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We remember Elizabeth Veronica Nisbet
We remember Elizabeth Veronica Nisbet
Timeline
Timeline
1886
1901
dates
Age 14
Source:8640433
1901
1911
dates
Age 24
Source:8929395
1911
1911
employment
Scholar
Source:8929395
1911
1917
service
Other Empire Force
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Order of Saint John Brigade Hospital
Source:8929369
28th March 1917 - 19th January 1919
1979
death
northumberland
United Kingdom
Source:8640431
1979
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Elizabeth Veronica |
| Initials | EV |
| Last Name | Nisbet |
| Source | 8549868 |
| First Names | Veronica |
| Initials | V |
| Source | 8929369 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | Order of Saint John Brigade Hospital |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah J | mother | ||
| Edward T Nisbet | father |
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Elizabeth Veronica NesbitElisabeth Veronica Nisbet, born 1886 in Newcastle, began her career as student of art in Gateshead, before serving as a nurse with St John Ambulance and the Royal Victoria Infirmary. But when war broke out, she volunteered to serves overseas. Elisabeth - who was known by her middle name, Veronica - took her nursing skills to France where she voluntarily aided wounded soldiers at St John Ambulance Brigade Hospital in Étaples from 1917 to 1919.
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Extremes meet on the gangway. Museum of the OrderDuring her time in France, Veronica kept a scrapbook of cartoons, sketches and photographs and her work is set to be immortalised at the the Museum of the Order of St John.Contributed by:
Peter5151
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| British Red Cross Register of Overseas Volunteers 1914-1918 Transcription | debbie2674 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | debbie2674 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | debbie2674 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Deborah102878 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| North East nurse's WWI heroics remembered in London exhibition | Peter5151 | |
| Commemorating Veronica’s story | Peter5151 | |
| Blog about Veronica | debbie2674 | |
| Online scrapbook of her time as a VAD | debbie2674 | |
| Sisters of the Somme: True Stories from a WW1 Field Hospital | Deborah102878 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Veronica Nesbit | Peter5151 | |
| Extremes meet on the gangway. Museum of the Order | Peter5151 |
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We remember Elizabeth Veronica Nisbet
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