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We remember Ruth Holden
We remember Ruth Holden
Timeline
Timeline
1890
education
Fellow
Newnham College, Cambridge University
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Source:8685554
service
Other Empire Force
Millicent Garrett Fawcett Maternity Unit
Source:8685554
1917
death
Died of typhoid fever.
Kazan
Russian Federation
Source:8685554
21st April 1917
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ruth |
| Initials | R |
| Last Name | Holden |
| Source | 8685552 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Millicent Garrett Fawcett Maternity Unit |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Sanford | mother | ||
| Charles S Holden | father |
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Portrait photograph of Ruth HoldenObject description: Ruth Holden, Millicent Garrett Fawcett Maternity Unit. Died of typhoid fever in Kazan 21 April 1917. Inscription: Ruth Holden, Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge, who died of typhoid fever at Kazan, 21.4.17 [sic].
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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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Evidence
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External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 | Chris1977 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Portrait photograph of Ruth Holden | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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