Thyra Talvase Bethell
Red Cross activist
About Thyra Talvase Bethell
Lived 1882 – 1972 (aged 89). Thyra Talvase Bethell was a New Zealand community leader.
Thyra Talvase Bethell (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.
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. In 1953, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.
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Who was Thyra Talvase Bethell?
Red Cross activist (1882–1972)
When was Thyra Talvase Bethell born?
Thyra Talvase Bethell was born on 5 December 1882 in Wairarapa.
When did Thyra Talvase Bethell die?
Thyra Talvase Bethell died on 6 November 1972.
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Thyra Talvase Bethell was a community leader.
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Thyra Talvase Bethell was New Zealand.
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