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Thomas Garland (broadcaster)

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Thomas Threader Garland MBE (7 February 1877 – 7 July 1964) was a New Zealand businessman, broadcaster, Methodist lay preacher and choirmaster. He was born in London, England, on 7 February 1877.[1]

In the 1951 King's Birthday Honours, Garland was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the community, especially as a conductor of children's choirs.[2] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[3]

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  1. ^ Day, Patrick. "Thomas Threader Garland". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 39245". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1951. p. 3100.
  3. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 413. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.