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260735 Staff Nurse. Mildred Gertrude Rees MID. Queen Alexandras Imperial Military Nursing Service  Mildred Rees was born at Otekaieke Station, Waitaki Valley, NZ on 26 February 1869, she died at Nelson, NZ on 21 August 1957. She trained as a nurse at Wellington Hospital, NZ and traveled to England in 1910. She was there when WW1 broke out.
At the beginning of WW1, Mildred joined the Millicent Sutherland Ambulance, based at Namur in Belgium. German advances forced this group of eight nurses, one surgeon, and Millicent Sutherland to return to England after just six weeks. In 1915, she joined the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Service Reserve. The following lists her subsequent postings and activities:
- Feb 1915 - Mar 1916: at 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen for 10 months; at 9th Stationary Hospital, Rouen for 2 months.
- Mar - Apr 1916: Returned sick with influenza and recuperated at Queen Alexandra's Hospital, Millbank.
- Apr 1916 - Jan 1917: 10th Stationary Hospital, St. Omer for 1 month; No. 4 Ambulance Flotilla (Barge No. 192) for 5 months; 25th Stationary Hospital, Rouen for 3 months.
- Jan 1917: 14 days leave.
- Mar - Sep 1917: 10th Stationary Hospital, Remy Siding for 2 months; Ambulance Flotilla (Barge No. 366) for 5 months.
- Sep 1917 - Feb 1918: No. 23 Casualty Clearing Station for 4 months.
- Feb 1918: 14 days leave, spent in Cannes.
- Mar - Nov 1918: 4th General Hospital, Camiers for 9 months.
- Next 4 months: No. 48 CCS, Namur, Belgium; No. 55 CCS, Charleroi, Belgium; No. 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux.
- 5 Apr 1919: Demobilised
- Feb 1920: Returned to NZ
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259596 Sister. Sylvia Daisy Brown 6th General Hospital Queen Alexandras Imperial Military Nursing Service Sylvia Brown was a native of Yorkshire and trained to become a nurse at London Temperance Hospital. In 1912, she moved to New Zealand, where she continued her work as a nurse. On 14th of September 1915, at 31 years of age, she enlisted in England with Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAIMNSR) as a Ward Sister and served with that unit until being demobilised on 7th of April 1919. During that period, she was posted to the 2nd Military Hospital at York and to the BEF's No. 6 General Hospital in France. For her war service, Sister Brown was awarded the British War Medal. Subsequently returning to New Zealand, she would go on to serve for many years as Matron of Nelson Hospital in the city of Nelson.
Much more information (including some photographs) about Sister Brown’s life and service is available at the Medals Reunited New Zealand website.
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248703 Nurse Ada Rushforth RRC This is my grandmother's aunt who I know worked on 11 Casualty Clearing Station during WW1 up until March 1919. From the National Archives notes when she completed her service and that she was awarded the RRC second class.
I have a bullet that was given to her by a grateful soldier that has a cross carved out of it when you pull it apart you can see the cross. She worked at Westminster Hospital which is the same hospital I trained at. I am now a Sister and I feel very proud to think what work she must have done. I also have a couple of photos of her and some soldiers if that is any use to you. She had some septic sores for which she had to be treated back in England for but when she recovered she returned to the clearing station.
All I remember my grandmother saying about her was that when she came back she did not speak for a long time and she would sit in the garden for hours. I presume she must have suffered post traumatic stress.
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248606 Nurse Edith Mary Richards Edith earned the Samaritan's Cross
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244928 Nurse Jane Burke Nurse Jane Burke was with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service during WW1. Jane was my Grandaunt. She returned from the war to Ireland and then went to New York.
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237939 Sister. Gower No. 16 Stationary Hospital Sister Gower served at No 16 Stationary Hospital, Le Treport and No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux.
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237844 Sister. Reay No. 32 Stationary Hospital Sister Reay served at No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux and No 46 Stationery Hospital, Etaples.
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237841 Sister MacDonald No. 32 Stationary Hospital Sister MacDonald served at No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux and No 16 Stationary Hospital, Le Treport.
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237840 Sister Keay No. 32 Stationary Hospital Sister Keay served at No. 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux
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237839 Sister. Harrison No. 32 Stationary Hospital Sister Harrison served at No. 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux
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237837 Sister Garrett No. 32 Stationary Hospital Sister Garrett served at No. 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux.
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237836 Sister. Garnett No. 32 Stationary Hospital Sister Garnett served at No. 32 Stationary Hospital at Wimereux and No. 16 Stationery Hospital at Le Treport. She moved to No. 19 Casualty Clearing Station in September 1915.
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237835 Sister. Fuller No. 32 Stationary Hospital Sister Fuller was based at No. 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux
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237834 Sister. Donaldson No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux Sister Donaldson served at No. 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux
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237833 Matron Congleton No. 32 Stationary Hospital Matron Congleton served at No. 32 Stationary Hospital at Wimereux.
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237832 Sister Buckham No. 32 Stationary Hospital Sister Buckham served at No. 32 Stationary Hospital at Wimereux
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237831 Sister Beardsmore No. 32 Stationary Hospital Sister Beardsmore was based at No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux
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237829 Sister. Andrews No. 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux Sister Andrews was an Asstistant Theatre Sister at No. 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux
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224117 Nurse Ida Rosina Haywood My Great Grandmother was Ida Rosina Haywood nee Wright born 20th of October 1891 at 38 Hampton Road, Grays, Essex. She was married on the 22nd of December 1915 at St Pancras London aged 24 to Alfred William Haywood. Ida who was a nurse at Whipps Cross, is believed to have served in the Queen Alexandra's Nursing Service during WW1 in Gibralta and Salonika.
Ida had three children and died aged 33, following child birth on 27th of September 1924. Her children were;
Rose or Rosina Haywood,
Edna Francces Haywood (my mother)
and Alfred William Haywood.
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217909 Victoria Stewart Grant Victoria Grant, and her two sisters, Margaret Dorothy and Josephine Elizabeth, were on a "tour" in Britain or Europe when war broke out, and so they were either pressed into service, or they volunteered. Apparently they did both nursing duties and mechanics duties. Would they have volunteered to be QAIMNS? Or would they be on the VAD lists? How can I access both these lists? (I have other QAIMNS women to look up too!) I'm writing a book about the women of my home county here in Ontario, Canada who went overseas and served during the war.
Thanks for any direction you can point me! Much appreciated
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