Lawson Field (aviator)
Lawson Lysnar Copland Field OBE (11 February 1896 – 29 May 1981) was a New Zealand farmer and aerial-topdressing operator. He was born in Gisborne, New Zealand on 11 February 1896.[1]
In the 1967 Queen's Birthday Honours, Field was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to farming.[2]
There is a theatre in Gisborne, New Zealand named after him.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Geelen, Janic. "Lawson Lysnar Copland Field". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 44328". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 10 June 1967. p. 6312.
- ^ "LAWSON FIELD THEATRE". Gisborne Theatres. Gisborne District Council. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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