Thyra Talvase Bethell (née Beetham, 5 December 1882 – 16 November 1972) was a New Zealand

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organizer and women's community leader. She was born at

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, Wairarapa, New Zealand, on 5 December 1882. In

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, Bethell was appointed a

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, for services in connection with the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John. In 1953, she was awarded the

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1882 births 1972 deaths New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire People from the Wairarapa New Zealand women in World War I {{NewZealand-politician-stub