THE STANDING COMMISSION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT AND ITS MEMBERS

Angela Countess of Limerick
1965-1973
Angela Countess of Limerick served as Chairwoman of the Standing Commission from
October 1965 until November 1973, when she retired after having been re-elected as
Chairwomen in September 1969. The Countess of Limerick first joined the Movement in
1915 as a Nurse working for the British Red Cross and her outstanding Red Cross career
would ultimately span 61 years.
Angela, née Trotter, spent her early childhood in Romania. During World War I, she worked
as a Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in military hospitals in England and France.
Between the wars she studied for a diploma in Social Science at the London School of
Economics, married the subsequent 5th Earl of Limerick and expanded her Red Cross, local
government and social work. From 1934 until 1940, she was President of the London Branch
of the British Red Cross. During World War II Angela was in charge of Red Cross services
throughout London during the “blitz” and from 1942 was also deputy chairman of the
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