BARRY, Florence Helena

From British Army Nurses

Sister Miss Florence Helena BARRY served in the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve). Enlistment: PCANSR 2 Jul 1900.

Nursing Service in the Boer War

Sister Florence Helena BARRY served in Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve), enlisting July 2, 1900. Her service number was 677.[1][2][3]

The hospital at Deelfontein [Imperial Yeomanry] numbers 1,000 beds and a further branch will be established at Pretoria within a few weeks. ?The staff for the latter is now en route and consist of the following doctors and nurses, besides 82 orderlies and 8 ward maids: ?

  1. WO 100/130 QSA Medal Roll p228 created at The Imperial Yeomanry Hospital, Pretoria; dated July 13, 1901
  2. War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September
  3. The Times, July 10, 1900 p7c