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We remember Nellie Willson
We remember Nellie Willson
Timeline
Timeline
1888
birth
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1888
1918
dates
Age 30
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16th October 1918
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
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1918
death
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16th October 1918
burial
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Special Memorial.
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Nellie |
| Initials | N |
| Last Name | Willson |
| Source | 8662468 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Willson | father |
Media
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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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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with WMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with W
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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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Evidence
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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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| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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