Kathleen Gertrude Hurd-Wood

Kathleen Gertrude Hurd-Wood MBE (née Chitty, 1 August 1886 – 10 April 1965) was a New Zealand advocate for the hard of hearing. She was born in Kirikiriroa, New Zealand, on 1 August 1886.[1]

In the 1961 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hurd-Wood was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the League of Hard of Hearing.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Maclean, Joan. "Kathleen Gertrude Hurd-Wood". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 42372. p. 4184. 10 June 1961. Retrieved 23 April 2016.


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