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Women named Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire due to their contributions to the war effort.
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Born 1859
Died 1949
British Army Matron-in-Chief Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
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Other Empire Force President British Women’s Work Association, Shanghai
More about Annie Elizabeth De Sausmarez -
Born 1875
Died 1952
British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment Voluntary Aid Detachment
British Army 633 British Red Cross Society
Royal Navy Director Women's Royal Naval Service
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Other Empire Force President British Red Cross, Australia
More about Helen Hermione Munro Ferguson Gbe -
Born 1854
Died 1940
Other Empire Force President British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch
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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 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 1858
Died 1919
Other Empire Force Commandant British Red Cross Society Englefield Auxiliary Hospital
More about Edith Isabel Benyon, Gbe -
Born 1866
British Army Vice President Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Board
More about Mabell Frances Elizabeth Ogilvy -
British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
More about Mary Elizabeth Harmsworth -
Born 1866
Other Empire Force Armenia's Flag Day Depot
More about Alice Edith Isaacs -
Born 1874
Died 1957
Other Empire Force Chairman British Red Cross Society, Voluntary Aid Detachment VAD Committee
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