Marion (Minnie) Carrie THOMAS
- Born: Mar 1877, Belvedere, Dartford, Kent, England
General Notes:
Census 1901, London, Whitechapel,the London Hospital. Hospital Nurse, Single, age 24, born Belvedere, Kent
Census 1911, Northallerton, Yorkshire. Head, Hospital Matron, single, age 34, born Belvedere, Kent.
Moatron of the Infirmary , Dudley Road, Birmingham in 1914. See: http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME053-1914/page059-volume53-18thjuly1914.pdf
London Gazette 21 June 1918: Miss Marion Thomas, Matron, T.N.F.S., 2/1st South'n Gen. Hospl., Birmingham, awarded the Royal Red Cross First Class by the War Office.
TFNS: Territorial Force Nursing Service.
The Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing.
Her name appears on the Board of Guardians in Birmingham:
This striking memorial is unusual, in that it commemorates not only those killed in a war, but also those who fought and returned.
It has been moved to the Council House, near to the main reception. It is not in a public area, but may be viewed on request. The panels on either side are headed: Officials who served in the Great War 1914-1918
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