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We remember Mary Thompson Kerr
We remember Mary Thompson Kerr
Timeline
Timeline
1884
birth
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1884
1915
dates
Age 31
Source:8658056
17th January 1915
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Territorial Force Nursing Service
2nd Scottish General Hospital
Source:8658056
1915
death
War Related Sickness
Died of pneumonia contracted on duty.
Source:8658056
Source:8658057
17th January 1915
burial
Ayrshire
United Kingdom
S. A. 18.
Source:8658056
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Mary Thompson |
| Initials | MT |
| Last Name | Kerr |
| Source | 8658057 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Territorial Force Nursing Service | 2nd Scottish General Hospital | Staff Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie | mother | ||
| Alexander Kerr | father |
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Portrait photograph of Miss Mary Thompson KerrObject description: Miss Mary Thompson Kerr, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died of pneumonia contracted on duty 17 January 1915. Inscription: Mary Thompson Kerr who died of pneumonia contracted on duty 17.1.15.
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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
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Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with KMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with K
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and Territorial Force Nursing ServiceMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and Territorial Force Nursing Service
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Portrait photograph of Miss Mary Thompson Kerr | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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