Catherine Wingate
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Dame Catherine Leslie Wingate DBE
(26 October 1858 – 10 June 1946), née Catherine Leslie Rundle, was a British
humanitarian.
She was the daughter of Royal Navy
Captain
Joseph Rundle and his wife, Renira Catherine (née Leslie), and the sister of General Sir Leslie Rundle
. On 18 June 1888 she married Reginald Wingate, a Royal Artillery
officer. They had three children: Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate
(born 30 September 1889), Malcolm Roy Wingate (born 28 August 1893), and Victoria Alexandrina Catherine Wingate (born 1899).
General Sir Reginald Wingate was Governor-General
of the Sudan
and Sirdar
of the Egyptian Army
from 1899 and 1916 and High Commissioner
of Egypt
from 1917 to 1919.
During the First World War Lady Wingate was president of the Cairo
and Alexandria
Red Cross Committee and of the Empire Nurses' Red Cross Clubs in the two cities, and for these services she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(DBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(26 October 1858 – 10 June 1946), née Catherine Leslie Rundle, was a British
United Kingdom
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humanitarian.
She was the daughter of Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
Captain
Captain (Royal Navy)
Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Group Captain is based on the...
Joseph Rundle and his wife, Renira Catherine (née Leslie), and the sister of General Sir Leslie Rundle
Leslie Rundle
General Sir Leslie Rundle GCB GCMG GCVO DSO was a British Army General during World War I.-Military career:...
. On 18 June 1888 she married Reginald Wingate, a Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
officer. They had three children: Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate
Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate
Sir Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate, 2nd Baronet, CB, CMG, CIE, OBE was a British colonial administrator, soldier and author. Wingate was born in 1889 in Kensington, London, and educated at Bradfield College and Balliol College, Oxford before entering the Indian Civil Service...
(born 30 September 1889), Malcolm Roy Wingate (born 28 August 1893), and Victoria Alexandrina Catherine Wingate (born 1899).
General Sir Reginald Wingate was Governor-General
Governor-General
A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
of the Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
and Sirdar
Sirdar (Egypt)
Sirdar - a variant of Sardar, a long-standing of Indo-Aryan rank - was assigned to the British Commander-in-Chief of the nineteenth century Egyptian Army...
of the Egyptian Army
Egyptian Army
The Egyptian Army is the largest service branch within the Egyptian Armed Forces and holds power in the current Egyptian government. It is estimated to number around 379,000, in addition to 479,000 reservists for a total of 858,000 strong. The modern army was created in the 1820s, and during the...
from 1899 and 1916 and High Commissioner
High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
from 1917 to 1919.
During the First World War Lady Wingate was president of the Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
and Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
Red Cross Committee and of the Empire Nurses' Red Cross Clubs in the two cities, and for these services she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(DBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours.