Elisabeth Medaille, french: Médaille de la reine Élisabeth) was a Belgian decoration created by royal decree in October 1916 to recognise exceptional services to Belgium in the relief of the suffering of ...
(Médaille de la Reine Elisabeth) by the Belgian government.
Pinfold died in an accident in
Karori, Wellington in 1927.
She was buried in the
Karori Cemetery. In 2017 a commemorative plaque was unveiled on her grave.
References
External links
'Supporting the War Effort' on New Zealand History website– background to New Zealanders receiving the Queen Elisabeth Medal
19th-century births
1927 deaths
Burials at Karori Cemetery
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