Dame Anne Beadsmore Smith | |
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Born | 1869 |
Died | 12 July 1960 | (aged 90–91)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Matron-in-Chief |
Commands held |
Territorial Army Nursing Service (1925–31) Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (1917–24) |
Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
Awards |
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross & Bar Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Dame Anne Beadsmore Smith, DBE, RRC & Bar (1869 – 12 July 1960), also known as Ann or Annie, was a British nurse and British Army officer. She was a military nurse during the Second Boer War and the First World War. She then served as Matron-in-Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service from 1917 to 1924 and Matron-in-Chief of the Territorial Army Nursing Service from 1925 to 1931. [1] [2] [3]
In the 1918 New Year Honours, Smith was awarded a Bar to her Royal Red Cross "in recognition of [her] very valuable services during the war". [4] She was also made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by France for her war service, and she was granted permission to wear the award in 1920. [5] In the 1925 King's Birthday Honours, she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in recognition of her work as Matron-in-Chief of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, and thereby granted the title of dame. [6]
Dame Anne Beadsmore Smith | |
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Born | 1869 |
Died | 12 July 1960 | (aged 90–91)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Matron-in-Chief |
Commands held |
Territorial Army Nursing Service (1925–31) Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (1917–24) |
Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
Awards |
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross & Bar Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Dame Anne Beadsmore Smith, DBE, RRC & Bar (1869 – 12 July 1960), also known as Ann or Annie, was a British nurse and British Army officer. She was a military nurse during the Second Boer War and the First World War. She then served as Matron-in-Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service from 1917 to 1924 and Matron-in-Chief of the Territorial Army Nursing Service from 1925 to 1931. [1] [2] [3]
In the 1918 New Year Honours, Smith was awarded a Bar to her Royal Red Cross "in recognition of [her] very valuable services during the war". [4] She was also made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by France for her war service, and she was granted permission to wear the award in 1920. [5] In the 1925 King's Birthday Honours, she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in recognition of her work as Matron-in-Chief of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, and thereby granted the title of dame. [6]