Celebrated nurse, Constance Nothard, is born

Constance Annie Nothard, nursing sister and recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest award of the International Red Cross Society, was born in the Eastern Cape. Nothard rendered outstanding service in the South African Military Service in Western Europe during the First World War and was awarded the Croix de Recompense for distinguished service in France. She received the first Gold Medal of the South African Nursing Association on 12 May 1961 in recognition of distinguished and exceptional service in times of war and peace. The Library at the South African Nursing Association headquarters in Pretoria was named the C.A. Nothard Library in her honour. References: Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista.