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We remember Lena Crowther
We remember Lena Crowther
Timeline
Timeline
service
British Army
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:8655355
1916
death
Died "after a long and very painful illness".
Edmonton Infirmary
United Kingdom
Source:8655355
Source:9235410
22nd October 1916
burial
Middlesex
United Kingdom
Gen. 7301 (Screen Wall).
Source:8655355
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Lena |
| Initials | L |
| Last Name | Crowther |
| Source | 8655354 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Sister |
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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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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Auxiliary HospitalsMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Auxiliary Hospitals
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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 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The British Journal of Nursing - 4th November 1916 | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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