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We remember Clara Mcalister
We remember Clara Mcalister
Timeline
Timeline
1881
1911
dates
Age 29
Source:9378791
1911
1911
location
Brunswick Square, Camberwell, London
United Kingdom
away from home address
Source:9378791
1911
1917
dates
Age 36
Source:7102735
10th April 1917
employment
Probationer Nurse
Source:9378791
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:5145957
1917
death
Lost at sea on on H.M.H.S. "Salta" (mine explosion), half a mile N. of Whistle Buoy, Le Havre.
Source:7102735
10th April 1917
burial
Le Havre, Seine-Maritime
France
"Salta" Memorial
Source:7102735
sibling
Marion Mcalister
Source:7102735
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Clara |
| Initials | C |
| Last Name | Mcalister |
| Source | 5145957 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Square, Camberwell, London | United Kingdom | away from home address | known 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Family
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion McAlister | sister |
Media
Media
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Portrait photograph of Clara McAlisterStaff Nurse Clara McAlister, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned when the Hospital Ship Salta struck a mine in the English Channel 10 April 1917.
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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 MMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with M
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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 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Charlotte33 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Charlotte33 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The British Journal of Nursing - 21st April 1917 | Yvonne27542 | |
| The British Journal of Nursing - 12th May 1917 | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Clara McAlister | Charlotte33 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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