| 词条 | Muriel Thompson |
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| name = Muriel Thompson | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1875|06|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age|1939|03|03|1875|06|10|df=y}} | death_place = London, England | resting_place = Brompton Cemetery, London | nationality = Scottish | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = decorated World War I ambulance driver, racing driver, suffragist | notable_works = | awards = Knight's Cross of the Order of Leopold II Croix de Guerre Military Medal }} Muriel Thompson (10 June 1875 – 3 March 1939) was a decorated Scottish World War I ambulance driver, racing driver and suffragist. Early life and familyThompson 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. She was the fifth of eight children.[1] Her grandfather George Thompson had been Lord Provost of Aberdee Racing driver and chauffeur for the WSPUThompson was an avid motorist, and from an early age she drove the family car. She and her brothers helped found the Brooklands Automobile Racing Club. On 4 July 1908 she won the first ladies’ motor race held at Brooklands,[2] the Ladies' Bracelet Handicap. She won in her brother's Austin racing car, with a speed of {{Convert|50|mph|kph|abbr=out}}.[1] She also won the Scratch Motor Car Race.[3] Thompson was hired as a chauffeur for the Women's Social and Political Union, and drove Emmeline Pankhurst on her national tour in 1909. War serviceDuring 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. In 1916 she was second in command to Lilian Franklin on the first expedition in support of the British Army (the FANY had previously assisted the Belgians and the French).[1] AwardsOn 29 March1915 she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Leopold II, by King Albert for evacuating wounded Belgian soldiers under fire near Dixmude. Thompson was also awarded the Military Medal and the Croix de Guerre for courage under fire while moving injured during bombing raid in May 1918.[1] == Later life == After the war Thompson lived in Kensington in London. She died at her home on 3 March 1939 of encephalitis lethargica. She was buried in Brompton cemetery, London.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Citation|last=|first=|title=Thompson, Muriel Annie (1875–1939), volunteer ambulance driver and member of the FANY|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/68164|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|volume=|pages=|publisher=Oxford University Press|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/68164|access-date=2018-06-25}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1958-04-1-1|title=Short frogged dress jacket worn by Miss Lillian A M Franklin, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, 1909 (c) - Online Collection - National Army Museum, London|website=Collection.nam.ac.uk|accessdate=18 March 2019}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/explore/our-collection/blog/brooklands-women-muriel-thompson|title=Brooklands Women: Muriel Thompson|last=|first=|date=|website=Brooklands Museum|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-06-30}} External links
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