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Portrait photograph of Mrs George Fox, 1883 (c). Mrs Fox was the wife of QM Fox, 94th Regiment of Foot and later the Connaught Rangers. On 20 Dec 1880 the Regiment was attacked at Bronckhorstspruit, Transvaal and Mrs Fox attended to the wounded under fire despite being wounded herself. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross but died in 1888 at Cambridge Barracks in Portsmouth from the effects of her wounds. Despite not being a nurse, she was by royal command buried with military honours at Highland Road Cemetery in Portsmouth. Associated with the Battle of Bronkhorstspruit, Transvaal War (1880-1881) 1880.

Bronkhorstspruit, Battle of, 1880 (Transvaal War 1880-1881)