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We remember Mary Helen Rae
We remember Mary Helen Rae
Timeline
Timeline
1880
1915
education
Nursing training
Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin
New Zealand
Source:9111003
6th July 1915
1915
employment
Nurse
Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin
New Zealand
Source:9111003
6th July 1915
1915
enlistment
Wellington
New Zealand
Source:9111003
6th July 1915
1915
location
Christchurch
New Zealand
away from home address
Source:9111003
6th July 1915
1915
dates
Age 35
Source:9111003
23rd October 1915
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Staff Nurse
22/161
New Zealand Army Nursing Service
Source:9111003
theatres
Egypt :4
Source:9111003
1915
death
Killed in Action
Drowned when the ship 'Marquette' was torpedoed in the Aegean Sea on 23/10/1915.
Aegean Sea
Greece
Source:7980652
Source:9111003
23rd October 1915
burial
Linwood, Christchurch
New Zealand
Greece
Source:9111003
Source:8456560
sibling
Robina Rae
Source:8456560
sibling
Charlotte Rae
Source:9111003
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Mary Helen |
| Initials | MH |
| Last Name | Rae |
| Source | 7980652 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 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 | 22/161 | New Zealand Army Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Family
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robina Rae | sister | ||
| Charlotte Rae | sister |
Media
Media
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Staff Nurse M. H. RaeAs featured in The Star newspaper article, 3rd November 1915.
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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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Casualties and survivors of the MarquetteMore about Casualties and survivors of the Marquette
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NZ Expeditionary Force Casualties of HT MarquetteMore about NZ Expeditionary Force Casualties of HT Marquette
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NZ Army Nursing Service Casualties of HT MarquetteMore about NZ Army Nursing Service Casualties of HT Marquette
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with RMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with R
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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 | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Hannah21187 | |
| New Zealand WW1 Soldiers Transcription | Ann39898 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Kai Tiaki (the journal of the nurses of New Zealand) – October 1915 | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Nurse M. H. Rae | Hannah21187 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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