Pearl Howard 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 December 2011.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44602. p. 6341. 8 June 1968. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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