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We remember Jane Aka Jennie Roberts
We remember Jane Aka Jennie Roberts
Timeline
Timeline
1887
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
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service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
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1917
death
Killed in Action
Drowned when the Hospital Ship Salta struck a mine in the English Channel.
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10th April 1917
burial
la Lavre, Seine-Maritime
France
"Salta" Memorial
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Jane Aka Jennie |
| Initials | JAJ |
| Last Name | Roberts |
| Source | 8687818 |
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 | Staff Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Jane Roberts | mother | ||
| William Roberts | father |
Media
Media
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Portrait photograph of Staff Nurse Jennie RobertsObject description: Staff Nurse Jennie Roberts, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned when the Hospital Ship Salta struck a mine in the English Channel 10 June 1917. Physical description: This and St Paul's seem to be only sources that have her as Jennie rather than Jane. Inscription: Jennie Roberts who was drowned on the Hospital Ship Salta. 10.4.17.
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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 RMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with R
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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 | Imperial1 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Deborah102878 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Mawddach Estuary War Memorials | Jane42722 | |
| Letter from Mrs M J Roberts to IWM regarding photograph | Yvonne27542 | |
| The British Journal of Nursing - 21st April 1917 | Yvonne27542 | |
| Flintshire War Memorials: St. Asaph Cathedral | Deborah102878 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Staff Nurse Jennie Roberts | Yvonne27542 | |
| Memorial Panel (left) | Deborah102878 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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