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==History and Heritage of British Army Nurses==
This is a wiki for the history and heritage of British Army nurses and nursing, including the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps and its antecedents (Army Nursing Service; Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve); Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service and its Reserve, Territorial Force Nursing Service, Territorial Army Nursing Service).
The origins of the project lie in my PhD research, a prosopography of nurses who served during the South African (Boer) War. This work was subsequently expanded to include nurses who may have served as Army nurses before the Boer War, as well as the impact of Boer War veterans on the development of military nursing during the First World War. Over time, the site has evolved into a general repository for information relating to British Army nurses.
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==History and Heritage of British Army Nurses==
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This is a wiki for the history and heritage of the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps and its antecedents (Army Nursing Service; Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve); Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service and its Reserve, Territorial Force Nursing Service, Territorial Army Nursing Service), collectively British Army nurses.
 
Much of the information in the wiki was based on my prosopography of nurses in the Boer War. This was expanded to include nurses who may have been Army nurses before the Boer War, and also the impact of Boer War veterans on nursing in WW1. Over time it has become a general repository for information about British Army Nurses.
 
I am always happy to accept contributions. Please contact me if you would like anything adding to the site or if you are interested in expanding the wiki.


==Work in Progress==
==Work in Progress==
<B>This site is very much a work in progress with files and sections being consolidated here from other sites and archive materials. I am currently transferring the pages that make up the sections on the Boer War, Royal Red Cross recipients, and Reports from nurses in 1919, and these should be in place by the end of of the year. Researching Army Nurses is now complete.</b>
This site is an ongoing project, with material being consolidated from earlier websites and archival sources. Current work focuses on transferring and developing the following sections:


==Categories==
*[[The Boer War]] – nurses serving in South Africa, 1899–1902
Like all wiki based sites, the pages on individual nurses are allocated into 1 or more categories. These are listed below. You can also use the search facility to find pages you might be interested in.
*[[Royal Red Cross Table|Royal Red Cross Recipients]] – award history and biographical records
*[[Reports of nurses serving in WW1]] – first-hand accounts and official reports
*[[Researching Army Nurses]] – sources and methods (now complete)


{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
The collection of pages for individual nurses, which forms the spine of the site, is being added to continuously. If you have information about a nurse that you would like to share in order to help create or develop a page, please use the contact form to get in touch.
|+ Categories
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! Era !! Formation !! Personal
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| [[:Category:Victorian| Army Nursing Service 1881-1899]] || [[:Category:ANS| Army Nursing Service]] || [[:Category:Died in Service| Died in Service]]
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| [[:Category:Boer War| Boer War 1899-1902]] || [[:Category:PCANSR| Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve)]] || [[:Category:RRC| Awarded the Royal Red Cross/ Associate Royal Red Cross]]
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| [[:Category:Post Boer War|After the Boer War]]|| [[:Category:QAIMNS| Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service]] || [[:Category:MM| Awarded the Military Medal]]
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| [[:Category:WW1| WW1 1914-1919]]||[[:Category:QAIMNSR| Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (Reserve)]] || [[:Category:diaries |Diaries & Letters]]
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| [[:Category:Between the wars| Between the wars 1919-1939]]|| [[:Category:TFNS| Territorial Force Nursing Service]] ||
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| [[:Category:WW2| WW2 1939-1945]] || [[:Category:TANS| Territorial Army Nursing Service]] ||
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| [[:Category:PostWW2| Post WW2]] || [[:Category:QARANC| Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps]] ||
|}


==Abbreviations of Service used throughout the wiki==
==Using the Wiki==


*ANS: Army Nursing Service
This site is organised as a wiki, meaning that information is spread across many linked pages rather than contained in a single linear narrative. You can explore the site by following links within the text, using the search box at the top of the page to look for individual nurses, places, or services, or browsing through related pages via categories shown on each page. Pages are intended to be read independently, but also form part of a wider connected structure, allowing readers to move easily between individual nurses, historical context, and source material.
*PCANSR (Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve)
*QAIMNS: Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service
*QAIMNS(R): Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (Reserve)
*QARANC: Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
*TANS: Territorial Army Nursing Service
*TFNS: Territorial Force Nursing Service

Latest revision as of 20:24, 31 January 2026


History and Heritage of British Army Nurses

This is a wiki for the history and heritage of British Army nurses and nursing, including the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps and its antecedents (Army Nursing Service; Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service (Reserve); Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service and its Reserve, Territorial Force Nursing Service, Territorial Army Nursing Service).

The origins of the project lie in my PhD research, a prosopography of nurses who served during the South African (Boer) War. This work was subsequently expanded to include nurses who may have served as Army nurses before the Boer War, as well as the impact of Boer War veterans on the development of military nursing during the First World War. Over time, the site has evolved into a general repository for information relating to British Army nurses.



Work in Progress

This site is an ongoing project, with material being consolidated from earlier websites and archival sources. Current work focuses on transferring and developing the following sections:

The collection of pages for individual nurses, which forms the spine of the site, is being added to continuously. If you have information about a nurse that you would like to share in order to help create or develop a page, please use the contact form to get in touch.

Using the Wiki

This site is organised as a wiki, meaning that information is spread across many linked pages rather than contained in a single linear narrative. You can explore the site by following links within the text, using the search box at the top of the page to look for individual nurses, places, or services, or browsing through related pages via categories shown on each page. Pages are intended to be read independently, but also form part of a wider connected structure, allowing readers to move easily between individual nurses, historical context, and source material.