Lives of the First World War

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ID: 9253024

Reference: gbm_rrcr

Title: Register of the Royal Red Cross, 1883-1994 Transcription

Connected by: Kristen1288

UPP: GBM/RRCR/00005560

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 9253148

Name: Wikipedia

Title: Joanna Cruickshank

Description: Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank DBE RRC (28 November 1875 – 16 August 1958) founded the Royal Air Force Nursing Service in November 1918 and served as its first Matron-in-Chief

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Cruickshank
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Additional: Matches full name.

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ID: 9253152

Reference: bmd_overseas_births_1

Title: British armed forces and overseas births and baptisms Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/OVS/BCHA/000032/078

Additional: Matches full name and year of birth. Place of birth is confusing as it was India at time of birth but is now Pakistan.

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ID: 9253153

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/D/1958/3/AZ/000190/001

Additional: Matches name, year of birth, year of death and County Sussex.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9253155

Reference: bmd_overseas_births_1

Title: British armed forces and overseas births and baptisms Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/OVS/REG1/000701/066

Additional: Matches name, year and place of birth though Muree is now in Pakistan.

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ID: 9253429

Name: The British Journal of Nursing June 1931

Title: The King's Birthday Honours for Nurses

Description: Dame Joanna M. Cruickshank, late Matron-in-Chief Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service, received the Insignia of the Order of Dame Commander (Military Division) of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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URL: http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME079-1931/page174-volume79-july1931.pdf
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Additional: Matches name

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ID: 9253442

Name: Wikipedia

Title: Murree

Description: "Murree (Punjabi, Urdu: مری‬‎, marī, meaning "apex") is a mountain resort town, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and is about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Islamabad City. It has average altitude of 2,291 metres (7,516 ft)"

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murree
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Additional: Place of birth.

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ID: 9253449

Name: Published 7th March 1908

Title: The Lancet

Description: LADY MINTO'S INDIAN NURSING ASSOCIATION.

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URL: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(00)67340-3/abstract
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Additional: Matches.

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ID: 9253710

Name: Publication date:19 December 1919 Issue:13541 Page:4106

Title: The Edinburgh Gazette

Description: "Acting Matron-in-Chief Miss Joanna Margaret Cruickshank, Royal Air Force Nursing Service (formerly attached Q.A.M.N.S.I.), awarded the, Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, in the Edinburgh Gazette of 14th October. 1919, is now correctly described."

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13541/page/4106
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Additional: Matches full name and details of service.

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ID: 9253716

Name: Publication date:7 June 1921 Issue:32348 Page:4550

Title: The London Gazette

Description: "NURSING SERVICE. The following appointments are made with effect from the 27th January 1921: — Matron-in-Chief. Miss Joanna Margaret CRUICKSHANK,"

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32348/page/4550
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Additional: Matches full name and details of service.

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ID: 9253720

Name: Publication date:23 June 1939 Issue:34639 Page:4239

Title: The London Gazette

Description: Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank, D.B.E.,R.R.C.

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34639/page/4239
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Additional: Matches full name

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ID: 9253732

Name: CS 330 IWM

Title: Princess Mary's Royal Nursing Service 1939 - 1945

Description: Nurses relaxing in the Sister's Mess of the RAF Hospital at Reykjavik, Iceland.

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URL: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205207860
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Additional: Matron-in-Chief Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank,DBE RRC had retired by this time although she continued to serve in another capacity.

Source information

ID: 9253738

Name: Military Wikipedia

Title: Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service

Description: Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) is the nursing branch of the British Royal Air Force. It was established as the Royal Air Force Temporary Nursing Service (RAFNS) in 1918, and became part of the permanent establishment as the Royal Air Force Nursing Service on 27 January 1921. It received the Royal prefix after Princess Mary agreed to become its Patron in June 1923.

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URL: http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Princess_Mary%27s_Royal_Air_Force_Nursing_Service
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Additional: Matches Military unit.

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ID: 9253747

Title: Nurses relaxing in the Sister's Mess.

Description: Reykjavik, Iceland.

Connected by: Jonathan101862

Additional: The media for this item are free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.© IWM (CS 330)

Source information

ID: 9253768

Name: National Portraits Gallery

Title: Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank

Description: Sitter in five portraits.

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URL: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp75857/dame-joanna-margaret-cruickshank
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Additional: Matches full name.

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ID: 9253775

Name: September 1938

Title: The British Journal of Nursing

Description: The British Red Cross Society announce the appointment of Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank, D.B.E., R.R.C., S.R.N., as Matrpn-in-Chief of the Society, an appointment rendered vacant by the death of the late Mrs. Rome, R.R.C. Dame Joanna Cruickshank received her training at Guy's Hospital and subsequently served as Sister in the Lady Minto Nursing Association, and, later, in the Queen Alexandra Indian Military Nursing Service"

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URL: http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME086-1938/page227-volume86-september1938.pdf
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Additional: Matches full name and details of service.

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