Kate Luard was the author of two books describing her experiences.
11 Facts About Kate Luard
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Kate Luard's father was Bixby Garnham Luard, the vicar of Aveley between 1871 and 1895.
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Kate Luard had twelve brothers and sisters, three of whom were born after her.
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Kate Luard subsequently moved to Birch, Essex after her father was appointed to that living.
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Kate Luard completed three months as a paying probationer from January to April 1896 at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes, and then worked at East London Hospital for Children and Dispensary for Women before training at King's College Hospital, London, between 1897 and 1900.
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Kate Luard served as a nurse in the Second Boer War and was one of the first nurses to join the British Expeditionary Force at the start of the First World War.
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Kate Luard arrived in France on 8 August 1914 and was therefore listed as eligible for the 1914 Star, with a clasp because she served under enemy fire, although it is not clear whether she received it.
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Kate Luard was Head Sister of No 32 Casualty Clearing Station at Brandhoek during the Battle of Passchendaele.
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Kate Luard resigned from the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service shortly after the Armistice because of the illness of her father.
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Kate Luard retired to Wickham Bishops in Essex, where she died on 16 August 1962.
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Kate Luard is the author of two accounts of her experiences in the war:.