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We remember Ada Gilbert Hawken
We remember Ada Gilbert Hawken
Timeline
Timeline
1886
1915
employment
Nurse
Bay of Islands Hospital
Kawakawa
New Zealand
Source:9107828
6th July 1915
1915
enlistment
Auckland
New Zealand
Source:9107828
6th July 1915
1915
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Staff Nurse
22/123
New Zealand Army Nursing Service
Source:9107828
6th July 1915 - 28th October 1915
1915
location
Bay of Islands Hospital, Kawakawa
New Zealand
away from home address
Source:9107828
6th July 1915
1915
dates
Age 29
Source:9107828
28th October 1915
theatres
Egypt :4
Source:9107828
1915
death
War Related Sickness
Died from Typhoid Fever
Alexandria
Egypt
Source:7974953
Source:9107828
28th October 1915
burial
Alexandria (Chalby) Military & War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Egypt
G. 125.
Source:9201371
Source:9107828
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ada Gilbert |
| Initials | AG |
| Last Name | Hawken |
| Source | 7974953 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay of Islands Hospital, Kawakawa | New Zealand | away from home address | known 6th July 1915 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 22/123 | New Zealand Army Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Hawken | father |
Media
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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.uk
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Ada HawkenIn uniform. Photograph from family collection via her great-nephew Phil Gregory.
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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 the "Women of the Empire" New Zealand Nurses memorial panel in York Minster.Contributed by:
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with HMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with H
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - New Zealand Army Nursing ServiceMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - New Zealand Army Nursing Service
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
| New Zealand WW1 Soldiers Transcription | Ann39898 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Ann39898 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 | |
| Ada Hawken | Yvonne27542 | |
| "Women of the Empire" memorial in York Minster | Yvonne27542 | |
| Detail from "Women of the Empire" Memorial | Yvonne27542 |
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