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Eleanor Elizabeth ADKINS was born in Weedon, Northamptonshire, about 1873<ref name="census">The National Archives: England Census 1911: RG14; 5682; 77</ref>. She trained as a nurse at the North-West London, Hospital, and joined Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve) on February 23, 1900 (Service Number 353)<ref>War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September</ref>. | Eleanor Elizabeth ADKINS was born in Weedon, Northamptonshire, about 1873<ref name="census">The National Archives: England Census 1911: RG14; 5682; 77</ref>. She trained as a nurse at the North-West London, Hospital, and joined Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve) on February 23, 1900 (Service Number 353)<ref>War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September</ref>. | ||
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Biography
Eleanor Elizabeth ADKINS was born in Weedon, Northamptonshire, about 1873[1]. She trained as a nurse at the North-West London, Hospital, and joined Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve) on February 23, 1900 (Service Number 353)[2].
Nursing Service in the Boer War (1899-1902)
She served in Bloemfontein[3] [4].
Nursing after the Boer War
In 1911 she was a Nursing Sister at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The National Archives: England Census 1911: RG14; 5682; 77
- ↑ War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September
- ↑ The National Archives: War Office WO 100/229 Queen’s South Africa Medal Roll p55 created at No. 8 General Hospital, Bloemfontein; dated August 4, 1901
- ↑ The National Archives: War Office WO 100/353 King’s South Africa Medal Roll p36 created at Pretoria; dated December 15, 1902
