RUSSELL, May
From British Army Nurses
Superintendent Miss May RUSSELL served in the Army Nursing Service. Enlistment: ANS 15 Nov 1893.
Nursing Service before the Boer War
Superintendent RUSSELL is recorded in the following sources from this period:
Superintendent Miss May RUSSELL served in the Army Nursing Service is recorded as Superintendent (Colchester) in the Army List 1898 (ANS).[1]
Nursing Service in the Boer War
Superintendent May RUSSELL served in Army Nursing Service, enlisting October 16, 1885/ November 15, 1893.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Miss M. Russell, Superintendent of the Army Nursing Service and a staff of nurses, ?leave for Natal in the Castle liner Tintagel Castle, which leaves Southampton tomorrow. [September 21, 1899]
- ↑ Army List 1898 (ANS)
- ↑ WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p90 created at No17 General Hospital, Standerton; dated December 4, 1901
- ↑ The London Gazette, July 29, 1902; p4853
- ↑ The London Gazette, October 31, 1902; p6907
- ↑ The London Gazette, May 26 1903, p3365
- ↑ Army List for March 1900
- ↑ Army List for November 1901
- ↑ Army List for November 1902
- ↑ The Times, September 22, 1899 p8a
Honours and Awards
MID (by Lord Kitchener)
RRC
After Military Service
Appointed to QAIMNS as Matron 17th February 1903
