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    THE ROYAL RED CROSS

    Feb 19, 2018 3 minutes
    Source:   Queen Victoria, moved by the sacrifices of nurses in wartime, advocated the establishment of the Royal Red Cross  

    The Royal Red Cross is the most prestigious decoration presented to members of Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps

    Lieutenant Colonel Andrea Lewis, the former commander of the hospital in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, received her Royal Red Cross in 2013 from the Prince of Wales

    “THE TREMENDOUS BURDEN OF CARING FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED IN SOUTH AFRICA LED TO FURTHER REFINEMENT OF THE NURSING EFFORT IN SUPPORT OF THE BRITISH ARMY”

    “SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE ROYAL RED CROSS HAS

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