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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 1888
Died 1938
Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps
More about Luella Euphemia Denton -
Born 1877
Died 1936
British Army Doctor Royal Army Medical Corps
More about Agnes Moore Livingstone-Learmouth -
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Born 1858
Other Empire Force Young Mens Christian Association
Other Empire Force Organizer and Controller Canteen, Young Men's Christian Association
More about Madeline Louisa Beasley, Mbe -
Born 1869
Died 1948
British Army Matron In Chief Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
More about Ethel Hope Becher, Gbe, Rrc And Bar -
Born 1886
Other Empire Force Major Salvation Army
Other Empire Force Major Salvation Army
More about Mary B Booth -
Other Empire Force
British Army 39118 Hospital Letter Writer Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
More about Mary Bradford -
British Army Young Mens Christian Association
British Army Nurse French Red Cross
More about Rose C C Castell -
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Born 1880
Died 1947
British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment
Royal Navy Deputy Director Women's Royal Naval Service
More about Edith Frances Crowdy -
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Born 1873
Died 1949
British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment British Red Cross Society
British Army Chief Controller Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
More about Lila Davy -
Born 1864
British Army Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
British Army Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
British Army Assistant Principal Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
More about Jane Hoadley -
Born 1854
Died 1937
Other Empire Force Dame British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
More about Sarah Ann Swift, Gbe -
Born 1890
Died 1919
Other Empire Force Ambulance Driver Voluntary Aid Detachment
More about Elfrida Stella Temple -
Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society And Order Of Saint John Of Jerusalem
More about Evelyn Emma Amelia Wren -
Born 1858
Died 1919
Other Empire Force Commandant British Red Cross Society
More about Edith Isabel Benyon, Gbe -
Born 1880
Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society
More about Marion Benyon, Mbe -
Born 1874
Died 1957
Other Empire Force Chairman British Red Cross Society, Voluntary Aid Detachment
More about Margaret Russell -
Born 1851
Died 1930
Other Empire Force Commandant British Red Cross Society
More about Florence Eveleen Eleanore Bell