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We remember Esme Blanche Lion
We remember Esme Blanche Lion
Timeline
Timeline
1892
1901
dates
Age 9
Source:9589919
31st March 1901
1901
location
6 Sinclair Gardens, Hammersmith, London
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9589919
31st March 1901
1911
dates
Age 19
Source:9589925
2nd April 1911
1911
location
Severn Lodge, 87 Addison Road, Kensington, London
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9589925
2nd April 1911
1914
service
Other Empire Force
V.A.D.
British Red Cross
White City Hospital
Source:9591053
October 1914 - 6th March 1915
1915
death
War Related Sickness
Died of scarlet fever contracted on duty.
Kensington, London
United Kingdom
Source:8686951
Source:9589921
6th March 1915
1918
dates
Age 23
Source:9249393
1918
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Esme Blanche |
| Initials | EB |
| Last Name | Lion |
| Source | 9589930 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sinclair Gardens, Hammersmith, London | United Kingdom | parents address | known 31st March 1901 | |
| Severn Lodge, 87 Addison Road, Kensington, London | United Kingdom | parents address | known 2nd April 1911 |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | British Red Cross | White City Hospital | V.A.D. |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Lion | father | ||
| Harriet Frances Milvain Lion | mother |
Media
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Portrait photograph of Miss Esme LionObject description: Miss Esme Lion, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 06 March 1915. Inscription: E Lion who died of illness contracted on duty, 6.3.15.
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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 LMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with L
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Auxiliary HospitalsMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Auxiliary Hospitals
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Ian3310 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | Ian3310 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Ian3310 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Ian3310 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Letter from Frances Milvain{?} Lion to IWM 30th September 1920 | Yvonne27542 | |
| Letter from John Lion to IWM 29th May 1918 | Yvonne27542 | |
| Miss Esme Blanche Lion | Jonathan101862 | |
| Military Hospitals | Jonathan101862 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Miss Esme Lion | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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