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In an age when convention dictated otherwise, Janet Wells (or Sister Janet as she became known) embarked on two perilous ventures. Remarkably she was only 18 years old when decorated for her nursing service during the 1878 Balkan War. Undeterred by the experience, the following year she became the only nurse to serve at the front during the Anglo-Zulu War.

Following a period in Northern Zululand, she arrived at Rorke's Drift shortly after the legendary action. Revered by the soldiers, she worked tirelessly in appalling conditions with minimal medical supplies. Undaunted she refused to bow to either these difficulties or the prejudice that her gender and youthfulness provoked.

On returning to England, she was awarded the Royal Red Cross, the highest nursing accolade and equivalent to the VC, by Queen Victoria.

Janet Wells was spoken of at the time in the same breath as Florence Nightingale. Thus it is extraordinary that her achievements have not been more widely recognized, not least as Sister Janet's example forced the military authorities to recognize the vital importance of medical support in time of war.

Long overdue telling, this is an inspiring story which, hopefully, will give the nursing profession a new heroine of significance. Sister Janet deserves nothing less

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