• Army Nursing Service (ANS)
• Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) (ANSR)
• Australian Military Nurses (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia)
• Canadian Military Nurses (Canada)
• New Zealand Military Nurses (New Zealand)
• Nurses working in civil hospitals caring for military patients (Civilian Nurse)
• Nurses in the Natal Volunteer Medical Corps (Natal Volunteer)
• Religious Sisters working in hospitals (Religious Order)
• Nurses working for the South African Constabulary (South African Constabulary)
• Servants to nurses (Servant) and cooks (Cook)
• Some Ladies who were considered for a QSA because of their hospital work (Civilians)

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Id: 816 Grade: Sister Forename(s): Katy Surname: BEAUFOY Service: ANSR Age in 1899: 31 Page Number:   Place Roll Created:   Date Roll Created:   Remarks:   QSA Medal Roll WO 100/229:   PCANS(R) Nominal Roll 30th September 1900:   The London Gazette:   Other Information: Katy Beaufoy was born in Acton, Birmingham (December 20, 1868) and went to school at St Clements Birmingham. At Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital from October 1, 1893 to January 11, 1898. During this time she was Sister of the Operating Theatre for eighteen months, and Sister of two male medical wards for six months. She was Matron of the Exeter Sanatorium for Infectious Diseases from January 11, 1898 until joining the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Reserve.(National Archive Service Record WO399/494) "Miss Katy Beaufoy, the matron on the torpedoed hospital ship, Glenart Castle, was a Birmingaham lady and it is feared she is among the missing. She was a daughter of the late Mr Thomas Beaufoy, for many years an official of the Birmingham Post Office , and a sister of Mrs J Howard Kirk, of The Grange Shirley, where she made her home. Miss Beaufoy was matron of the Military Hospital at Exeter when the South African war broke out, and she volunteered for active service, and served throughout the war. For three years she was assistant matron of the Queen of Italy's Polytechnic in Rome, for the training of young Italian nurses, for which she was decorated. Miss Beaufoy volunteered immediately the present war broke out, and for the early months of the war was at Devonport Military Hospital. From there she was sent to Ras-el-Din Hospital at Alexandria. She had her first ship, the Ionian, at Mudros, after which she was appointed matron of the New Khedivial Hotel at Alexandria. In June 1916, she was appointed matron of the Dover Castle, in which she continued for fifteen months, only being absent for a few days when the vessel was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. After being on shore for a short time she was given the Glenart Castle on her first voyage, from November to February and was in her when she was torpedoed on February 26."The Birmingham Weekly Post Saturday March 9, 1918 Photograph: Modified: 07/Aug/10

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