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We remember Edith Mary Cammack
We remember Edith Mary Cammack
Timeline
Timeline
1873
sibling
Alfred Henry Cammack
Source:9589967
1873
1875
1877
sibling
Helen Maud Cammack
Source:9589821
1877
1881
sibling
Lilian Florence Cammack
Source:9589857
1881
1881
location
13 Pinchbeck Street, Spalding, Lincolnshire
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9589821
1881
1882
sibling
Edmund Ernest Cammack
Source:9589857
1882
1911
dates
Age 35
Source:9591112
1911
1911
employment
Temporary Assistant Nurse
Wallingford Union Workhouse
Wallingford, Berkshire
United Kingdom
Source:9591112
1911
1911
location
1 Wantage Road, Wallingford, Berkshire
United Kingdom
other group residence address
Source:9591112
1911
1914
enlistment
United Kingdom
Source:8867967
8th December 1914
1916
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Territorial Force Nursing Service
30 Stationary Hospital, Salonika
Source:9589967
July 1916 - 1st October 1917
1916
theatres
Serbia region :2a
Source:6980446
24th July 1916 - October 1917
1916
hospitalisation
Dysentry, enteritis, malaria, severe infection, contracted while on duty at Salonika.
Hospital/Institution
Source:9589967
October 1916 - 1918
1918
dates
Age 42
Source:9589734
1st March 1918
1918
death
War Related Sickness
Died in 4th Southern General Hospital, of dysentery and malaria contracted on duty.
Plymouth, Devon
United Kingdom
Source:6980446
1st March 1918
burial
Wawickshire
United Kingdom
186.
Source:6980446
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Edith Mary |
| Initials | EM |
| Last Name | Cammack |
| Source | 8867967 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wantage Road, Wallingford, Berkshire | United Kingdom | other group residence address | known 1911 | |
| 13 Pinchbeck Street, Spalding, Lincolnshire | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1881 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Territorial Force Nursing Service | 30 Stationary Hospital, Salonika | Staff Nurse |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Cammack | mother | ||
| Edmund Cammack | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Maud Cammack | sister | 1877 | |
| Lilian Florence Cammack | sister | 1881 | |
| Edmund Ernest Cammack | brother | 1882 | |
| Alfred Henry Cammack | brother | 1873 |
Media
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Portrait photograph of Edith CammackStaff Nurse Edith Mary Cammack, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 March 1918. 4th General Hospital Plymouth 12.4.14, 4th Southern General Hospital Birmingham, Salonika July 16-Oct 17. Special work in massage. ARRC June 1916. Died of dysentery and malaria.
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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 CMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with C
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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 Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Register of the Royal Red Cross, 1883-1994 Transcription | debbie2674 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | Andrew43023 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Andrew43023 | |
| 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Andrew43023 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Andrew43023 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Andrew43023 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Andrew43023 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Service records | debbie2674 | |
| 1st March 1918 | Andrew43023 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Edith Cammack | Imperial1 | |
| photo of headstone | stanley75463 | |
| memorial knowle parish church | debbie2674 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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