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We remember Jeanie Smith Lee
We remember Jeanie Smith Lee
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Timeline
Timeline
1892
birth
Source:9517540
1892
1915
service
Other Empire Force
Nurse
Voluntary Aid Detachment
1st Northern General Military
Source:8672285
24th July 1915 - 18th October 1916
1915
location
Scanside House, Haltwhistle
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8672285
24th July 1915
1916
service
Other Empire Force
Nurse
Voluntary Aid Detachment
France Military
Source:8672285
18th October 1916
1917
dates
Age 25
Source:9517540
30th March 1917
service
Other Empire Force
Nurse
Voluntary Aid Detachment
30th (Northumberland) Detachment attached 9th General Hospital
Source:9517540
1917
death
Died on Service of illness contracted on duty.
Source:9517540
Source:8672285
30th March 1917
burial
Rouen, Seine-Maritime
France
Officers, B. 5. 25.
Source:9517540
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Jeanie |
| Initials | J |
| Last Name | Smith Lee |
| Source | 9517540 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanside House, Haltwhistle | United Kingdom | parents address | known 24th July 1915 |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | 1st Northern General Military | Nurse | ||
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | 30th (Northumberland) Detachment attached 9th General Hospital | Nurse | ||
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | France Military | Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie | mother | ||
| Smith Lee | father |
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Nurse Jessie Smith LeeObject description: Nurse Jessie Smith Lee, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 30 March 1917. Inscription: Jessie Smith Lee who died of illness contracted on duty.
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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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"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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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Letter to IWM regarding name of nurse in photograph | Yvonne27542 | |
| British Red Cross VAD cards | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse Jessie Smith Lee | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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We remember Jeanie Smith Lee
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