Dorothy Violet Hope RAWSON 2
- Born: 6 Apr 1880, Carlow, Carlow, Ireland 3
- Christened: 5 May 1880, Parish of Carlow, Carlow, Ireland
- Marriage (1): Brig. Henry Melville THOMAS C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A. on 20 Jan 1904 in Carlow, Carlow, Ireland 1
- Died: 23 Mar 1926, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England aged 45
- Buried: 27 Mar 1926, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Grave B1/2241
General Notes:
Census 1911: Born Carlow, Ireland; in Belgaum India, Overseas Military.
Cheltenham Cemetary, B1-2241, A simple vertical cross with an Irish clover at the centre, inscribed:
In loving
And Happy Memory of
Dorothy Violet Hope.
'Debbie.'
The Beloved Wife Of
Br.Gen. H.M. Thomas.
Late Royal Artillery.
And Daughter of Lt.Col. E.A. Rawson.
Of Carlow, Ireland.
Born April 6, 1880. Died March 23,1926.
"Kind eyes that marked the lilies in their beauty,
And heart that kindled at the zeal of youth".
Note: the lines are from the Irish anthem, the Londonderry Air
On the side:
In Proud Memory of our beloved son Major R.J.H. Thomas MVO RHA "BOB" killed in action Tobruk April 1941 aged 35 "Forever England". "Ne Oublie" Douglas and Patty
Note: Forever England is from Rupert Brooke's poem "the Soldier"
Copy of her obituary on file:
Obituary Mrs. H.M. Thomas, St. Matthews Church, Cheltenham, 30/03/1926
The mourners were:
Gen. Thomas (Husband)
Patty Thomas (daughter) Patricia
Mrs Graham (Margaret Grace, Patty's mother in law)
Mrs. Anderson (sister) Norah
Mrs. Dickenson (sister) Deborah ?
Mrs. Wanklyn (sister) Marjorie
Col. & Mrs. Rawson (brother)
Capt. & Mrs. Cripps (her sister Olive's daughter)
The Misses Thomas (Helen & Florence)
Mr. J.H. Thomas (Jocelyn Hume)
Capt. E. H. L. Thomas (Edward Hector Le Marchant)
Mr. D. E. Johnstone (David Edward, Uncle)
General F. Johnstone
Mrs & Miss Johnstone.
Flowers:
Mamie;
Harry, Patty and Bobbie (cross)
Mamie;
Bobbie; Robert Jocelyn Henry Thomas
Patty; Marianne Agnes Patricia Thomas
Bob; Robert Ian Rawson? (her brother)
Tom, Norah, and Alison; -> Morrison-Low
Olive; -> Dickinson
Bill; possibly Margaret Grace Graham (nicknamed Billy)
Marjorie; -> Wanklyn
Ned and Lena;
Frank, Edith, and Gladys; possibly Frank Hadden, m. Marion Thomas
Lily and Hope Tatham;
Kathleen and Douglas; Graham
Bose;
Bob and Norah;
Mother;
Ted and Geraldine; Edward H.L.M. Thomas
Helen and Flo; Thomas
Jocelyn and Mai; Jocelyn Thomas
Mrs Rathborne, Douglas Margaret Grace Graham or Bella Grace Rathborne, her mother
Colonel and Mrs. Duncan Carter;
General and Mrs. Hume;
Dr. Grace Billings;
Mrs. Beerton;
Cheltenham Cemetery, Grave B1/2241: In loving And Happy Memory of Dorothy Violet Hope. 'Debbie.' The Beloved Wife Of Br.Gen. H.M. Thomas. Late Royal Artillery. And Daughter of Lt.Col. E.A. Rawson. Of Carlow, Ireland. Born April 6, 1880. Died March 23,1926.
"Kind eyes that marked the lilies in their beauty, And heart that kindled at the zeal of youth."
Dorothy married Brig. Henry Melville THOMAS C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A., son of Mathew Henry THOMAS and Marianne Theresa SKINNER, on 20 Jan 1904 in Carlow, Carlow, Ireland.1 (Brig. Henry Melville THOMAS C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A. was born on 26 Jan 1870 in Ceylon, christened on 18 Mar 1870 in Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon,4 died on 28 May 1940 in Chartley, Camberley, Surrey, England and was buried on 1 Jun 1940 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Grave B1/2242.)
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