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We remember Ellen Caroline Meares
We remember Ellen Caroline Meares
Timeline
Timeline
1875
birth
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1875
1916
dates
Age 33
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23rd February 1916
1916
service
Other Empire Force
Nurse
Voluntary Aid Detachment
4th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill
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23rd February 1916 - 23rd April 1917
1916
location
4 Bushmead Avenue, Bedford
United Kingdom
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February 1916
1917
service
Other Empire Force
Nurse
Voluntary Aid Detachment
France Military Hospital
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24th April 1917 - 23rd September 1917
1917
service
Other Empire Force
Nurse
Voluntary Aid Detachment
4th London General Hospital (Maudsley Section)
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4th December 1917 - 22nd February 1919
1919
death
4th London General Hospital
United Kingdom
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24th February 1919
burial
United Kingdom
VI. F. 1
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ellen Caroline |
| Initials | EC |
| Last Name | Meares |
| Source | 8650885 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Bushmead Avenue, Bedford | United Kingdom | known February 1916 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | 4th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill | Nurse | ||
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | 4th London General Hospital (Maudsley Section) | Nurse | ||
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | France Military Hospital | Nurse |
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Portrait photograph of Ellen Caroline MearesObject description: Ellen Caroline Meares, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died 24 February 1919. Physical description: Discrepancy in date of death and spelling of name. Inscription: Ellen Caroline Mears who died March 1919.
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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 - Members of Voluntary Aid DetachmentsMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Members of Voluntary Aid Detachments
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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 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Member Ellen Caroline Meares (Find a Grave) | R58235 | |
| Member MEARES, Ellen Caroline (CWGC) | R58235 | |
| British Red Cross VAD cards | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Ellen Caroline Meares | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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