page_title: Katharine Furse
hierarchical_section_title: Katharine Furse
caption_attribution_description: English: Dame Katherine Furse, CBE, RRC, Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service, 1920 oil on canvas 60,9 x 50,8 cm signed b.l.: Glyn Philpot
context_page_description: Dame Katharine Furse, GBE, RRC was a British nursing and military administrator. She led the British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment force during the First World War, and served as the inaugural Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service. Furse was also the first Director of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
context_section_description: Dame Katharine Furse, GBE, RRC (née Symonds; 23 November 1875 – 25 November 1952) was a British nursing and military administrator. She led the British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment force during the First World War, and served as the inaugural Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (1917–19). Furse was also the first Director of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (1928–38).
caption: Katharine Furse (Glyn Philpot, 1920)
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