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We remember Laurie Edna Bird
We remember Laurie Edna Bird
Timeline
Timeline
1880
sibling
Elsie Maggie Bird
Source:9378053
1880
1883
sibling
Jessie May Bird
Source:9378053
1883
1885
sibling
William S Bird
Source:9378053
1885
1889
sibling
Herbert W Bird
Source:9378053
1889
1890
1891
location
36 Fore Street, Ipswich
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9378053
1891
1892
sibling
Daisy E Bird
Source:9378061
1892
1898
sibling
Muriel C Bird
Source:9378061
1898
1901
location
Gippeswyk, Kingsthorpe Grove, Northampton
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9378061
1901
1919
dates
Age 29
Source:8652542
19th August 1919
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
2/ResB/562
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:8652542
location
Elmwood, 3, Woodquest Avenue, Herne Hill, London
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8652542
1919
death
Died of heart failure.
United Kingdom
Source:8652542
19th August 1919
burial
Surrey
United Kingdom
Westminster Ave. Plot C. 183841.
Source:8652542
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Laurie Edna |
| Initials | LE |
| Last Name | Bird |
| Source | 8652541 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Fore Street, Ipswich | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1891 | |
| Elmwood, 3, Woodquest Avenue, Herne Hill, London | United Kingdom | parents address | ||
| Gippeswyk, Kingsthorpe Grove, Northampton | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1901 |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 2/ResB/562 | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret | mother | ||
| Edward Bird | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Maggie Bird | sister | 1880 | |
| Jessie May Bird | sister | 1883 | |
| William S Bird | brother | 1885 | |
| Herbert W Bird | brother | 1889 | |
| Daisy E Bird | sister | 1892 | |
| Muriel C Bird | sister | 1898 |
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Grave in Brookwood CemeteryStaff Nurse Laurie Edna Bird is buried in Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey. (image 12/2014
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Grave in Brookwood CemeteryStaff Nurse Laurie Edna Bird is buried in Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey. (image 12/2014)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:
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QAIMNS InsigniaQAIMNS Insignia on a bench at the National Memorial Arboretum.Contributed by:
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Nurse Laurie Edna BirdPainted by her sister Daisy Evelyn Bird 3rd March 1917. Laurie was a Staff Nurse, QAIMNS Reserve, died heart failure 19th August 1919. Buried Brookwood Cemetary.
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Marion29915
Communities
Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with BMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with B
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Auxiliary HospitalsMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Auxiliary Hospitals
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South Africans and others buried in Brookwood CemeteryMore about South Africans and others buried in Brookwood Cemetery
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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 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | DR117137 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | DR117137 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | DR117137 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Grave in Brookwood Cemetery | DR117137 | |
| Grave in Brookwood Cemetery | DR117137 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 | |
| QAIMNS Insignia | DR117137 | |
| Nurse Laurie Edna Bird | Marion29915 |
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