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