Elsie Smith

Elsie Smith MBE (8 September 1881 – 4 May 1968) was a New Zealand nurse, Anglican deaconess and missionary. She was born in Kingstone Lisle, Berkshire, England, on 8 September 1881.[1] She lived and worked in Whanganui River settlements for 33 years.

In the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours, Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, recognising her service as a nurse in the Maori Anglican Mission on the Whanganui River.[2]

References
  1. Kirk, Huia. "Elsie Smith". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "No. 40499". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 9 June 1955. p. 3303.


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