Mairi Chisholm date of birth:
February 26, 1896
How old was Mairi Chisholm when died?
85
Where was Mairi Chisholm born?
Nairn, Scotland
When did Mairi Chisholm die?
August 22, 1981
What is Mairi Chisholm nationality?
Scottish
Short Biography
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 the two became the most photographed women of the war, achieving recognition not only as women but for working on the front lines against official British regulations.