Elizabeth Viola Bell (4 June 1897 – 25 December 1990) was a New Zealand teacher, sports administrator and community leader. She was born in
San Francisco
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,
California
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, United States, on 4 June 1897.
In the
1976 New Year Honours
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, Bell was awarded the
British Empire Medal
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, for services to education, sport and cultural activities.
References
1897 births
1990 deaths
New Zealand educators
New Zealand women educators
People from San Francisco
New Zealand recipients of the British Empire Medal
American emigrants to New Zealand
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