John Flynn (minister) Presbyterian nursing home in Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales on 27 August 1976. Flynn was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1933. Continuing John Flynn's legacy of delivery a 'Mantle of Safety'. Since its establishment in 1907 Frontier Services (then Australian Inland Mission (AIM)) still continues to deliver Flynn's vision of a 'Mantle of Safety' to the people of outback Australia in collaboration with remote services like the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Flynn is featured on the reverse of the polymer Australian twenty-dollar note. Flynn's name has also been adopted in commemoration of him, including:
Rev. John Thomas Becher Rev. John Thomas Becher The Rev. John Thomas Becher (born 1770 died 1848), was an English clergyman, social reformer and Vicar-General of Southwell Minster from 1818 to 1840. John Thomas Becher was the eldest son of Michael Becher and his wife Catherine(née French) of Cork, Ireland. Branches of the Becher family established themselves at Bristol and at Southwell. The ‘Bristol’ Bechers were heavily involved in shipping which included slave trading activities. The ‘Southwell’ Bechers were important as local land agents, squires and parsons for generations. John Thomas Becher was sent to Westminster School at the age of 14 in 1783,