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Name	Edith Janet Mayo
Alternative Names	Edith Janet Simpson
Born	28 April, 1915 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	29 July, 1995 (aged 80) Burnside, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Related Entries	[View as tree] Mayo, Herbert (father-in-law) Simpson, Alfred Muller (grandfather) Vasey, Jessie Mary (colleague)
Education *	Creveen School (Adelaide) (student, 1928-1932) University of Adelaide (student, 1933-1934)
Occupation *	socialite (1933-1939) South Australia, Australia community worker (1946-1995) South Australia, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1967) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1977)
Key Organisations *	Good Neighbour Council (Adelaide) (member) South Australian Council of Social Service (member) War Widows' Guild of Australia (SA) (member, 1946-1995) War Widows' Guild of Australia (SA) (president, 1947-1990) War Widows' Guild of Australia (national) (president, 1966-1977)

* Dates are approximate