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From 1914-1918, World War brings home the importance of Florence Nightingale's work and reinforces the importance of Military Nurses such as the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service (QAINS) and the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS). Nurses are wearing tippetts, short, shoulder-covering cloaks which bear badges or stripes denoting their ranks.