page_title: Lily McNicholas
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Lily McNicholas / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: A red ribbon in a bow with a cross shaped medal with 'fleur de lit' arms
context_page_description: Lily McNicholas was an Irish nurse who volunteered in the Second World War. On 7 August 1944, McNicholas survived the sinking of the Amsterdam; a hospital carrier transporting casualties to Britain from Normandy, France. The incident was widely reported in the press after the London Gazette announced that McNicholas and two other nurses were to be awarded the M.B.E. for their heroic actions.
context_section_description: Little is known of McNicholas' early nursing career, but on 5 October 1942 she was granted a commission as a Sister (No. 246129) in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) Reserve. McNicholas joined an estimated 70,000 men and women from Ireland, who served in the British forces over the course of the Second World War.
caption: M.B.E. medal on a bow ribbon awarded to Sister Lily McNicholas
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