Lillian Georgina (Jacob) Frank A.M. M.B.E (1930 - 2022)

Born 16 Jan 1930 in Rangoon, Burma

Died 12 Aug 2022 at age 92 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Lillian (Jacob) Frank A.M. M.B.E is Notable.

Lillian Georgina Jacob was born in January 1930 of Jewish parents in Rangoon Burma. Here parent are believed to have been Mozes Jacobs and his wife Aziza (nee Solomon).

After being evacuated, firstly to India, she was then sent to the United Kingdom during World War II. Finally she found her way to Australia in the 1950s. Starting out as first a hairdresser to Melbourne's elite and later a fashion designer and Newspaper Columnist. She was highly involved in charities such as the Royal Children's Hospital and Odyssey House, Melbourne and received Australian and also British Commonwealth Honours for her Philanthropy.

Lilian Jacob married Richard Frank in 1966, and they had two daughters. As yet I cannot ascertain where they was married, if anyone can provide a reference that would be greatly appreciated.

1977 – Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), for services to charities.

1991 – Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for service to the community.

2001 – Awarded the Centenary Medal, for services to the community through fund-raising and charity.

She passed away in August 2022 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Sources

• Lillian Frank from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 17th of December, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Frank

• Lillian Georgina FRANK via the Women's Museum of Australia website. retrieved on the 17th of December, 2022.

• ‘'The original influencer'’: Socialite and philanthropist Lillian Frank dies at 92 By Jackson Graham. Updated August 13, 2022. via the AGE NEWSPAPER website. retrieved on the 17th of December, 2022.

• Mrs Lillian Georgina FRANK, MBE & Mrs Lillian Georgina FRANK from the Australian Honours Search Facility hosted by the Australian Government's Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet website. retrieved on the 17th of December, 2022.

• Mrs Lillian FRANK Award: Centenary Medal from the Australian Honours Search Facility hosted by the Australian Government's Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet website. retrieved on the 17th of December, 2022.

• Frank, Lillian Georgina (1936 - ) AM, MBE published in 2000. © Copyright in The Australian Women's Register (owned by the Australian Women's Archives Program). retrieved on the 17th of December, 2022.

Further Reading

• Lillian Frank Biography from the IMDB database. retrieved on the 17th of December, 2022.

• GRECIAN LINE from The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) of Wednesday 19 October 1955, Page 7. first accessed on TROVE on the 17th of December, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71702512?

• WOMEN'S INTERESTS from The Australian Jewish Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1935 - 1968) of Friday 21 August 1964, Page 17. first accessed on TROVE on the 17th of December, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/265922332?