Sarah Oram
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Dame Sarah Elizabeth Oram, DBE, RRC (26 December 1860 – 26 June 1946) was a senior member of the Army Nursing Service and the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS). She served as Principal Matron, Nursing Inspector in the QAIMNS, and was attached to the British Expeditionary Force in France from 1914 to 1915 and subsequently as Acting Matron-in-Chief, QAIMNS, in the Eastern Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from 1915 to 1919 during the First World War.[1]
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Dame Sarah Oram | |
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Born | (1860-12-25)25 December 1860 Cirencester, England |
Died | 26 June 1946(1946-06-26) (aged 85) South Kensington, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Matron-in-Chief |
Commands held | Mediterranean Section, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service |
Battles/wars | Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross |
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