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We remember Rebecca Rose Beresford
We remember Rebecca Rose Beresford
Timeline
Timeline
1879
birth
United Kingdom
Source:7090162
1879
1918
dates
Age 39
Source:7090162
26th February 1918
service
British Army
Sister
French Red Cross
Source:4941974
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:7090162
1918
death
Drowned on the Hospital Ship Glenart Castle 26 February 1918.
Source:7090162
Source:6980441
26th February 1918
burial
Southampton, Hampshire
United Kingdom
Source:7090162
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Rebecca Rose |
| Initials | RR |
| Last Name | Beresford |
| Source | 4941974 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | French Red Cross | Sister | |||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Media
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Portrait photograph of Rebecca BeresfordRebecca Rose Mary Beresford, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned on the Hospital Ship Glenart Castle 26 February 1918.
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Memorial InscriptionMemorial Inscription for Staff Nurse Rebecca Rose Beresford on the Hollybrook Memorial. Plaque B. 01. 84Contributed by:
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Nurses memorial at the National Memorial ArboretumA Memorial to Voluntary Aid Detachment and Professional Nurses who lost their lives in the 1st and 2nd World Wars, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, dedicated and unveiled on 4th June 2018 at an event attended by HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO, Royal Patron of the Nursing Memorial Appeal. The memorial takes the form of hands cast in bronze holding a globe carrying the names of nurses who lost their lives in service in the two World Wars. Further information about the memorial can be found on the Nursing Memorial Appeal website at www.nursingmemorialappeal.org.ukContributed by:
James201
Communities
Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with BMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with B
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and Territorial Force Nursing ServiceMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and Territorial Force Nursing Service
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Those who served: Remembering First World War nurses | Charlotte33 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Rebecca Beresford | Imperial1 | |
| Memorial Inscription | DR117137 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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