The National Archives, Memorials to War Nurses, File WO222/2135

British Medical Journal 19 December 1925 - 'Two war memorials were unveiled in the chapel of the Glasgow Western Infirmary on December 12th, in the presence of a large number of nurses and members of the general public. The matron of the infirmary, Miss Gregory Smith, unveiled a memorial in memory of Lieutenant Donald Mackintosh, V.C., son of the superintendent of the infirmary, Colonel D. J. Mackintosh, C.B., M.V.O., which took the form of two stained glass windows erected by the Nurses' League. A tablet was unveiled also in memory of two nurses, Sister Ella Maud Bond and Staff Nurse Margaret S. Dewar, who lost their lives in the war. The Rev. George H. Morrison, D.D., conducted a commemoration service, and delivered an address in which he recalled the high esteem and affection in which those whom they were commemorating had been held. Such a joint commemoration was particularly appropriate because of the united comradeship, co-operation, and self-sacrifice of the two sexes in the great war. Colonel Mackintosh for many years had directed the Western Infirmary with a grasp of detail which had placed him high in the ranks of organizers; no man had surpassed him in devotion to the welfare of the great nursing profession. It was, therefore, fitting that in remembering the son the Nurses' League should also bear the father in mind. The two windows were the first of a series to be placed in the chapel. The matron of the infirmary, unveiling the memorials, spoke of the high esteem and regard in which Lieutenant Mackintosh and the two nurses had been held by the infirmiary staff. Colonel J. A. Roxburgh, accepting the custody of the memorials on behalf of the infirmary board of managers, said that they would serve to remind them of the spirit of devotion to duty and self-sacrifice which had always distinguished the medical and nursing professions. At the conclusion of the service wreaths were placed at the base of the memorials. See www.bmj.com/content/2/3390/1196.2 . Accessed 10 December 2024

canmore.org.uk/site/162147/glasgow-church-street-western-infirmary-general-elder-memorial-chapel . Accessed 10 December 2024

www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/glasgow-chapel-hidden-view-almost-18938049 . Accessed 10 December 2024

www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/news/newsarchive/2021/1march2021/headline_775169_en.html . Accessed 10 December 2024