• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: IMP0158

MacKay, Vivienne

  • OBE, S.S St J
  • Maiden name Plews, Vivienne
(1906 – 2000)
  • Born 19 February, 1906, Cheshire England
  • Died 13 October, 2000, Victoria Australia
  • Occupation Red Cross leader

Summary

Vivienne MacKay, née Plews, was a prominent member of both the Victorian and National Divisions of the Australian Red Cross Society from 1940-1978. She graduated from superintendent of the Red Cross Transport Company in 1940 to divisional commandant in 1945, and served as deputy chairman of the Victorian Division from 1952-1978. She was a member of the National Council from 1948-1978. She became a life member in 1955 and also served as Red Cross member of the National Florence Nightingale Committee from 1949. She was appointed as Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1958 for her services to the Red Cross Society.

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