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Margaret Helen Berry (1874–1942)

Born, Toronto, Canada. Daughter of the late William Thomson, Esq., and the late Bessie Stephen Thomson, Scotland. Wife of Walter Wimble Berry, Esq., Managing Director of Henry Berry & Company, who during the Great War, was acting Colonel, and later Major to the Australian Forces, and was also attached to the Canadian Militia; member of the Committee of the Legacy Club; son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Berry.

CHARITIES. Member of the Eye and Ear Hospital Auxiliary. During the Great War, worked actively in the interests of the Red Cross and St. Dunstan’s Hospital for the Blind in England.

HOBBIES. Golf, Reading.

CLUB. Forum Club, Sydney, N. S. W.

ADDRESS. Grange Road, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria.

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'Berry, Margaret Helen (1874–1942)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/berry-margaret-helen-18575/text30229, accessed 9 September 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Thomson, Margaret Helen
Birth

1874
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Death

15 December, 1942 (aged ~ 68)
Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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