Muriel Thompson

Muriel Thompson MM (10 June 1875 – 3 March 1939) was a decorated Scottish World War I ambulance driver, racing driver and suffragist.

Early life and family Muriel Annie Thompson was born on 10 June 1875 in Aberdeen, Scotland to Agnes Marion Williamson (1846–1926), the second wife of Cornelius Thompson, a shipowner and marine architect, the fifth of eight children. Her paternal grandfather George Thompson was Laird of Pitmedden, founded of the Aberdeen Line shipping line, and had been Lord Provost of Aberdeen and an MP (1852) for the city. the Ladies' Bracelet Handicap. She won in her brother's Austin racing car, called Pobble, with a speed of .

Thompson was hired as a chauffeur for the Women's Social and Political Union, and drove Emmeline Pankhurst on her national tour in 1909.

First World War service During World War I Thompson was a driver for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), joining in January 1915. The role included a requirement to perform mechanical maintenance tasks on the vehicles. The British armed forces initially refused the help of female medical support, so the FANY offered support to other Allied nations.