the influenza pandemic. She later married again in 1948, to Charles Leslie Talbot, who died in 1967. She had no children herself and was devoted to her nieces and nephew. She spent the Second World War in Sussex and knew A. A. Milne and his son, Christopher Robin. In the 1920s, Bonnell designed and built a house called "Thrushling" in Upper Hartfield, Sussex. After she sold it, she revisited it and reviled the owners for covering her beautiful parquet floor with a carpet. She spent her final years at Dorset House, Droitwich. At 95, she regretted that she could no longer drive fast cars. She received a telegram from the Queen on her hundredth birthday on 4 June 1988. She died at the age of 105 on 2 September 1993 and was attended by members of FANY. Her obituary appeared in the Daily Telegraph, The Independent and The Times. References 5. Sadie Bonnell personal papers, FANY archives, London SW1 1888 births 1993 deaths Canadian military personnel of World War I Royal Canadian Army Service Corps soldiers Military personnel from Surrey British women in World War I British centenarians Recipients of the Military Medal People educated at Bedales School Women centenarians People from Kew, London People from Surrey (before 1889)