Military Archives - Page 34 of 41

Joanna of Flanders

Countess of Montfort, who defended against a seige

Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke

Caring for soldiers, she declared that the officers were sufficiently looked after, and she would work where most needed. And they were ardently devoted to “Mother” Bickerdyke.

Jane Winstone

A talented pilot and a courageous woman, Jane Winstone was one of 16 women from the ATA killed during the war.

Bridget Diver

Bridget Divers accompanied her husband in the First Michigan Cavalry and continued until the close of the US Civil War.

Mary Henrietta Kingsley

English traveller, ethnologist and author

When the New Zealand Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps was formed in 1942, Jean Erwin was appointed to the position of commandant, Southern Military District, with the rank of senior commander (equivalent to major).

Mary Anne Reidy

Her contribution to backblocks nursing and the welfare of returned soldiers was recognised when she was made an MBE in 1956, and later when a room at the Te Awamutu RSA clubrooms was named after her.

Hester Maclean

She was largely responsible for drafting the Nurses and Midwives Registration Act 1925, which gave nurses a more direct role in nursing administration.