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236364 Sister. Isabel Marion Mackintosh British Red Cross from:Nairn, Scotland (d.10th July 1918) Isabel Mackintosh was a Scottish born nurse who served in France at the outbreak of war, working with the British and the French Red Cross. From 1917 she served in Bermondsey Military Hospital firstly as night superintendent and then as sister. She was known by patients and colleagues as Sister Mac. She was awarded a Red Cross decoration which was presented to her by the King on 20th of April 1918. Sadly Isabel died shortly afterwards on 10th of July 1918 of acute influenzal pneumonia. She is buried in Nairn Cemetery and is the first name on the Nairnshire War Memorial. As she was born in Greenock we have her noted on the local website under the Unsung Heroines section. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**