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Constance Jane (née Knight), Lady Boyle

(1855-1944), Red Cross worker; wife of Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Bt; daughter of William Knight

Sitter in 11 portraits
Lady Boyle volunteered for the Red Cross in Serbia during the First World War, providing ambulance services to the wounded and aid to refugees. The Serbian Relief Fund was set up in London in 1914 to offer financial, material and humanitarian assistance to Serbian people affected by the war. Members of the fund included Winston Churchill, Sir James Berry and Lady Berry. Lady Boyle became Honorary Treasurer of the fund and was appointed Acting British Commissioner for Serbia in 1915. In recognition of her efforts during the war, she was awarded the Red Cross Decoration of Serbia first class.

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