Theresa Elizabeth Wallach
Theresa Elizabeth Wallach (1909-1999), engineer, motorcycle racer, adventurer and author
Born at Stowe
1929 Worked at BTH
1932 Joined Hercules Engineering Co
1935 With Florence Blenkiron set off on a headline-grabbing 8-month trip from London, via the Sahara desert, to Cape Town by motorbike. Became ill at Cape Town and had to sail home and left Blenkiron to ride back alone.
Emigrated to the USA