▁in ▁fund ra ising ▁in ▁D art ford ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁" As ▁the ▁gr im ▁reality ▁developed ▁in ▁France , ▁an ▁appeal ▁went ▁out ▁from ▁Florence ▁Con y be are , ▁to ▁' all ▁Florence ' s '. ▁Her ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁to ▁purchase ▁and ▁equip ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁move ▁wounded ▁British ▁soldiers — re ferred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁devoted ▁sons ▁of ▁our ▁Empire " ▁on ▁Florence ' s ▁mem orial ▁stone — from ▁the ▁battle ground s ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁hosp it als . ▁Not ▁only ▁did ▁she ▁want ▁this ▁done , ▁she ▁wanted ▁volunte ers ▁called ▁" F lor ences " ▁to ▁" man " ▁the ▁amb ul ance ▁in ▁France ! ▁She ▁managed ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁money , ▁but ▁she ▁never ▁got ▁her ▁wish ▁to ▁man ▁the ▁amb ul ance ▁with ▁Florence ' s . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Liberal ▁Association ▁Florence ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁D art ford ▁Women ' s ▁Liberal ▁Association ▁[ ed . ▁Federation ], ▁and ▁had ▁largely ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁setting ▁up ▁and ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁Bab ies ▁Club . ▁ ▁Last ▁days ▁ ▁Florence ▁Con y be are ▁died ▁at ▁her ▁father ' s ▁home ▁in ▁ 2 ▁West ▁Bol ton ▁Gard ens , ▁K ens ington , ▁London , ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁aged ▁ 4 3 . ▁She ▁left ▁no ▁issue .