Mary Coulcher
Mary Coulcher | |
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| Born | November 19, 1852 |
| Died | June 15, 1925 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Mary Caroline Coulcher OBE (November 19, 1852 – June 15, 1925) was a British philanthropist involved with the St Johns Ambulance.
Life
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 in 1880.[1]
During WW1 she led an isolation hospital[3]
She was awarded an OBE.[4]
Coulcher died in Ipswich.
References
- ^ a b "Coulcher, Mary Caroline (1852–1925), philanthropist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55569. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "St. John International History". www.sja.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "IPSWICH: Gippeswyk Red Cross (Isolation) Hospital". great war british home hospitals. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "MARY CAROLINE COULCHER". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2020-12-08.