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Name	Freda Evelyn Gibson
Alternative Names	Freda Kennedy Freda Ehmcke
Born	7 February, 1908 Fullarton, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	12 June, 1977 (aged 69) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	Walford Anglican School for Girls (Adelaide) (student, 1913-1919) Poltoonga Girls' School (St Peter's Adelaide) (student, 1920-1922) Presbyterian Ladies' College (Adelaide) (student, 1923-1925) University of Adelaide (student, 1926-1930)
Occupation or Descriptor *	general practitioner (1933-1977) South Australia, Australia flying doctor (1937-1954) South Australia, Australia surgeon (1937-1954) South Australia, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1946)
Legacies *	Freda Gibson Circuit (Theodore, ACT) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate