Mairi Chisholm
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Mairi Lambert Gooden Chisholm, of Chisholm, MM, OStJ (26 February 1896 – 22 August 1981), known as Mairi Chisholm, was a Scottish nurse and ambulance driver in the First World War. She, together with her friend Elsie Knocker, won numerous medals for bravery and for saving the lives of thousands of soldiers on the Western Front in Belgium. Dubbed "The Madonnas of Pervyse" by the press[1][2] the two were among the most photographed women of the war.[3]
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Born | Mairi Lambert Gooden Chisholm (1896-02-26)26 February 1896 Datchet, England |
Died | 22 August 1981(1981-08-22) (aged 85) Perth, Scotland |
Years active | 1914–1918 |
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Profession | Nurse |
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