Head and shoulders image of Dorothy Mary Riches, BA (Sask), 1929.

Bio/Historical Note: “Dorothy Mary Riches has been appointed director of the School of Nursing at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. At the outbreak of war, she was senior instructor of nursing at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, when she enlisted in the R.C.A.M.C., going overseas with the No. 8 Saskatchewan Medical Unit. As matron, with the rank of major, she received the Royal Red Cross, first class, and before returning from overseas was in command of the Canadian nursing services, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.” From the Green and White, October 1946, p. 24.