Anzac Day 2020: Nurse 'general' Dame Maud McCarthy inspired as she led

By Claire Hunter
April 16 2020 - 6:00am
Australian nurses in Egypt during the First World War, and, inset, nurses treating wounded soldiers and Dame Maud McCarthy. Pictures: Australian War Memorial
Australian nurses in Egypt during the First World War, and, inset, nurses treating wounded soldiers and Dame Maud McCarthy. Pictures: Australian War Memorial

Dame Maud McCarthy was one of the most highly decorated women's leaders of the First World War. The Matron-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 1914 to 1919, McCarthy sailed on the first troop ship to leave England.

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