Enid McElwee


Frances Enid Milne was a New Zealand fencer, who represented her country at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Early life and family

Born Frances Enid Wheeler in Feilding on 24 March 1914, Milne was the daughter of Dorothy Maude Wheeler —the sister of Leon Götz—and Arthur Leslie Wheeler. She married George Portlock McElwee of Christchurch in 1936, but the couple later divorced, and she married Ian McIntosh Milne.

Fencing

McElwee was a member of the Canterbury Swords Club. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, she represented New Zealand in the individual women's foil. After recording three wins and three losses in the elimination pool, she progressed to the final pool where she had four wins and three losses to finish in fourth place overall.

Death

Milne died in Paekākāriki on 10 November 2001.