Marian Gamwell | |
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| Born | Antonia Marian Gamwell 28 July 1891 |
| Died | 13 May 1977 (aged 85) Jersey, UK |
| Education | Roedean School |
| Parent(s) | Frederick Robison Gamwell and Marian Antonia Bankart |
(Antonia) Marian Gamwell OBE (28 July 1891 – 13 May 1977) was a United Kingdom volunteer ambulance driver and commanding officer of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY). She served with her sister Hope Gamwell during World War I and they then ran a farm in what is now Zambia. They both became pilots. They returned to the UK for World War Two and Marian commanded the FANYs after a row with the ATS. After the war they returned to Zambia before retiring to Jersey.