Eira Friesen
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Eira Friesen (1 April 1917 – 11 December 2008) was a Welsh-born Canadian community activist, inducted into the Order of Canada in 2003 for services to women in Manitoba.
Eira Alice Charles was born in Wales, the daughter of Major John Leslie Charles, chief engineer for the Canadian National Railway, and Helena Violet Hamilton Charles.[1] Her brother John Hamilton Charles was killed in action during World War II, in 1942, as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Eira attended St. Mary's Academy as a young woman, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Manitoba.[2]