▁she ▁travel led ▁to ▁Ant werp ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁unit . ▁Following ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁she ▁provided ▁assistance ▁in ▁northern ▁France , ▁opening ▁a ▁soup ▁kitchen ▁in ▁Ad ink er ke . ▁For ▁her ▁work ▁under ▁fire ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Leopold . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁she ▁began ▁a ▁journey ▁to ▁Russia ▁where ▁she ▁planned ▁to ▁provide ▁medical ▁assistance . ▁She ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Y ere van , ▁Armen ia ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁refuge e ▁crisis ▁due ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide . ▁Mac n aught an ▁reported ▁that ▁Y ere van , ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁had ▁approximately ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁refuge es . ▁She ▁noted ▁in ▁her ▁di ary : ▁" Th ese ▁un fortun ate ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁nearly ▁ex termin ated ▁by ▁mass ac res , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁officially ▁stated ▁that ▁ 7 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁race ▁has ▁been ▁put ▁to ▁the ▁sword ." ▁ ▁However , ▁she ▁fell ▁ill ▁during ▁the ▁trip ▁through ▁Pers ia ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁England , ▁where ▁she ▁died ▁from ▁her ▁ill ness . ▁She ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁plot ▁in ▁Chart ▁S utton . ▁ ▁An ▁un fin ished ▁manuscript ▁became ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁her ▁book , ▁My ▁Canadian ▁Mem ories , ▁which ▁was ▁finished ▁by ▁her ▁friend ▁Be atrice ▁Home ▁and