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We remember Sarah Edith Butler
We remember Sarah Edith Butler
Timeline
Timeline
service
British Army
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Source:8688501
1916
death
Accidentally drowned in Alexandria 14 April 1916.
Alexandria
Egypt
Source:6980445
14th April 1916
burial
Egypt
Q. 569.
Source:8688501
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Sarah Edith |
| Initials | SE |
| Last Name | Butler |
| Source | 4944930 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve | Sister |
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Portrait photograph of Sarah Edith ButlerSister Sarah E Butler, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Accidentally drowned in Alexandria 14 April 1916.
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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
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Guy74824 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Sarah Edith Butler | Imperial1 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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