• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE6620

Foster, Ruby Jessie

  • MBE
  • Birth name Aitken, Ruby Jessie
(1893 – 1974)
  • Born 1893, Berrigan New South Wales Australia
  • Died 1974, Packenham Victoria Australia
  • Occupation Community stalwart, Community worker, Red Cross leader, Social worker, Tennis player

Summary

Ruby Foster was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1958 for social welfare services in Gippsland in Victoria. She was heavily involved with the Red Cross in Gippsland and Maffra, serving as president of the Maffra branch from 1941.

Events

  • 1958

    Social welfare services in Gippsland in Victoria

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)