During the Second World War The Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service continued to look after the medical and nursing care of soldiers.
In 1941 nursing sisters were awarded badges of rank from Lieutenant through to Brigadier when an emergency commission was granted. Previously they all had officer status though had no distinction of rank and were not permitted to wear badges of rank. This was approved by Queen Mary on the 15 March and given approval by King George VI on the 30 April 1941 (cited in the book Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (Famous Regts. S)
by Juliet Piggott). This change was largely due to the dedication of the new Matron in Chief Dame Katherine Jones who wanted her nurses to be seen as army personnel first and nurses second. The nurses continued to serve abroad in many countries which included in those who were prisoners of war in concentration camps in Malaya and Hong Kong.
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