Charlotte Thompson-Edgar Explained

Honorific Prefix:Wing Commander
Charlotte Thompson
Honorific Suffix:ARRC MSc BA(Hons) MCMI Dip HE RN PMRAFNS
Nationality:British
Occupation:Nurse
Employer:Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service
Awards:Associate of the Royal Red Cross

Wing Commander Charlotte Joanne Thompson is a British nurse. She served as the United Kingdom's Officer Commanding Medical Emergency Response Teams in Afghanistan and in 2015, while holding the rank of Squadron Leader, was awarded an Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC) for her services to the Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service.[1] [2]

After giving emergency treatment on the battlefield to Mark Ormrod, Britain's first triple amputee in the war in Afghanistan, she argued for and was given permission to develop specialist clinical training for such extreme cases.

Thompson was featured in BBC coverage of the 2016 Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Awards for 'fab five' military service members - ITV News. 1 March 2015. ITV News. 12 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Operational Honours and Awards List: 26 February 2015 - News stories - GOV.UK. 26 February 2015. Government of the United Kingdom. 12 November 2016.
  3. Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance . 2016-11-12 . . 2016-11-12 .