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We remember Mildred Leeper
We remember Mildred Leeper
Timeline
Timeline
1915
service
Other Empire Force
Member
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Henham Hall Hospital
Source:8672332
19th March 1915 - 24th June 1915
1915
location
Mellis Rectory, Eye
United Kingdom
Source:8672332
19th March 1915
1916
service
Other Empire Force
Member
Voluntary Aid Detachment
East Suffolk General Hospital, Ipswich
Source:8672332
6th January 1916 - 25th April 1916
1916
dates
Age 27
Source:9269921
28th April 1916
appointments
Nursing
Source:8672332
1916
death
Source:9269921
28th April 1916
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Mildred |
| Initials | M |
| Last Name | Leeper |
| Source | 8672329 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellis Rectory, Eye | United Kingdom | known 19th March 1915 |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | Henham Hall Hospital | Member | ||
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | East Suffolk General Hospital, Ipswich | Member |
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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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Detail from "Women of the Empire" MemorialDetail image of part of one of the "Women of the Empire" Voluntary Aid Detachments memorial panels in York Minster.Contributed by:
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"Women of the Empire" Memorial in York MinsterOverview image of the "Women of the Empire" memorial panels in York Minster.Contributed by:
Yvonne27542
Communities
Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with LMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with L
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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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No official records
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| British Red Cross VAD cards | Yvonne27542 | |
| Memorial plaque in St Mary the Virgin Church, Mellis | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 | |
| Detail from "Women of the Empire" Memorial | Yvonne27542 | |
| "Women of the Empire" Memorial in York Minster | Yvonne27542 |
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Stories
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