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We remember Nellie Spindler
We remember Nellie Spindler
Timeline
Timeline
1891
1891
location
40 Carlton Street, Westgate Common, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8948980
11th November 1891
1897
sibling
Lillie Spindler
Source:6986203
1897
1901
dates
Age 9
Source:6986203
1901
1901
location
Stanley Road, Cleaver Place, Wakefield, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:6986203
1901
1902
sibling
George Edward Spindler
Source:8949074
1902
1904
sibling
May Spindler
Source:8949074
1904
1911
dates
Age 19
Source:6986205
1911
1911
employment
Hospital Nurse
Source:6986205
1911
1911
location
Park Lane, Wakefield, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
away from home address
Source:6986205
1911
1912
education
Medical training
Township Infirmary
Leeds, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Source:6654845
1912 - 1915
1915
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Whittington Military Hospital
Source:8949074
10th November 1915 - 24th April 1917
1915
employment
Staff Nurse
Whittington Military Hospital
Lichfield, Staffordshire
United Kingdom
Source:6654845
November 1915 - May 1917
1917
theatres
Western Europe :1
Source:4966147
23rd May 1917
1917
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
2 General Hospital Le Havre
Source:8949074
May 1917
1917
dates
Age 26
Source:6179053
21st August 1917
education
Eastmoor Council School
Wakefield, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Source:8949074
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
44 Casualty Clearing Station Brandhoek
Source:8949074
1917
death
Killed in Action
The hospital was shelled all day. She was struck at 11am became unconscious immediately and died twenty minutes later in Nurse Wood of Wakefield's arms.
44 Casualty Clearing Station, Brandhoek
Belgium
Source:7049620
Source:6179059
Source:8948954
21st August 1917
burial
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
XVI. A. 3.
Source:7049620
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Nellie |
| Initials | N |
| Last Name | Spindler |
| Source | 6984812 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Carlton Street, Westgate Common, Yorkshire | United Kingdom | parents address | known 11th November 1891 | |
| Park Lane, Wakefield, Yorkshire | United Kingdom | away from home address | known 1911 | |
| Stanley Road, Cleaver Place, Wakefield, Yorkshire | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1901 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | 2 General Hospital Le Havre | Staff Nurse | ||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | 44 Casualty Clearing Station Brandhoek | Staff Nurse | ||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Whittington Military Hospital | Staff Nurse |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Spindler | mother | ||
| George H Spindler | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillie Spindler | sister | 1897 | |
| George Edward Spindler | brother | 1902 | |
| May Spindler | sister | 1904 |
Media
Media
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Portrait photograph of Nellie SpindlerStaff Nurse Nellie Spindler, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Killed when the Germans bombed a French hospital 21 August 1917.
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Photograph of Nellie's graveVisited in 2013. Photograph taken by Charlotte Czyzyk.Contributed by:
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 1Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium where Nellie Spindler is honoured and buried.Contributed by:
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 2Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium where Nellie Spindler is honoured and buried.Contributed by:
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 3Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium where Nellie Spindler is honoured and buried.Contributed by:
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 4Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium where Nellie Spindler is honoured and buried.Contributed by:
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 5Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium where Nellie Spindler is honoured and buried.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.ukContributed by:
James201
Communities
Communities
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First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours ProgrammeMore about First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme
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Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing ServiceMore about Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with SMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with S
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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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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, BelgiumMore about Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
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Women featured/mentioned in 'Nurses of Passchendaele' by Christine E HallettMore about Women featured/mentioned in 'Nurses of Passchendaele' by Christine E Hallett
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Charlotte33 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Charlotte33 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Charlotte33 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Charlotte33 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| photo and brief description of her grave | WDYTYA24710 | |
| Photo of her Roll of Honour news article | WDYTYA24710 | |
| Brirish Journal of Nursing | Paul7983 | |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn | Yvonne27542 | |
| Data from Lijssenthoek Cemetery website | Charlotte33 | |
| Locations of 44 Casualty Clearing Station | Charlotte33 | |
| West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 | Charlotte33 | |
| Stolen Lives: Individual Tragedies of the Great War by Andrew Hamilton and Alan Reed | Charlotte33 | |
| Nellie Spindler's Army Nursing record | Charlotte33 | |
| Letters from the Front Line | Jonathan101862 | |
| Clean White Sheets - song by Harp and a Monkey about Nellie | Catherine91214 | |
| The British Journal of Nursing - 1st September 1917 | Yvonne27542 | |
| CASUALTIES OF PASSCHENDAELE: STAFF NURSE NELLIE SPINDLER | Jonathan101862 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Nellie Spindler | Charlotte33 | |
| Photograph of Nellie's grave | Charlotte33 | |
| Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 1 | Vincent96527 | |
| Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 2 | Vincent96527 | |
| Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 3 | Vincent96527 | |
| Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 4 | Vincent96527 | |
| Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 5 | Vincent96527 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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