Joanna Cruickshank
Dame Joanna Cruickshank | |
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| Born | 28 November 1875 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross |
Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank, DBE, RRC (28 November 1875 โ 16 August 1958) was a British military nurse and nursing administrator. She founded Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service in November 1918 and served as its first Matron-in-Chief from 1921 until her retirement in November 1930.[1]
Biography
Joanna Margaret Cruickshank was born the second daughter of William and Johanna Cruickshank on 28 November 1875 in
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1931.[5]
In 1940, Cruickshank was named Commandant of the Rushen Women's and Married Internees Camp on the
New Scotland Yard.[6]
Dame Joanna Cruickshank died at age 82 in 1958.[5]
References
- ^ RAF Nursing Service
- ^ ISBN 978-0719824432. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ISBN 978-0750962735. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank - National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ WWII history per The Times Online archive; accessed 3 January 2018.
Sources
- Cuthbert, C. R., Papers of the Commandant of Rushen Women's and Married Internees Camp 1941โ 1945 Detective Inspector Cuthbert of New Scotland Yard succeeded Dame Joanna Cruickshank as Commandant. This small deposit contains two volumes of UK and IOM newspaper cuttings relating to internment as well as letters and greeting cards from internees. (Archive Reference# MS 11196)