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Vera Deakin White OBE (25 December 1891 – 9 August 1978), also known as Lady White, was an Australian humanitarian known for her long involvement with the Australian Red Cross. In 1915, aged 23, she established the Australian Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau to assist the families of soldiers.
Vera Deakin, Lady White, OBE (25 de dezembro de 1891 - 9 de agosto de 1978) foi uma humanitária australiana conhecida pelo seu longo envolvimento com a Cruz Vermelha australiana. Em 1915, aos 23 anos, ela criou o Australian Wounded and Missing Inquiry Bureau para ajudar as famílias dos soldados.
Vera Deakin White (1891-1978), Red Cross worker, was born on 25 December 1891 at South Yarra, Melbourne, third and youngest daughter of Victorian-born parents Alfred Deakin, barrister and later prime minister, and his wife Elizabeth Martha Anne ('Pattie'), née Browne.
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Summary. Vera White (née Deakin) the daughter of Australian Prime Minister Alfred Deakin and his philanthropic wife Pattie was appointed an Officer of the British Empire for her work with the Red Cross during the First World War. She received her award on 15 March 1918. Details.
Deakin was awarded the OBE in 1918. That same year she met Thomas White, an army officer who had recently escaped from Turkish captivity, and the couple married two years later. White pursued a political career with considerable assistance from Deakin.
Her group's work to find answers for families of missing servicemen in WWI & WWII was critical to Australia's war effort particularly for families back in Australia. Her work also highlights the brutality of war and loss of life of Australians on the frontlines at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in Europe.
Birth. 25 December , 1891 South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Death. 9 August , 1978 (aged 86) South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Religious Influence.
