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We remember Edith Blake
We remember Edith Blake
Timeline
Timeline
1886
1918
dates
Age 32
Source:7090154
26th February 1918
1918
location
9 Vistal St, Sans Souci, Sydney
Australia
Source:7732409
1918
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Source:4942538
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:7090154
1918
death
Drowned on the Hospital Ship Glenart Castle
Source:7090154
Source:6980442
26th February 1918
burial
Southampton, Hampshire
United Kingdom
Source:7090154
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Edith |
| Initials | E |
| Last Name | Blake |
| Source | 4942538 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Vistal St, Sans Souci, Sydney | Australia | known 1918 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve | Staff Nurse | |||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Blake | mother | ||
| Charles Blake | father |
Media
Media
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Portrait photograph of Edith BlakeEdith Blake, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned on the Hospital Ship Glenart Castle 01 February 1918 to 28 February 1918 .
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Memorial InscriptionMemorial Inscription for Staff Nurse Edith Blake on the Hollybrook Memorial in SouthamptonContributed 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:
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From the QARANC ASSOCIATIONNewspaper Cutting of what happened to the shipContributed by:
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Death RegistefHad this on ancestry saying Edith was a soldier not a Staff NurseContributed by:
Shirley8235
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Looking For The Evidence Historical Research work by Jennifer Baker, with thanks | Sue54478 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Edith Blake | Imperial1 | |
| Memorial Inscription | DR117137 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 | |
| From the QARANC ASSOCIATION | Shirley8235 | |
| States Soldiers Effects | Shirley8235 | |
| Death Registef | Shirley8235 |
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