Connie Mark, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Connie Mark

British community activist

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1923

Place of Birth: Rollington Town, Jamaica

Date of Death: 03-Jun-2007

Profession: medical secretary, activist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Constance Winifred Mark, MBE, BEM (née McDonald, previously Goodridge; 21 December 1923 – 3 June 2007) was a Jamaican-born community organiser and activist.
She served as a medical secretary in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in World War II.
After moving to England in the early 1950s, she became an activist for West Indians in London, after being denied her British Empire Medal.
She worked to gain recognition for Black service personnel who were overlooked for their services and co-founded the Mary Seacole Memorial Association to bring recognition to the accomplishments of the noted Jamaican nurse.