Pearl Dawson

Pearl Howard Dawson BEM (29 April 1887 – 16 May 1987) was a New Zealand veterinarian, hockey and cricket player, and sports administrator. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 29 April 1887.[1]

In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, Dawson was awarded the British Empire Medal, for services to women's sport in Auckland, particularly hockey and cricket.[2]

References
  1. Coney, Sandra. "Pearl Howard Dawson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "No. 44602". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 8 June 1968. p. 6341.


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