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We remember Bridget Donovan
We remember Bridget Donovan
Timeline
Timeline
1876
birth
Source:8992721
1876
1916
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:8992699
3rd April 1916
1916
death
Fareham Hampshire
United Kingdom
Source:8992699
Source:8992721
3rd April 1916
burial
Hampshire
United Kingdom
A.54
Source:8992699
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Bridget |
| Initials | B |
| Last Name | Donovan |
| Source | 8992699 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
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Headstone Christ Church, Portsdown'The Staff of Alexandra Hospital Erected This Cross In Memory of Staff Nurse Bridget Donovan, who laid down her life for the sick and wounded, April 3rd 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 DMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with D
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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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Christ Church Portsdown Cemetery & Military CemeteryMore about Christ Church Portsdown Cemetery & Military Cemetery
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Jonathan101862 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | Jonathan101862 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Barbara27286 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Headstone Christ Church, Portsdown | Barbara27286 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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