Hitchin V.A.D.: To compete again in Stanley Shield Competition. There was held recently, at the Old Palace, Hatfield, by kind permission of the Marquis of Salisbury, a competition to decide which detachment of the Hertfordshire V.A.D.’s of the Red Cross Society should have the honour of representing the county in the Stanley Shied Competition … After a close and exciting contest, the Hitchin Detachment (Herts 25) again won the honor of representing Hertfordshire in the Stanley Shield Competition, thus repeating their success of last year … The winning team comprised Miss May Flint (officer), Miss Kathleen Pinsent, Mrs. Mary Crowe, Miss Muriel Powell, Miss Doris Bowman and Miss Kathleen Franklin (reserve).
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GRO1108 Devonport: Kathleen Jane Macpherson: 1895 – 1974