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The Territorial Army Nursing Service (TANS) was formed in 1920, when the Territorial Force was renamed the Territorial Army. It existed until 1949, when both regular and reserve nurses joined the QARANC. Territorial Army nurses served alongside QAIMNS nurses all over the world, and in all campaigns
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in the United Kingdom, not only in the 25 territorial hospitals, but also in hundreds of auxiliary units throughout the British Isles. Within a short time they were also employed in the eighteen territorial hospitals abroad, and alongside their QAIMNS colleagues in military hospitals and casualty
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the reserve had around 100 members, but swelled its membership to over 1400 during the conflict. PCANSR eventually became the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. On 27 March 1902,
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GCVO GCStJ CD. The Corps has two Colonels Commandant, Colonel Andrea Lewis RRC, who was appointed in 2023, and Colonel Kevin Davies MBE RRC OStJ TD DL, who was appointed in 2017.
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Such was the expansion of QAIMNS during the First World War that there were three Matrons-in-Chief simultaneously (Becher, McCarthy & Oram).
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In January 2016 a new post, Chief Nursing Officer (Army), replaced the role of Matron-in-Chief and the Director Army Nursing Services.
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A letter of recommendation signed by the Matron in Chief for a nurse in the QAIMNS Reserve who served from 1915 to 1919 "in Egypt and
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Although an "official" nursing service was not established until 1881, the corps traces its heritage to
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History and information about Army Nurses (QARANC Association Official history website)
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The associated Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Association is a
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Introduced at some time between 1902 and 1919 as Assistant Matron.
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The initial ranking system used by the QAIMNS was as follows.
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Famous Regiments: Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
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Colonel Alison McCourt OBE ARRC QHN (February 2018 – 2019)
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Colonel Alison Farmer ARRC QHN (December 2019 – Nov 2022)
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deaths; she died of illness contracted while serving in
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Dictionary of British Women's Organisations, 1825–1960
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Colonel Karen J Irvine (January 2016 – January 2018)
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