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Mary Jones was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, 1813, the daughter of Robert Jones, cabinet maker. In 1853, she was elected as Superintendent of St John's House, London. Here she undertook to train and dispatch parties of Sisters and nurses to serve under Florence Nightingale in the Crimea. St John's flourished under her management, and in 1856, took over nursing at King's College Hospital, Sister Mary becoming the Sister-in-Charge. In 1866, St John's accepted a nursing contract with Charing Cross Hospital, London, and Sister Mary was also Sister-in-Charge there. In 1868, she resigned from St John's. With a number of other sisters, she founded a new Community known as the Sisterhood of St Mary and St John, located initially at 5 Mecklenberg St, moving to Percy House, Percy Circus, near King's Cross in 1868. In 1872/3, the sisterhood, with Mary as Mother Superior, moved to 30 Kensington Square, and founded the St Joseph's Hospital for Incurables. She contracted typhoid fever and died on 3 Jun 1887.

Born, 1966; educated, Mold Alun High, University College Of Wales Aberystwyth, Christian Albrechts Universitat Kiel Germany, King's College University of London; Information Officer Greenfield Valley Heritage Trust, 1992-1995; Lecturer Liverpool Hope University College, 1995-1998; Liverpool University, 1996-1998; Liverpool John Moores University, 1996-1997; member of Study Group on Intelligence; news editor Record Collector magazine; 1998-.Publications:

Postwar counterinsurgency and the SAS, 1945-52: a special type of warfare (Frank Cass, London, 2001)

SAS, the first secret wars: the unknown years of combat and counter-insurgency (I B Tauris, London, 2005)

SAS: Zero Hour: the Secret Origins Of The Special Air Service (Greenhill, 2006)

The Holywell Workhouses (1995)

Living Conditions In 19th Century Holywell (1995)

Rioting In N. E. Wales 1536-1918 (Bridge Books, 1997)

Victoria Elizabeth Jones was born in 1837. She trained in nursing at Charing Cross Hospital and St John's House. In 1879, she was appointed Sister of Philip ward, Guy's Hospital. She was appointed Matron in 1882, resigning in 1893.

Born Oldham, Lancashire, 1922; worked as a coal miner, joined King's Own Royal Border Regiment; volunteered for Special Service; served with Troop 3, No 6 Commando, Normandy, 1944-1945; returned to King's Own Royal Border Regiment, Nov 1945; Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1946; Colour Sergeant, 1946; demobilised, 1947, died 2004.

Born in 1878; educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor; 2nd Lt, 1 Bn, Connaught Rangers, 1900; served in South Africa, 1900-1902; Lt, 1902; attached to Egyptian Army, 1907-1917; Capt, 1909; served in Sudan, 1910; Maj 1915; served at Gallipoli, 1915; General Staff Officer Grade 2, Hedjaz (Hejaz) Mission, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 1917; Base Commandant, 1917-1918;Special Service Officer, Hedjaz (Hejaz) Operations, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 1918-1919; Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 1920; employed under Egyptian Government, 1920-1921; employed under Colonial Office as Military Adviser to Iraqi Army, 1921-1927; joined South Staffordshire Regt, 1922; Lt Col, 1924; retired pay, 1932; died in 1965.