Beatrice Isabel Jones, CBE, RRC & Bar (21 September 1866 – 14 January 1921) was a British nurse who, after serving in several civilian hospitals, volunteered for military service.
[2] After completing her education at Wallasey High School, she began nursing training at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London in 1891.
[1] When Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) was established in 1902, Jones applied and was appointed as a matron in 1903.
Though the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital construction had not begun, Jones, fifteen nurses and six sisters were hired.
[12] As chief matron of Mesopotamia, she also established hospitals in Basra and Mosul, ensuring that they were organised according to her exacting standards.
[15] Jones left Mesopotamia briefly in 1920 and then returned to serve as Chief of Civil Administration in Baghdad[16] until her death there on 14 January 1921.