Lloyd-Davies, Vanessa (1960–2005)
Lloyd-Davies, Vanessa (1960–2005)
English soldier, doctor and equestrian. Born Nov 30, 1960, in London, England; committed suicide, Feb 16, 2005; attended Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; m. Andrew Jacks, 1988 (div. Jan 2005).
The 1st woman medical officer attached to the Household Cavalry, joined Royal Army Medical Corps (1990); was awarded an MBE for gallantry, treating wounded Bosnian children under fire in Sarajevo (1992); later became a general practitioner in the Barbican and competed with her horse Don Giovanni II in the Badminton and Burghley horse trials.
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