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Description: | British Red Cross uniform of Angela Limerick. She became a British Red Cross Society volunteer in 1915 and worked in hospitals in London, Surrey and France. Following the war she worked at London Branch where she became president in 1935. In 1939 she became a formation member of the Joint War Organisation and in 1942 became Deputy Chairman of BRCS Executive Committee transferring to Vice Chairman in 1946 until her retirement in 1963. She also held many positions within the International Movement. Her many awards included Honorary Life Membership and the Badge of Honour. Between 1974 and 1976 Angela served as Chairman of Council of BRCS following which she was appointed as the first non-Royal Vice-President of BRCS. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | British Red Cross Museum and Archives | Rights holder: | British Red Cross Museum and Archives | Subjects: | Science and Medicine | Temporal: | 1965-1981 | Source: | Red Cross Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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