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 1896 - 1968 (71 years)
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| Name |
Mary Anne BIANCONI |
- She used the surname - O'Connell-Bianconi
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| Nickname |
Molly |
| Birth |
22 Dec 1896 |
| Gender |
Female |
| Military |
British Red Cross Register of Overseas Volunteers 1914-1918 Transcription
First name(s) Molly O'Connell
Last name Bianconi
Initials M O'C
Rank Chauffeur
Certificate number 15975
Department First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
Passport number 163618
Destination St. Omer
Joined F.A.N.Y. in 1st World War.
Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the British Military Medal for gallantry in action.
Was a Junior Commandant in A.T.S. during 2nd World War.
London Gazette 30-7-1918
Miss Muriel Thompson, F.A.N.Y.
Miss Winifred Millicent Elwes, F.A.N.Y.
Miss Elsie Agnes Courtis, F.A.N.Y.
Miss Mary Richardson, F.A.N.Y.
Miss Mollie O'Connell-Bianconi, F.A.N.Y.
Miss Hilda May Dickinson, F.A.N.Y.
Miss Elizabeth Beveridge Callander, F.A.N.Y.
For conspicuous devotion to duty during an hostile air raid. All these lady drivers were out with their cars during the raid, picking up and in every way assisting the wounded and injured. They showed great bravery and coolness, and were an example to all ranks.
Molly O’Connell-Bianconi went to France in 1917 with the all-female First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and was awarded the Military Medal after rescuing a group of injured soldiers from an ammunition dump set on fire by enemy shells.
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| Death |
1968 |
London  |
| Burial |
1968 |
Bianconi Mortuary Chapel, Boherlahan |
| Person ID |
I000569 |
Mills/Rushton Family History |
| Last Modified |
7 Nov 2014 |
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