Bertha Bracey helped rescue and resettle refugees and children during World War Two.
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The plaque was unveiled by the Birmingham Civic Society and Bournville Village Trust at Bournville Quaker Meeting House."We knew that Aunty Bertha had an OBE, but we were never quite sure what it was for and she didn't really talk about it," he said. "She wasn't one for blowing her own trumpet.
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