Gladys Maeva Cumpston
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Born31 May 1887
Rosedale Victoria, Australia.
Died18 June 1975 (aged 88)
Resting placeRed Hill
OccupationsCommunity worker, horticulturist, Voluntary Aid Detachment personnel
Gladys Maeva Cumpston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1887 Rosedale Victoria, Australia. |
| Died | 18 June 1975 (aged 88) |
| Resting place | Red Hill |
| Occupations | Community worker, horticulturist, Voluntary Aid Detachment personnel |
| Known for | Gardening, community work, and braille transcript |
| Children | Three sons and four daughters |
Gladys Maeva Cumpston (1887–1975), was an Australia community worker, horticulturist, a braille transcriber and also a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment, born on 31 May 1887 at Rosedale Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3][4]
Gladys Marva Cumpston was born on 31 May 1887 at Rosedale Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3] She learned by Governesses and went to Shirley College and Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Melbourne.[1][2] John Howard Lidgett Cumpston, a Historian and first Federal Director of health at Australia, is the husband of Gladys.[1][2][5][6][7] Cumpston had three sons and four daughters.[6][7] After her husband's death in 1954, Cumpston promoted the publication of Johns historical research.[1]
