Morgan, Dorothy Sheila (Sheila), 1921–2018 (Person)

SummaryAlso known as Sheila Morgan.

Daughter of Henry Morgan and Dorothy Rosa Simmonds. Listed at Timaru in the 1938 School Certificate examination results. Served with the Women’s Royal New Zealand Naval Service (WRNZNS). Served as Tauranga’s Chief or City Librarian during the 1970s, overseeing development of the city library network and its children’s services. Lived at 21 Ranginui Street, Tauranga. Retired in 1981. Later lived in South Canterbury. Died at McKenzie Healthcare, Geraldine, on 13 September 2018, the day after her 97th birthday.SourcesBay of Plenty Times, 29 April 1975Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS)Magic show at Tauranga Children's LibraryPae Korokī: The library network in TaurangaObituaryCemetary record

Chief Librarian D. S. Morgan in 1975.
Part of Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-24903

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First Name(s)Dorothy SheilaSurnameMorganAlso Known asSheila MorganMiss D.S. MorganDate of Birth12 September 1921Date of Death13 September 2018Place of DeathTimaruyPlace of Burial/CremationTimaru CemeteryOccupationLibrarianNavy

Whānau

MotherMorgan, Dorothy Rosa née SimmondsFatherMorgan, HenrySiblingsMollyRichardJohn “Jack”Peter

Military Service

Armed ForceWomen's Royal Naval Service (WRNS)Service NumberWWII NZW 0293

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OrganisationsTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries, 1871- (Organisation)

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Morgan, Dorothy Sheila (Sheila), 1921–2018 (Person)