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We remember Hilda Jessie Downing
We remember Hilda Jessie Downing
Timeline
Timeline
1889
1911
location
Broad Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire
United Kingdom
other group residence address
Source:9253176
2nd April 1911
1918
service
Other Empire Force
Nurse
Military Hospital, Broadstairs, Kent
Source:9253170
10th October 1918
1918
death
Influenza and yellow fever. Hilda , aged , 29 , is buried at St David's Parish Church Newtown , Wales . Grave reference unknown and remembered on the Newtown War Memorial.
Newtown, Montgomeryshire
United Kingdom
Source:9253170
Source:9253178
10th October 1918
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Hilda Jessie |
| Initials | HJ |
| Last Name | Downing |
| Source | 9253175 |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire | United Kingdom | other group residence address | known 2nd April 1911 |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Military Hospital, Broadstairs, Kent | Nurse |
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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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Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with DMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with D
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Montgomeryshire County War MemorialMore about Montgomeryshire County War Memorial
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Ann39898 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Ann39898 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | Ann39898 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Link to Women's Archive of Wales | Ann39898 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 | |
| Newtown War Memorial | Menai106934 |
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