Identity area
Type of entity
Family
Authorized form of name
Laurie family
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
Alexander Somerville Laurie (1836-1875) was a pioneer of Central District of Queensland. His daughter Annie Margaret (Mrs H.G. Wheeler) received an OBE for her work in London for Australian troops during World War I. She was sometimes known as the 'Mother of the Anzacs'.