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==Biography==
==Biography==


Amy Bland HILL was born in Norton, Radnorshire in Wales in 1865. She was the daughter of the Vcar of Norton<ref>England Census 1871: RG10; Piece: 5594; Folio: 63; Page: 9; GSU roll: 850877</ref>. She trained at the New York Hospital in the USA<ref name="WO399">War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September </ref>.  
Amy Bland HILL was born in Norton, Radnorshire in Wales in 1865. She was the daughter of the Vcar of Norton<ref>England Census 1871: RG10; Piece: 5594; Folio: 63; Page: 9; GSU roll: 850877</ref>. She trained at the New York Hospital in the USA<ref name="WO399">War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September </ref>. She enlisted in the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) on May 4th 1900<refname="WO399"/>.


==Nursing Service in the Boer War (1899-1902)==
==Nursing Service in the Boer War (1899-1902)==


Sister Florence ABRAHAM does not appear on the medal rolls for South Africa, but the 1901 census shows her working as a military nurse at the Devonport Military Hospital<ref>The National Archives: England Census RG13/2112 1901 Devonport Military Hospital</ref> .
In South Africa she served in a number of locations:
 
* No. 1 General Hospital Wynberg<ref>WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p2 created at No1 General Hospital, Wynberg; dated July 14, 1901</ref>;
* No. 3 General Hospital, Kroonstad<ref>WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p27 created at No3 General Hospital, Kroonstad; dated August 7, 1901</ref>;
* Base Hospital Cape Town<ref>WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p166 created at Base Hospital, Cape Town; August 2, 1901</ref>;
* Pretoria<ref>WO 100/353 KSA Medal Roll p3 created at Pretoria; dated March 19, 1903</ref>;
* Military Hospital Kroonstad<ref>WO 100/353 KSA Medal Roll p18 created at the Military Hospital, Kroonstad; March 20, 1903</ref>.


==After the Boer War==
==After the Boer War==

Revision as of 21:24, 8 August 2025

Biography

Amy Bland HILL was born in Norton, Radnorshire in Wales in 1865. She was the daughter of the Vcar of Norton[1]. She trained at the New York Hospital in the USA[2]. She enlisted in the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) on May 4th 1900<refname="WO399"/>.

Nursing Service in the Boer War (1899-1902)

In South Africa she served in a number of locations:

  • No. 1 General Hospital Wynberg[3];
  • No. 3 General Hospital, Kroonstad[4];
  • Base Hospital Cape Town[5];
  • Pretoria[6];
  • Military Hospital Kroonstad[7].

After the Boer War

References

  1. England Census 1871: RG10; Piece: 5594; Folio: 63; Page: 9; GSU roll: 850877
  2. War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September
  3. WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p2 created at No1 General Hospital, Wynberg; dated July 14, 1901
  4. WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p27 created at No3 General Hospital, Kroonstad; dated August 7, 1901
  5. WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p166 created at Base Hospital, Cape Town; August 2, 1901
  6. WO 100/353 KSA Medal Roll p3 created at Pretoria; dated March 19, 1903
  7. WO 100/353 KSA Medal Roll p18 created at the Military Hospital, Kroonstad; March 20, 1903