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We remember Phyllis Ada Pearse
We remember Phyllis Ada Pearse
Timeline
Timeline
1881
sibling
Ronald Livian Pearse
Source:5497251
1881
1882
sibling
David F Pearse
Source:5497251
1882
1886
sibling
May Margaret Woodin
Source:5497251
1886
1886
1888
sibling
Cyril N Pearse
Source:8906368
3rd September 1888
1891
dates
Age 4
Source:5497251
5th April 1891
1891
location
15 Thornsett Road, Penge, London
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:5497355
5th April 1891
1896
sibling
Ivor Peter Pearse
Source:5497355
1896
1901
dates
Age 14
Source:5497355
31st March 1901
1901
location
15 Thornsett Road, Penge, London
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:5497355
31st March 1901
1908
employment
Nurse
St Bartholomews Hospital
London EC
United Kingdom
Source:5496851
1st February 1908 - November 1912
1912
location
Pen-y-Lan, Thornsett Road, Anerley SE
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:5496851
1912
1912
enlistment
London
United Kingdom
Source:5496851
18th November 1912
1912
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:8906340
18th November 1912
1914
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:5496851
17th August 1914 - 29th April 1915
1915
dates
Age 28
Source:7102702
29th April 1915
education
Sydenham High School
London SE
United Kingdom
Source:5496851
employment
Probationer Nurse
The Yarrow Convalescent Home for Children
Broadstairs, Kent
United Kingdom
Source:8906352
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
General Hospital/Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service General Hospital/Queen
Source:5152314
service
British Army
Acting Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:5152314
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:7102702
location
8 Eldon Park, South Norwood
United Kingdom
Source:9234321
1915
death
Died of wounds
Died at Havre, on her way home from Rouen. Service record says she "Died from injuries to head sustained by falling from a window", and was deemed to have "committed suicide while temporarily insane".
2 General Hospital, Le Havre
France
Source:7102702
Source:9234321
Source:8906352
29th April 1915
burial
Le Havre, Seine-Maritime
France
Div. 19. B. 10.
Source:7102702
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Phyllis Ada |
| Initials | PA |
| Last Name | Pearse |
| Source | 5496851 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Thornsett Road, Penge, London | United Kingdom | parents address | known 5th April 1891 | |
| 15 Thornsett Road, Penge, London | United Kingdom | parents address | known 31st March 1901 | |
| 8 Eldon Park, South Norwood | United Kingdom | |||
| Pen-y-Lan, Thornsett Road, Anerley SE | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1912 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | General Hospital/Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service General Hospital/Queen | Staff Nurse | |||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Acting Sister | |||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse | |||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 Star | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livian Francis Pearse | father | ||
| Emily Ada Pearse | mother |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| David F Pearse | brother | 1882 | |
| Ronald Livian Pearse | brother | 1881 | |
| May Margaret Woodin | sister | 1886 | |
| Ivor Peter Pearse | step-brother | 1896 | |
| Cyril N Pearse | brother | 3rd September 1888 |
Media
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Portrait photograph of Phyllis PearseStaff Nurse Phyllis Pearse, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Died of illness contracted on duty in France 29 April 1915.
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gravestone Ste. Marie Cemetery Le Havre NormandyHer tombstone says Staff Nurse Phyllis Ada Pearse Q.A. Imp.Mil. Nursing Sce. 29th April 1915 she died of neurasthenia aged 28.Contributed by:
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"Women of the Empire" Memorial in York MinsterOverview image of the "Women of the Empire" memorial panels in York Minster.Contributed by:
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Detail from "Women of the Empire" MemorialDetail image of part of the "Women of the Empire" memorial panels in York Minster.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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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with PMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with P
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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 | ||
| GRO War Death Army Officers Indices (1914 to 1921) Transcription | Sarah57 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Sarah57 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Sarah57 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Sarah57 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Service record for Phyllis Ada Pearse | Sarah57 | |
| The British Journal of Nursing - 12th July 1913 | Yvonne27542 | |
| War Diaries - Matron-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force, France and Flanders | Yvonne27542 | |
| Croydon and the Great War | Yvonne27542 | |
| Phyllis's brother Cyril on Lives of the First World War | Yvonne27542 | |
| The history of forgetting, from shell shock to PTSD | Jonathan101862 | |
| The British Journal of Nursing - 15th May 1915 | Yvonne27542 | |
| The British Journal of Nursing - 9th October 1915 - Our Roll of Honour | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Phyllis Pearse | Charlotte33 | |
| gravestone Ste. Marie Cemetery Le Havre Normandy | debbie2674 | |
| "Women of the Empire" Memorial in York Minster | Yvonne27542 | |
| Detail from "Women of the Empire" Memorial | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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