An interior designer of great renown.
Chelsea Ambulance people
Dorothy Annesley
A volunteer for the Hadfield Spears Unit and fund-raiser for the Polish hospital in London.
Elizabeth Carrington
She later served in the Mechanised Transport Corps attached to the American Ambulance
Charles David Strickland
Chelsea-born chauffeur with a difficult start in life
Gerda, Coral and Blenda Morgan
Three sisters served together in the auxiliary ambulance
Barbara Köllerstrom
Architect and ambulance driver with a connection to theosophy.
Pamela Joan Radford
A café owner and ambulance driver,
based at the King’s Road station
Fabienne Lafargue and Elizabeth Heygate
Friends and writers who produced four novels together.
Katherine “Kitty” Parker
Much-admired Australian-born composer, attached to the King’s Road ambulance station
Sybil Gilliat-Smith
Lost on the SS City of Benares after a U-boat attack
Pauline Nagle
Kind-hearted lodging-house keeper who loved children
Barbara K. Emary
Screenwriter and producer on classic British films of the 40s and 50s
Jessica Mary Albery & Mary Laughton Isaac
Albery was one of the 1st women architects of her generation
Dorea Stanhope
She made a hair-raising escape during the fall of France in 1940
Bernard Crowley
Bernard Crowley, a tailor, lived in Kings Road.
Marjory Nicol-Smith
Sculptor Marjory Nicol-Smith carved wooden chess pieces while waiting for the All Clear
Winifred Margot Sharman
We know more about Winifred’s parents than we do about her
Marcella Mendl
Jewish refugee who married the Sultan of Johor
Geraldine Hedges
World War I veteran, motor racer, ambulance driver and all-round badass
Nadine Beddington
Pioneering architect, feminist and Chelsea volunteer ambulance driver.
Angela Mary Tod
A life illustrating the problem we have remembering the work of women.
Susan Otto
A short life full of potential – ended abruptly towards the end of the Blitz.
Margaret Bridges
The ambulance work of Margaret Bridges featured in Popular Mechanics in 1943.
Frank Enefer
WW1 veteran Frank Enefer was one of the oldest volunteer ambulance drivers.


























