Anglo Boer War Medals awarded to women

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Only 16 Anglo Boer War medals were awarded to women

 

1. Beynen, Gertruida Johanna (Roode Kruis Directrice-Director of Red Cross

2. Boshoff, Louisa Susanna, born Rautenbach (Red Cross nurse)

3. Cenijn-Smit, Sophia G. (Nurse Hollander Corps)

4. Charbon, Suzanna Christine (Red Cross nurse)

5. Jacobs, Hester Auna S

6. Jacobs, Susanna Gertruida Elizabeth

7. Kaltenbrun, Agatha Cornelia (VK)

8. Perk-Engelbart, Elizabeth Marie (Hollander Korps)

9. Roos, Susara Johanna (Red Cross Ambulance nurse)

10. Rooseboom, Garadina M (Nurse - Hollander Corps)

11. Schipper, Adriana Elizabeth (Nurse Netherlands Ambulance)

12. Svensson, Hildur Charlotta (Scqndinavian Corps)

13. T' Haaf, Jeanette Petronella (Nurse - Hollander Corps)

14. Van Sevenoven, Gysberta (Nurse - Hollander Corps)

15. Visser, Cornelia Rosina (Nurse - Hollander Corps)

16. Wiersna, Hendriette A (Hollander Corps)

 

On the picture is Mrs. Krantz after the battle at Elandslaagte

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