Blanche Carnachan

Blanche Eleanor Carnachan MBE JP (23 November 1871 – 22 March 1954) was a New Zealand teacher, educationalist and community worker. She was born in Cambridge, New Zealand, on 23 November 1871.[1]

In 1935, she was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2] In the 1939 King's Birthday Honours, Carnachan was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for social welfare services.[3]

References

  1. ^ Dalziel, Raewyn. "Blanche Eleanor Carnachan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ^ "No. 34633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1939. p. 3867.


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