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Mollie Lentaigne
Mary Evelyn Lentaigne (6 May 1920 – 29 April 2024) was a British medical artist and Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse who worked at the Queen Victoria Hospital, England, during the Second World War. She is known for the drawings she made there of the surgical procedures of New Zealand plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe who was working on injured servicemen. Around 300 of her drawings are held by the East Grinstead Museum where they form the Mollie Lentaigne Collection. Early life and family Lentaigne was born on 6 May 1920, the elder daughter of Lt. Col. Edward Charles Lentaigne Distinguished Service Order, DSO and Cecilia Mary Lentaigne ( Bunbury) in Shimla, Simla, British India. Her brother, second lieutenant John Wilfred O'Neill Lentaigne Military Cross, MC of the Rifle Brigade, died in 1942 at Battle of El Alamein, El Alamein. In 1955, she married Timothy Ingram Lock in Harare, then Salisbury, Rhodesia."Lentaigne" in They had four sons and two daughters.Beamish, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simla
Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, the city became the capital of East Punjab and was later made the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. It is the principal commercial, cultural and educational centre of the state. Small hamlets were recorded before 1815 when British forces took control of the area. The climatic conditions attracted the British to establish the city in the dense forests of the Himalayas. As the summer capital, Shimla hosted many important political meetings including the Simla Accord of 1914 and the Simla Conference of 1945. After independence, the state of Himachal Pradesh came into being in 1948 as a result of the integration of 28 princely states. Even after independence, the city remained an important political centre, hosting the Simla Agreement of 1972. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
