Anne Beadsmore Smith
British nurse and British Army officer
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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]
Dame Anne Beadsmore Smith | |
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Smith in 1929, National Portrait Gallery | |
| Born | 1869 |
| Died | 12 July 1960 (aged 90–91) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Rank | Matron-in-Chief |
| Commands | Territorial Army Nursing Service (1925–31) Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (1917–24) |
Conflicts | 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) |
She trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying in 1894[4] and became a member of the College of Nursing in 1919.[4]
Honours
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".[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]