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Female Wartime Appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Female Wartime Appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
This community aims to gather WW1 women appointed Dame Grand Cross (GBE), Dame Commander (DBE), Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE), and Member (MBE) of the Order of the British Empire. The community was inspired by the Scarlet Finder site, http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/192.html, and its extensive list of women who were honoured in this way. Many other women -- munitions workers, telephonists, those who served with Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps -- were awarded the Medal of the Order of the British Empire (MOBE). A separate community exists for them here: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/community/2956.
Created by: Kristen1288
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Born 1859
Died 1949
British Army Matron-in-Chief Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
More about Emma Maud Mccarthy, Gbe, Rrc And Bar -
Born 1880
Died 1967
British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service attached Casualty Clearing Station
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Born 1876
Canadian Expeditionary Force Matron Canadian Army Medical Corps Canadian General Hospital
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Born 1884
Died 1964
Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment
Other Empire Force Principal Commandant of VADs in France Voluntary Aid Detachment
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British Army Chief Controller Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
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Other Empire Force Administrator Hall Walker Hospital for Officers Hall Walker Hospital for Officers
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Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society attached Red Cross Duchess of Westminster Hospital
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British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
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Born 1882
British Army Assistant Matron General Hospital
British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
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Other Empire Force Lady Superintendent Women's Legion Motor Driving School
More about J Athol Levey Now Renton -
Born 1887
Died 1974
Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Other Empire Force Doctor Scottish Women's Hospital
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British Army Directrice French Red Cross
British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
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Other Empire Force Directress, BRCS Stores British Red Cross Society Rouen
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Born 1869
Died 1960
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/342 Matron in Chief New Zealand Army Nursing Service
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