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We remember Fanny Mason
We remember Fanny Mason
Timeline
Timeline
1889
dates
Age 1
Source:5490072
1889
1889
sibling
Mary Martha Mason
Source:5490072
1889
1889
1891
sibling
Sarah Jane Mason
Source:5490072
1891
1891
sibling
Kate Catherine Elizabeth Mason
Source:5490474
1891
1891
location
Dyers Garth, Hawes, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:5490072
1891
1895
sibling
Thomas Mason
Source:5490070
1895
1898
sibling
Miles L Mason
Source:5490070
1898
1901
dates
Age 11
Source:5490070
1901
1901
location
Tems Street, Giggleswick
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:5490070
1901
1911
employment
Nurse
Bagthorpe Infirmary
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Source:5490474
23rd September 1911 - 23rd September 1915
1915
location
Ivy Fold, Giggleswick, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:5490474
1915 - 1917
1915
enlistment
Market Place, Bingham, Nottinghamshire
United Kingdom
Source:5490474
1st October 1915
1917
events
Final letter to mother
Final letter to mother
On train from London Waterloo to Southampton
United Kingdom
Source:5490474
6th April 1917
1917
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Source:5148015
6th April 1917 - 10th April 1917
1917
dates
Age 27
Source:7102706
10th April 1917
1917
location
Ivy Court, Giggleswick, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:5490474
1917 - 1920
education
National School
Giggleswick, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Source:5490474
service
British Army
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Source:5490474
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:7102706
1917
death
Killed in Action
Lost at sea on on H.M.H.S. "Salta" (mine explosion), half a mile N. of Whistle Buoy, Le Havre.
At sea
France
Source:7102706
Source:6984884
10th April 1917
burial
Le Havre, Seine-Maritime
France
"Salta" Memorial
Source:7102706
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Fanny |
| Initials | F |
| Last Name | Mason |
| Source | 5148015 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyers Garth, Hawes, Yorkshire | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1891 | |
| Ivy Court, Giggleswick, Yorkshire | United Kingdom | parents address | 1917 - 1920 | |
| Ivy Fold, Giggleswick, Yorkshire | United Kingdom | parents address | 1915 - 1917 | |
| Tems Street, Giggleswick | United Kingdom | parents address | 1901 |
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 | ||||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mason | father | ||
| Catherine Elizabeth | mother |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mason | brother | 1895 | |
| Miles L Mason | brother | 1898 | |
| Sarah Jane Mason | sister | 1891 | |
| Mary Martha Mason | sister | 1889 | |
| Kate Catherine Elizabeth Mason | sister | 1891 |
Media
Media
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Portrait photograph of Fanny MasonStaff Nurse Fanny Mason, 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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Courtesy of Mr Tom Greenway, Cowling, YorkshireFanny Mason's next-of-kin Memorial PlaqueContributed by:
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Courtesy of Mr Tom Greenway, Cowling, YorkshireStaff Nurse Fanny Mason's British War Medal and Victory MedalContributed by:
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Memorial in the North Transept of York MinsterMemorial for the Women of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing ServiceContributed by:
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War MemorialWesleyan Church (St John's Methodist Church), Settle, YorkshireContributed by:
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War MemorialWesleyan Church (St John's Methodist Church), Settle, Yorkshire - detailContributed 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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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 | ||
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Sarah57 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Sarah57 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Sarah57 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| WO 399/5694 | Sarah57 | |
| The British Journal of Nursing - 21st April 1917 | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Fanny Mason | Charlotte33 | |
| Courtesy of Mr Tom Greenway, Cowling, Yorkshire | John67119 | |
| Courtesy of Mr Tom Greenway, Cowling, Yorkshire | John67119 | |
| Memorial in the North Transept of York Minster | John67119 | |
| War Memorial | John67119 | |
| War Memorial | John67119 | |
| National School (now Settle C.E. Primary School) | John67119 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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