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We remember Florence D'oyley Compton
We remember Florence D'oyley Compton
Timeline
Timeline
1889
birth
Source:8598548
1889
service
British Army
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:4947211
1918
death
Accidentally drowned in Mesopotamia.
Iraq
Source:8598548
Source:6980448
15th January 1918
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Florence D'oyley |
| Initials | FD |
| Last Name | Compton |
| Source | 4947211 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Sister |
Media
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Portrait photograph of Florence ComptonFlorence Compton, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Accidentally drowned in Mesopotamia 15 January 1918.
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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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Poppy BroochCommemorating Florence's life as part of the Poppy Appeal's Women of World War 1Contributed by:
Gwen143304
Communities
Communities
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The ladies who drowned in Basra - 15 Jan 1918More about The ladies who drowned in Basra - 15 Jan 1918
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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 | Ann39898 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Earle and Welford family of Crathorne - with detail of Florence's death | Catherine91214 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Portrait photograph of Florence Compton | Imperial1 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 | |
| Poppy Brooch | Gwen143304 |
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