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]

  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.