ew h irst ▁Cl iff ▁of ▁Mean wood ▁Tow ers ▁in ▁Le eds ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁A ▁woman ▁of ▁independent ▁means , ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁a ▁Vol unt ary ▁A id ▁Det achment ▁( V AD ) ▁nur se ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁her ▁cousin ▁Albert ▁Kit son , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron ▁A ired ale ▁offered ▁his ▁home , ▁G led how ▁Hall , ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁V AD ▁hospital . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁Cl iff ▁was ▁appointed ▁its ▁command ant , ▁that ▁is , ▁officer ▁in ▁charge , ▁a ▁position ▁she ▁held ▁throughout ▁the ▁war . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁O BE ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁for ▁her ▁service . ▁▁ ▁Cl iff ' s ▁sc rap book , The ▁Great ▁European ▁War , ▁G led how ▁Hall ▁Hospital , ▁documents ▁life ▁there ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁in ▁letters , ▁photograph s ▁and ▁new sc utt ings . ▁Le eds ▁L ibr aries ▁consider ▁this ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tre asures ▁of ▁their ▁collection , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 4 8 0 ▁Book ▁of ▁H ours . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Ed ith ▁Cl iff ▁married ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Will ans ▁N us sey , ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁and ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁until