Mairi Chisholm

Mairi Chisholm
Born
Mairi Lambert Gooden Chisholm

(1896-02-26)26 February 1896
Datchet, England
Died22 August 1981(1981-08-22) (aged 85)
Perth, Scotland
Years active1914–1918
Medical career
ProfessionNurse
Awards

Mairi Lambert Gooden Chisholm, of Chisholm, MM, OStJ (26 February 1896 – 22 August 1981) was a Scottish nurse and ambulance driver in the First World War. She, together with her friend Elsie Knocker, won numerous medals for bravery and for saving the lives of thousands of soldiers on the Western Front in Belgium. Dubbed "The Madonnas of Pervyse" by the press the two were among the most photographed women of the war.