CHURCH, Isobel Edith

From British Army Nurses

Sister Miss Isobel Edith CHURCH served in the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve).

Nursing Service in the Boer War

Sister Isobel Edith CHURCH served in Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve), enlisting February 13 1900. Her service number was 317.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The Avoca (fitted out as a hospital ship) sailed from here [Albert Docks] this morning [12/03/00] with the 10th Gen. ?Hosp., 4 civil surgeons, and 22 nurses.

The Queen's South Africa Medal Roll notes: p62: To Pretoria May 2nd, 1901[8]

  1. WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p52 created at No6 General Hospital, Johannesburg; dated July 23, 1901
  2. WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p62 created at No10 General Hospital, Norvals Pont; dated July 15, 1901
  3. War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September
  4. The Times, March 13, 1900 p6b&6c
  5. Nursing Record & Hospital World, March 17, 1900, p212
  6. WO 100/353 KSA Medal Roll p2 created at Pretoria; dated March 19, 1903
  7. Census: RG14/ 8040 1911 Shiplake, Oxon
  8. Queen's South Africa Medal Roll

After Military Service

The 1911 Census shows her as a Hospital Matron at Kingwood House Sanitorium, Shiplake, Oxon.