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We remember Bessie Harkness
We remember Bessie Harkness
Timeline
Timeline
1893
birth
United Kingdom
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1893
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Source:4956677
service
British Army
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Source:4956677
service
British Army
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:7102809
1919
death
Died of bronchitis and heart failure.
Source:7102809
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11th April 1919
burial
Ayrshire
United Kingdom
Sec.C. Lair 354
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Bessie |
| Initials | B |
| Last Name | Harkness |
| Source | 4956677 |
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 | Staff Nurse | |||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve | Sister | |||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Sister |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie | mother | ||
| James Harkness | father |
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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.uk
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Communities
Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with HMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with H
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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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In From the Cold - British Army - general regimentsMore about In From the Cold - British Army - general regiments
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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 |
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| In From the Cold Project | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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