Sarah Oram
Dame Sarah Elizabeth Oram, DBE, RRC (25 December 1860 – 26 June 1946) was Principal Matron, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and senior member of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS), serving as Matron-in-Chief from 1915 to 1919 during the First World War.
Dame Sarah Oram | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 December 1860 Cirencester, England |
| Died | 26 June 1946 (aged 85) South Kensington, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Matron-in-Chief |
| Commands held | Mediterranean Section, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross |
Oram was born on Christmas Day, 1860 in Cirencester, the only daughter of Samuel Thomas Oram, a Surveyor of Taxes, and his wife, Sarah Gibbons Oram. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919 and invested on 10 March 1920 at Buckingham Palace.
Dame Sarah Oram died, unmarried, on 26 June 1946 in South Kensington, London, aged 85.
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