Doug Ball (school inspector)
Douglas George Ball OBE OStJ (19 October 1895 – 8 February 1986) was a New Zealand teacher, school inspector and educational administrator. He was born in Wanganui, New Zealand, on 19 October 1895.[1]
In the 1946 New Year Honours, Ball was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, and in 1957 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John.[3]
References[]
- ^ Barrington, John. "Douglas George Ball". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 37410". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1973. p. 158.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 54. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
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