Thyra Bethell

Thyra Talvase Bethell MBE (née Beetham, 5 December 1882 – 16 November 1972) was a New Zealand Red Cross organizer and women's community leader. She was born at Brancepeth Station, Wairarapa, New Zealand, on 5 December 1882.^[1]

In 1918, Bethell was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services in connection with the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John.^[2] In 1953, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.^[3]

References

^ Gardner, W. J. "Marmaduke Bethell". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "No. 30935". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 October 1918. p. 11773.
^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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[DNZB_Bethell-1] Gardner, W. J. "Marmaduke Bethell". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[2] "No. 30935". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 October 1918. p. 11773.

[3] "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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