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We remember Winnie English
We remember Winnie English
Timeline
Timeline
service
Other Empire Force
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Source:8671087
1915
death
Died of pneumonia contracted on duty.
Source:8671087
24th February 1915
burial
North Devon
United Kingdom
Source:8671096
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Winnie |
| Initials | W |
| Last Name | English |
| Source | 8671096 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence English | mother |
Media
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Portrait photograph of W EnglishObject description: W English, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of pneumonia contracted on duty 24 February 1915. Inscription: W English who died of pneumonia on duty, 24.2.15.
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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
Communities
Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with EMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with E
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Members of Voluntary Aid DetachmentsMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Members of Voluntary Aid Detachments
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Evidence
Evidence
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External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Newspaper cutting about the death of Miss W English | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of W English | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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