Laurel Grace Barker McAlister MBE (20 October 1892 25 February 1981) was a New Zealand welfare worker and community leader. She was born in Temuka, New Zealand, on 20 October 1892.[1]

In the 1946 New Year Honours, McAlister was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of her service as a member of the Women's War Service Auxiliary.[2] In 1977, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

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  1. Garner, Jean. "Laurel Grace Barker McAlister". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "No. 37410". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 1 January 1946. p. 162.
  3. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 430. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.