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We remember Esme M W Keane Penrose
We remember Esme M W Keane Penrose
Timeline
Timeline
1888
birth
Argentina
Source:9005075
Source:9005077
1888
1911
dates
Age 22
Source:9005077
2nd April 1911
1911
location
Abury Royal Parade Chislehurst
United Kingdom
away from home address
Source:9005077
2nd April 1911
1914
employment
Nursing
Medical
British Red Cross
Various
United Kingdom
Source:9391985
December 1914 - January 1917
service
Other Empire Force
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Source:8687657
1917
death
Died of diptheria contracted on active service.
Marylebone London
United Kingdom
Source:8687657
Source:9005075
24th January 1917
burial
Northchapel
United Kingdom
Source:9391962
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Esme M W Keane |
| Initials | EMWK |
| Last Name | Penrose |
| Source | 8687657 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abury Royal Parade Chislehurst | United Kingdom | away from home address | known 2nd April 1911 |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment |
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Portrait photograph of Esme M W Keane PenroseObject description: Esme M W Keane Penrose, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of diptheria contracted on active service 24 January 1917. Physical description: Name mis-spelt under photograph. Inscription: E Keare-Penrose who died of diptheria contracted on active service, 24.1.17.
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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:
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Great War memorial St Michael’s Church NorthchapelName of an Esme Penrose appears on the Northchapel War Memorial. Along with Fane PenroseContributed by:
A143717
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Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | Jonathan101862 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Jonathan101862 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Letter of contribution of Esme's portrait to IWMs | Catherine91214 | |
| Letter regarding contribution of Esme's portrait to IWMs' | Catherine91214 | |
| British Red Cross records | A143717 | |
| British Cross Records | A143717 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Esme M W Keane Penrose | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 | |
| Great War memorial St Michael’s Church Northchapel | A143717 |
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