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At the start of the war there were fewer than 300 nurses; four years later when the war ended it had over 10,000 nurses in its ranks. [48] According to the British Red Cross, "128 nursing members, 11 general service members and six Joint War Committee hospital members were killed." [49]
Edith Louisa Cavell (/ ˈ k æ v əl / KAV-əl; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse.She is celebrated for treating wounded soldiers from both sides without discrimination during the First World War and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium.
Catherine Black (nurse) Bluebirds (Australian nurses) Mary Borden; Darinka Mirković Borović; Natalija Neti Munk; Maria Bertilla Boscardin; Lucy M. Boston; Tatiana Botkina; Josephine Beatrice Bowman; Elsa Brändström; Mary Carson Breckinridge; Annie Brewer; Evelyn Brooke; Marion Brown (nurse) Elaine Bellew-Bryan, Baroness Bellew
Aileen Cole Stewart (1893–1997) was a prominent, pioneering African American United States Army Nurse Corps nurse during World War I. [1] [2]One of the first African American United States Army Nurse Corps nurses during World War I, Stewart is best known for her journal article, "Ready to Serve," which details her career as an African American nurse during World War I and in civilian life.
Pages in category "Female nurses in World War I" The following 177 pages are in this category, out of 177 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Bertha Moraes Nérici (1921–2005), Brazilian nurse who served in World War II; Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985), co-leader of the Heaven's Gate religious cult; Nora Neve (1873–1952), pioneer of missionary nursing in Kashmir; Mary Ann Brown Newcomb (1817–1892, American Civil War nurse following the Battle of Fort Donelson
Laura Elizabeth James ARRC MM (12 December 1880 – 23 February 1969) was a New Zealand nurse. She served in the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service during World War I and was one of the most decorated nurses of World War I. [1]
Wilson was born in Brisbane, and completed her initial training as a nurse in 1908. After the outbreak of World War I she joined the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and subsequently transferred to the First Australian Imperial Force. From 1915 until 1919 she was the principal matron of the 3rd Australian General Hospital. She served as ...