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The daughter of a Father of Confederation, she was born into wealth, but instead of living a life of leisure she did the (at the time) unthinkable -- she moved to New York City in the 1890s and trained as a nurse in a hospital established by Florence Nightingale. When some 8,600 Canadians volunteered for the South African (Boer) War, she served there from 1899 to 1902 as a "nursing sister" (honorary Lieutenant). In 1903 she was the first Canadian to be awarded the Royal Red Cross Medal, a special medal instituted by Queen Victoria. In 1906 she joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps, where she became its first Matron. During WWI she served from 1917-1918, including serving at Ypres. When she died in 1938 she was given a full military funeral. More information: www.collectionscanada.ca/cool/002027-2110-e.html .
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