▁( 1 9 2 8 – 3 8 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁Fur se ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁England , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁poet ▁and ▁critic ▁John ▁Add ington ▁Sym onds ▁and ▁Jan et ▁Catherine ▁North . ▁Her ▁a unt ▁was ▁the ▁painter ▁Marian ne ▁North . ▁Edu c ated ▁by ▁gover ness es ▁and ▁her ▁mother , ▁Fur se ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁early ▁life ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁she ▁married ▁the ▁painter ▁Charles ▁Well ington ▁Fur se , ▁who ▁died ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁leaving ▁her ▁with ▁two ▁young ▁children . ▁Peter ▁Reyn olds ▁Fur se ▁( 1 9 0 1 ) ▁and ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁John ▁Paul ▁Well ington ▁Fur se ▁( 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 ). ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁Fur se ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Vol unt ary ▁A id ▁Det achment ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Army . ▁On ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁she ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁first ▁Vol unt ary ▁A id ▁Det achment ▁( V AD ) ▁unit ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁France . ▁A ware ▁of ▁her ▁administrative ▁ab ilities , ▁the ▁authorities ▁decided ▁to ▁place ▁her ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁V AD ▁Department ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Fur se ▁real ised ▁that ▁the ▁existing ▁number ▁of