Marie Kathryn Kays OAMBorn: 25-05-1924 Died: 16-10-2019 Life Member-RSL 2012
LVRSL Life Member: 2012. LVRSL Club Patron.
LVRSL Vice Patron: 2013
LVRSL Womens Auxiliary: President: 200, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
RSL Tasmania - Womens Auxiliary: President: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. Secretary: 1980, 1981,1988, 1989.
RSL Tasmania - Womens Auxiliary: Secretary: 1980, 1981,1988, 1989.
RSL Womens Auxiliary: Life Membership 1991
RSL Womens Auxiliary: Certificate of Merit and Gold Badge 1986
RSL Womens Auxiliary Life Membership, and RSL Womens Auxiliary Certificate of Merit and Gold Badge confirmed by Ms Rita Chequer, Secretary, RSL Women's Auxiliary, Tasmanian State Branch 04 March 2025.
LVRSL WOMENS AUXILIARY: Life Member and Gold Badge 2003
Source: LVRSL Admin - List of Womens Auxiliary Financial Members 2003
Note: The awards of ‘Certificate of Merit & Gold Badge’, and ‘Women’s Auxiliary Life Membership’ are RSL awards
National President of the War Widows Guild of Australia (now Australian War Widows Inc) from 1992 until 1994.
Note: In a speech to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Lenah Valley RSL Womens Auxiliary, held on Tuesday 1st May 2007, President Marie Kays OAM noted that:
“Long serving office bearers include:
Betty Grubb – 18 years Treasurer and 7 years as President.
Betty Coppin – 18 years as Secretary.
Marie Kays – 10 years as President and 8 years as Secretary.”….
Honours: Medal of the Order of Australia - OAM
Name |
Mrs Marie Kathryn KAYS |
Award |
Medal of the Order of Australia |
Post-Nominal |
OAM |
Date Granted |
26th of January, 1995 |
State |
TAS |
Suburb |
LENAH VALLEY |
Postcode |
7008 |
Citation |
For service to veterans and war widows particularly as national president of the War Widows Guild of Australia.
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Media Note |
n/a |
Announcement Event |
Australia Day 1995 Honours List |
Award ID |
874917 |
Source: 'It's an honour' - The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/874917
Link to 'It's an honour' - The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/874917
National President of the War Widows Guild of Australia (now Australian War Widows Inc) from 1992 until 1994. The role of National President is to
advocate for war widows nationally and to also represent our organisation at a national level.
Link to Australian War Widows Inc: https://warwidows.org.au/
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