Honoria Somerville Keer
Honoria Somerville Keer MBChB | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 26, 1883 |
| Died | March 20, 1969 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Relatives | Caroline Keer |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Surgery |
| Institutions | Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service |
Honoria Somerville Keer, MBChB (26 December 1883 – 20 March 1969) was a British surgeon during World War I, where she served as Assistant Medical Officer with the Girton and Newnham Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service. Caroline Keer is her elder half-sister by their father, Major General Jonathan Keer (1825-1907), ex-HM Bengal Staff Corps.
Awards and honours
- Croix de Guerre
- Médaille d'Honneur (France)
- Order of St. Sava (Serbia) medals for her services during the Great War.[1]
References
- ^ "Glasgow University archives". Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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- British women in World War I
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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