Rachel Ward, Countess of Dudley

The Right Honourable The Countess of Dudley CBE RRC
Viceregal consort of Australia
In office 9 September 1908 – 31 July 1911
Monarchs	Edward VII George V
Prime Minister	Alfred Deakin Andrew Fisher
Governor	2nd Earl of Dudley
Vicereine of Ireland
In office 11 August 1902 – 11 December 1905
Monarch	Edward VII
Prime Minister	Arthur Balfour
Personal details
Born	Rachel Gurney 1867
Died	26 June 1920 County Galway
Nationality	British
Spouse	William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley
Children	7, including William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley George Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley
Occupation	philanthropist, political hostess
Known for	WW1 work and founding a nursing association

Rachel Ward, Countess of Dudley CBE, RRC (born Rachel Gurney; 1867 – 26 June 1920) was a British civic leader and philanthropist. She founded the Lady Dudley Nurses in Ireland and the New South Wales Bush Nursing Association in Australia. Lady Dudley lived in Ireland while her husband served as Lord Lieutenant and in Australia as the consort of the Governor-General. After her marriage ended, she set up the Australian Voluntary Hospital in France in 1914 and she was awarded the Royal Red Cross and made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.