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The Army Nursing Service, which had been established in 1881, and which from 1889 provided Sisters for all Army hospitals with at least 100 beds, [4] had only a small number of nurses in its employ. In 1897, in an effort to have nurses available if needed for war, the service was supplemented by Princess Christian 's Army Nursing Service ...
Wilkinson saw service as a nurse during both World Wars. The 22-year-old Lumsden began her nursing training in 1911 at the Royal Infirmary in Sunderland. She had just finished her training when the First World War began in August 1914, and she promptly enlisted as a reserve in Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS).
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service officers (4 P) Pages in category "British military nurses" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
In March 1902, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) was established and was named after Queen Alexandra, who became its President. [18] In 1949, the QAIMNS became a corps in the British Army and was renamed as the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. Since 1950 the organisation has trained nurses, and in 1992 ...
The Army Medical Services (AMS) is the organisation responsible for administering the corps that deliver medical, veterinary, dental and nursing services in the British Army. It is headquartered at the former Staff College, Camberley , near the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst .
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) was a specialist corps in the British Army which provided medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. On 15 November 2024, the corps was amalgamated with the Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps to form the Royal Army Medical Service.
Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) (1921-) Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service Association (PMRAFNSA) (1992-) [ 66 ] Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) (1881-2024) [ 67 ]
Brigadier Helen Cattanach, CB, RRC, CStJ (21 June 1920 – 4 May 1994) was a British military nurse and nursing administrator who served as Director of British Army Nursing Services (DANS) and Matron-in-Chief of Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps from 1973 to 1977. [1]