
Eileen Beryl DAVIS
Also known as: née Atkinson
Born: 1887
Died: 16 July 1978
Special Achievements:1920 - The first woman in Victoria to be granted a license to ride at registered race meetings.
Additional Information:Pioneer of the Birchip/Wimmera district of Victoria.
Trainer of race and trotting horses, also for Show and Gymkhana.
Active in CWA, Red Cross and WWII Comfort Fund.
Resources
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Image - Eileen Beryl Davis and members of the Birchip Comforts Fund
Mrs E. B. Davis, Mrs Schofield, Mrs Scown, members of the Birchip Comforts Fund Committee, presenting the field ambulance to members of the Comforts Fund in Melbourne. Mrs Davis is first on the left.
from WMoA Eileen Beryl DAVIS file
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References
Ancestry.com:
Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Eileen Biryl Atkinson
Birth Date: Abt 1887
Birth Place: Warracknabeal, Victoria
Registration Year: 1887
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Frank Henry Atkinson
Mother: Jane Tester Ball
Registration Number: 15854Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Eileen Beryl Atkinson
Spouse Name: Edwd Stanley Davis
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1917
Registration Number: 1806Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Eileen Beryl Davis
Birth Year: abt 1886
Age: 92
Death Place: Birc, Victoria
Father's name: Frank Atkinson
Mother's name: Jean Ball
Registration Year: 1978
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 15514