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'''Mary Caroline Coulcher''' [[OBE]] |
'''Mary Caroline Coulcher''' [[OBE]] [[GCStJ]] (19 November 1852 – 15 June 1925) was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] philanthropist involved with the [[St John Ambulance (England)|St John Ambulance organisation]]. She was a full time volunteer during the war and she gave the first motorised ambulance to Ipswich's St John Ambulance. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Coulcher was born in [[Rickinghall Superior]] in 1852. She |
Coulcher was born in [[Rickinghall Superior]] in 1852. Her parents were Jane Sarah (born Hawtayne) and the Revd George Coulcher. Her father was the, Rector of [[Wattisfield]]. She went to school in Clapham at the Lymington House School. She moved to Ipswich in 1870<ref name=mary /> and seven years later the [[St John Ambulance (England)|St John Ambulance organisation]] was formed in England. The organisation was designed to deliver first aid on the spot to accident victims and those who were sick.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. John International History|url=https://www.sja.ca/English/St-John-International/Pages/St-John-International-History.aspx|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.sja.ca}}</ref> Coulcher launched the St John Ambulance organisation in Ipswich.<ref name=mary>{{Cite ODNB|title=Coulcher, Mary Caroline (1852–1925), philanthropist|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-55569|access-date=2020-12-08|year = 2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/55569}}</ref> In January 1880 she became the Hon Local Secretary of the Ipswich Centre of the St John Ambulance Association (SJAA).<ref name=award137/> |
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She was Ipswich's first female candidate at a municipal election, serving as a town councillor from 1909<ref name="East Anglian Daily Times">{{cite news|title=Municipal Elections: Contests in East Anglia: Ipswich: St. Margaret's Ward|work=East Anglian Daily Times|date=2 November 1909}}</ref> to 1912.<ref>Kelly's Directory of Suffolk, 1912, page 205</ref> |
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Ipswich had ambulances in 1914 but they relied on horse-power. It was Coulcher's enthusiasm and money that led to the purchase of Ipswich's first motorised ambulance. (Coulcher was a continued source for support as she supplied a second ambulance in 1924).<ref name=mary /> |
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[[file:Gippeswyk_Hall,_Ipswich.jpg|thumb|Gippeswyk Hall - an isolation hospital during World War I]] |
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During World War I she led an isolation hospital at Gippeswyk_Hall in Ipswich.<ref name=redrose>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-09|title=IPSWICH: Gippeswyk Red Cross (Isolation) Hospital|url=https://greatwarhomehospitals.wordpress.com/home/ipswich-gippeswyk-red-cross-isolation-hospital/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=great war british home hospitals|language=en}}</ref> - her records show that she was full time and voluntary.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dread Zeppelin! - stories behind the production|url=https://redrosechain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dread-Zeppelin-ebooklet.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 December 2020|website=Red Rose Chain Theatre}}</ref> |
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She was awarded an OBE<ref name=award137>{{Cite web|title=MARY CAROLINE COULCHER|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205380137|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Imperial War Museums|language=en}}</ref> in 1918 and after retired from active duty in 1919 she was awarded a CBE in 1920.<ref name=mary/> |
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Coulcher died in [[Ipswich]]. Her life was one of the inspirations for a play titled "Dread Zeppelin" by the Red Rose Chain theatre.<ref name=redrose/> |
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She was awarded an OBE.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MARY CAROLINE COULCHER|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205380137|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Imperial War Museums|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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Coulcher died in [[Ipswich]]. |
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In 1902 she received the [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Lady of Grace Order of St John of Jerusalem]]. In 1909 she was given the [[Service Medal of the Order of St John|St John Ambulance Brigade Service medal]] and in 1914 it was upgrade to "with Bar". She received a Coronation Medal in 1911. Order of the British Empire 4th Class in January 1918.<ref name=award137/> |
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Latest revision as of 20:37, 8 September 2024
Mary Coulcher | |
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| Born | 19 November 1852 |
| Died | 15 June 1925 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Occupation | Hospital head |
| Known for | St John Ambulance organisation in Ipswich |
Mary Caroline Coulcher OBE GCStJ (19 November 1852 – 15 June 1925) was a British philanthropist involved with the St John Ambulance organisation. She was a full time volunteer during the war and she gave the first motorised ambulance to Ipswich's St John Ambulance.
Life
[edit]Coulcher was born in Rickinghall Superior in 1852. Her parents were Jane Sarah (born Hawtayne) and the Revd George Coulcher. Her father was the, Rector of Wattisfield. She went to school in Clapham at the Lymington House School. She moved to Ipswich in 1870[1] and seven years later the St John Ambulance organisation was formed in England. The organisation was designed to deliver first aid on the spot to accident victims and those who were sick.[2] Coulcher launched the St John Ambulance organisation in Ipswich.[1] In January 1880 she became the Hon Local Secretary of the Ipswich Centre of the St John Ambulance Association (SJAA).[3]
She was Ipswich's first female candidate at a municipal election, serving as a town councillor from 1909[4] to 1912.[5]
Ipswich had ambulances in 1914 but they relied on horse-power. It was Coulcher's enthusiasm and money that led to the purchase of Ipswich's first motorised ambulance. (Coulcher was a continued source for support as she supplied a second ambulance in 1924).[1]
During World War I she led an isolation hospital at Gippeswyk_Hall in Ipswich.[6] - her records show that she was full time and voluntary.[7]
She was awarded an OBE[3] in 1918 and after retired from active duty in 1919 she was awarded a CBE in 1920.[1]
Coulcher died in Ipswich. Her life was one of the inspirations for a play titled "Dread Zeppelin" by the Red Rose Chain theatre.[6]
Awards
[edit]In 1902 she received the Lady of Grace Order of St John of Jerusalem. In 1909 she was given the St John Ambulance Brigade Service medal and in 1914 it was upgrade to "with Bar". She received a Coronation Medal in 1911. Order of the British Empire 4th Class in January 1918.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Coulcher, Mary Caroline (1852–1925), philanthropist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55569. Retrieved 8 December 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "St. John International History". www.sja.ca. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "MARY CAROLINE COULCHER". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Municipal Elections: Contests in East Anglia: Ipswich: St. Margaret's Ward". East Anglian Daily Times. 2 November 1909.
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Suffolk, 1912, page 205
- ^ a b "IPSWICH: Gippeswyk Red Cross (Isolation) Hospital". great war british home hospitals. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Dread Zeppelin! - stories behind the production" (PDF). Red Rose Chain Theatre. Retrieved 8 December 2020.