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We remember Louisa Jordan
We remember Louisa Jordan
Timeline
Timeline
1879
1915
dates
Age 36
Source:9339482
6th March 1915
employment
Sister
Crumpsall Infirmary
Manchester
United Kingdom
Source:9234106
employment
District Nurse
Buckhaven, Fifeshire
United Kingdom
Source:9339482
service
Other Empire Force
Nurse
French Red Cross
Source:4961197
service
Other Empire Force
Nursing Sister
Scottish Women's Hospital
Kragujevatz
Source:9234106
1915
death
War Related Sickness
Volunteered to nurse Dr. Ross when he was struck down by typhus, and so contracted it herself.
Kragujevatz
Serbia
Source:9339482
Source:9234106
6th March 1915
burial
Nis
Serbia
D. 5.
Source:9339482
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Louisa |
| Initials | L |
| Last Name | Jordan |
| Source | 4961197 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | French Red Cross | Nurse | |||
| Other Empire Force | Scottish Women's Hospital | Kragujevatz | Nursing Sister |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen | mother | ||
| Henry Jordan | father |
Media
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"Women of the Empire" Memorial in York MinsterOverview image of the "Women of the Empire" memorial panels in York Minster.
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Detail from "Women of the Empire" MemorialDetail image of part of the "Women of the Empire" memorial panels in York Minster. Photograph © Michael Newbury, May 2016. Photo used on Lives of the First World War by kind permission of Michael Newbury, and may only be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, attributing his copyright.Contributed by:
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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 JMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with J
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Scottish Women's HospitalsMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Scottish Women's Hospitals
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Scottish Women's Hospitals - Roll of HonourMore about Scottish Women's Hospitals - Roll of Honour
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Scottish Women's Hospitals - Unit at Kraguievatz, SerbiaMore about Scottish Women's Hospitals - Unit at Kraguievatz, Serbia
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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 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| A History of the Scottish Women's Hospitals, McLaren, Eva Shaw (Edit), 1919 | Alison86663 | |
| Minutes of the Council,1915, p, 53, Queen Victoria Jubilee Institute for Nurses | Susan59145 | |
| The British Journal of Nursing - 20th March 1915 | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| "Women of the Empire" Memorial in York Minster | Yvonne27542 | |
| Detail from "Women of the Empire" Memorial | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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