Life Summary - Joyce Debenham (Joy) Seager - Australian Dictionary of Biography

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Seager, Joyce Debenham (Joy) (1899–1991)

Seager, Joyce Debenham (Joy) (1899–1991)
Alternative Names	Tearne, Joyce Debenham Henniker, Joyce Debenham
Born	20 September, 1899 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died	7 September, 1991 (aged 91) Mount Pleasant, South Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Education *	Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School (student, 1908-1914) Sydney Girls' High School (student, 1915-1917) University of Sydney (student, 1918-1923)
Occupation *	general practitioner (1925-1970) South Australia, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1966)

* Dates are approximate