Patrick Twomey

Patrick Joseph Twomey

MBE (22 February 1892 – 1963) was a New Zealand Marist brother, meter reader and leprosy fund-raiser. He was born in Wellington on 22 February 1892.^[1]

Twomey devoted most of life in service of

lepers and sufferers of tropical diseases in the South West Pacific. He was a member of the Leper Trust Board, and served as its secretary from 1942 until his death in 1963.^[1] He also served as a member of the Home Guard during World War II

.

In the

Légion d’honneur by the French in 1956. Twomey died in Suva on 1 August 1963.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Laracy, Hugh. "Patrick Joseph Twomey". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 32.
^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

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[DNZB_Twomey-1] Laracy, Hugh. "Patrick Joseph Twomey". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[2] "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 32.

[3] "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

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