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We remember Blanche Atkinson
We remember Blanche Atkinson
Timeline
Timeline
1878
1916
awards
Associate Royal Red Cross (ARRC)
British Award/Decoration
Source:9147580
3rd June 1916
1916
dates
Age 38
Source:8652345
9th December 1916
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:8652345
1916
death
Died post-discharge of tuberculosis.
Crafers, South Australia
Australia
Source:8652345
Source:9315551
Source:9147568
9th December 1916
burial
South Australia
Australia
General Section Grave 177/178.
Source:8652345
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Blanche |
| Initials | B |
| Last Name | Atkinson |
| Source | 8652341 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Royal Red Cross (ARRC) | British Award/Decoration |
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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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Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Register of the Royal Red Cross, 1883-1994 Transcription | Jonathan101862 | |
| South Australia, heroes of the Great War, Chronicle newspaper Transcription | Jonathan101862 | |
| South Australia, heroes of the Great War, Chronicle newspaper Transcription | Jonathan101862 | |
| South Australia, heroes of the Great War, Chronicle newspaper Transcription | Jonathan101862 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Women who gave their lives in WW1 | Jonathan101862 | |
| Crafers, South Australia | Jonathan101862 | |
| In From the Cold Project | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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