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Douglas, Mary Stewart (May) (1904–1999)

Girl Guide commissioner and army officer

Mary Douglas, by B. Thomas, 1945

Mary Douglas, by B. Thomas, 1945

State Library of South Australia, b20779963

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Mary Douglas, by B. Thomas, 1945

Mary Douglas, by B. Thomas, 1945

State Library of South Australia, b20779963

Life Summary [details]

Birth

20 January, 1904
Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia

Death

6 May, 1999 (aged 95)
North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Cause of Death

unknown

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

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