Background
He was born in Wellington on 22 February 1892.
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Patrick Twomey
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Twomey devoted most of life in service of lepers and sufferers of tropical diseases in the South West Pacific. He was also awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur by the French in 1956. Twomey died in Suva on 1 August 1963.
Membership
He was a member of the Leper Trust Board, and served as its secretary from 1942 until his death in 1963. He also served as a member of the Home Guard during World World War World War II In the 1947 New Year Honours Twomey was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
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New Zealand