Gwladys was born in 1891 and lived at Rednall Mill Farm, West Felton, Oswestry. Her parents were John T Jones Farmer (1856) and Margaret (1855) and she had 3 siblings Eunice A (1891), Olive H(1893) and Kyffyn E (1895).
Gwladys trained at Hampstead and North West London Hospital from 1912-1915. She returned home to the farm before starting Midwifery training in 1917. She joined the Trained Nurse department of the Red Cross Joint War department on 4/4/1918 and was with them until 27/1/19 working in Oswestry for £1 1s a week.
She practised in Oswestry until at least 1935.