Rotha Lintorn-Orman was a British political activist and WWI veteran born on February 7, 1895, in London.

*Early Life and Scouting*
- Born at 36 Cornwall Gardens in Kensington, London, to Charles Edward Orman, a major from the Essex Regiment, and his wife, Blanche
- Maternal grandfather was Field Marshal Sir Lintorn Simmons
- Raised in Bournemouth before moving to Liphook at age nine
- Showed interest in scouting, registering as a Scout troop with friend Nesta Maude in 1908 using initials instead of forenames
- Led both the first and second Bournemouth Girl Guides by 1909 and received one of the first Girl Guides' Silver Fish Awards in 1911

*WWI Service*
- Joined the war effort as an ambulance driver during World War I
- Served with the Women's Volunteer Reserve and Scottish Women's Hospital Corps
- Sent to the Serbian front in 1916 and reportedly decorated twice with the Croix de Charité for gallantry in action
- Contracted malaria in 1917 and returned to London, joining the Red Cross
- Became Commandant of the British Red Cross Motor School at Devonshire House in 1918, training ambulance drivers

*Fascism and Politics*
- Founded the British Fascisti in 1923, the first avowedly fascist movement in British politics, in response to the growing strength of the Labour Party
- Driven by strong anti-communism and admiration for Benito Mussolini's action-based style of politics
- Preferred to remain within the law and maintained ties to the Conservative Party, distinguishing her group from Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists
- Struggled with Mosley's party, which eventually drew away many members, including Neil Francis Hawkins, after a failed merger attempt in 1932

*Issues*
- Suffered from health issues, including malaria and addiction to alcohol and drugs, which impacted her reputation and relationships
- Her mother stopped funding her in 1933 after hearing about her lifestyle
- Taken ill in 1933 and sidelined from the British Fascists, with effective control passing to Mrs. D. G. Harnett
- Died of an alcohol-related illness on March 10, 1935, in Santa Brigida, Canary Islands, with her organisation nearly defunct.