Her parents were Adelaide Ellen (born Rowe) and Bartle John Laurie Frere who was a solicitor.
"[2] Before war broke out London decided to create a school care service that would be modelled on her "Charitable Funds Committee".
[1] The new school care service relied on volunteers but they were initially organised by two women employed by London City Council and Helen Nussey was one of them.
[3] Morton divided the service into twelve regions where care committees staffed by volunteers identified children in need of school dinners or other assistance.
[4] In 1939 when war broke out there was 158 employed staff and 5,000 volunteers servicing every elementary school in London.