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- 19:23, 31 March 2026 RRC 21st Century (hist | edit) [24,819 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Surname !! Forename !! Designation !! Service !! Award !! London Gazette Date (where known) !! Published (where Gazette entry unknown) !! Notes |- | MORLEY || Jane Mary || Commander || Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (Reserve) || RRC || 30 Dec 1999 || || RD 1 Feb 94 VRSM 25 Jul 06. Major (554475) QARANC TA 3 Oct 2000. Retired as a Lieutentnat Colonel 26 Mar 2008 |- | BEREZNYCKYJ || Susan Dorothy || Lieutenant Commander ||...")
- 19:22, 31 March 2026 RRC Post WW2 (hist | edit) [115,365 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Surname !! Forename !! Designation !! Service !! Award !! London Gazette Date (where known) !! Published (where Gazette entry unknown) !! Notes |- | EMMETT || Elizzabeth Johnson || || Civilian || ARRC || 1 Jan 1973 || || Army List. Queen Alexandra Military Hospital |- | BROOKS || Lily || Head || Naval Nursing Auxiliary || ARRC || 31 Dec 1960 || || Naval Nursing Auxiliary |- | ETHERIDGE || Alfreda Ella || Head || Naval Nursing Auxiliary...")
- 18:55, 31 March 2026 RRC WW2 (hist | edit) [225,361 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Surname !! Forename !! Designation !! Service !! Award !! London Gazette Date (where known) !! Published (where Gazette entry unknown) !! Notes |- | ABBOTT || Joan Stevenson || Matron || Australian Army Nursing Service || RRC || 18 Feb 1943 || || Distinguished service in the Middle East, May to October 1942 |- | ADCOCK || Alice || Captain || Australian Army Nursing Service || ARRC || 6 Mar 1947 || || Gallant and distinguished service in...")
- 18:51, 31 March 2026 RRC Inter-war (hist | edit) [15,417 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Surname !! Forename !! Designation !! Service !! Award !! London Gazette Date (where known) !! Published (where Gazette entry unknown) !! Notes |- | ABRAHAM || Marguerite May || Superintending Sister || Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service || ARRC || 1 Mar 1929 || || RRC 1 Jan 30 |- | ABRAHAM || Marguerite May || Superintending Sister || Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service || RRC || 1 Jan 1930 || || ARRC 1 Mar 29 |- |...")
- 18:42, 31 March 2026 RRC WW1 (hist | edit) [1,225,474 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class="wikitable" class="wikitable sortable" ! Surname !! Forename !! Designation !! Service !! Award !! London Gazette Date (where known) !! Published (where Gazette entry unknown) !! Notes |- | ABBOTT || Lillie Robiinson || Staff Nurse || QAIMNSR || ARRC || 3 Jun 1916 || || Valuable services in connection with the war. Mrs Clark |- | ABEL || Violet Isabel Mary || Senior Sister || Civilian || ARRC || 15 Feb 1920 || || Valuable nursing services in connection with t...")
- 18:04, 31 March 2026 RRC Boer War (hist | edit) [29,358 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class="wikitable" ! Surname !! Forename !! Designation !! Service !! Award !! London Gazette Date (where known) !! Published (where Gazette entry unknown) !! Notes |- | ADDAMS-WILLIAMS || Florence Ellen. || Matron || QAIMNS || RRC || 18 Aug 1905 || || Her highly successful efforts in inaugurating the new nursing system at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley. War Office date 15 Aug. LG date in FMP Register 28 Jul but not in that Gazette. However, in Edinburgh Gazet...")
- 13:02, 12 March 2026 MORGAN, Sarah (hist | edit) [924 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Nursing Service in WW2 == right|150px 274164 Sister Sarah MORGAN, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''[https://britisharmynurses.com/ss-khedive-ismail/ SS Khedive Ismail]'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean<ref>Smith, AK (2004) ''Gender & Warfare in the twentieth century: Textual representations''. Manchester: MUP. p.112.</ref><ref>Worsley, P. (Ed) (...")
- 12:59, 12 March 2026 MOORE, Isabella (hist | edit) [962 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Nursing Service in WW2 == right|150px215107 Sister Isabella MOORE, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''[https://britisharmynurses.com/ss-khedive-ismail/ SS Khedive Ismail]'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean<ref>Smith, AK (2004) ''Gender & Warfare in the twentieth century: Textual representations''. Manchester: MUP. p.112.</ref><ref>Worsley, P. (Ed)...")
- 12:54, 12 March 2026 McMILLAN, Marion Lennox (hist | edit) [1,278 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Biography == Prior to going into the military she was employed at Gartloch Emergency Hospital as a Sister, receiving her early training at Belvidere Hospital and the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow<ref>Twinspire (2015) ''Polmont Old Parish Church Newsletter'', Issue 61.</ref>. == Nursing Service in WW2 == right|159px 266937 Sister Marion Lennox McMILLAN, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944...")
- 12:46, 12 March 2026 McGIBBON, Rose Anne (Rosa) (hist | edit) [1,673 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "_NOTOC__ == Biography == Rose Anne McGibbon (known as Rosa during her nursing career) was born in Lurgan, County Armagh, on 10 August 1886<ref name="Well">The Wellcome Trust; London, England; ''Roll of Queen's Nurses''; Volume 20; Reference SA/QNI/J.3/20.</ref>. Following a period as a book keeper she trained as a nurse at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mater_Infirmorum_Hospital Mater Infirmorum], Belfast, between January 1909 and January 1913<ref name="Well"/>. She...")
- 12:32, 12 March 2026 LOW, Harriet Isabella (hist | edit) [12,664 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Biography == Harriet Isabella Low was born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, on 3 April 1906.<ref>National Records of Scotland, Statutory Registers: Births, 335/29 Harriet Isabella Low.</ref><ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007.</ref> She trained at Ruchill Hospital in Glasgow, sitting her final examinations in 1934.<ref>Royal College of Nursing, Edinburgh: Scotland, Nursing Applications, 1921–1945.</ref> She joined the Territorial...")
- 11:55, 7 February 2026 Privacy Policy (hist | edit) [2,917 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with " __NOTOC__ This website exists to support historical research, education, and public interest in the history of British Army nursing. We take privacy seriously and aim to collect and process only the minimum personal data necessary for the site to function. ==What information we collect== Depending on how you use the site, we may collect the following information: ===Account information=== If you create an account, we store your chosen username and email address. ==...")
- 13:28, 3 February 2026 LOUGHNAN, Margery (hist | edit) [4,781 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created blank page)
- 16:59, 2 February 2026 MACLAREN, Jean Noel (hist | edit) [1,021 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Nursing Service in World War Two == 238130 Sister Jean Noel Maclaren, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''SS Khedive Ismail'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean.<ref>Smith, A.K. (2004). ''Gender & Warfare in the Twentieth Century: Textual Representations''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p.112.</ref><ref>Worsley, P. (Ed.) (2010). ''SS Khedive Ismail''. ''Marit...")
- 17:27, 1 February 2026 LITTLETON, Mary Joyce (hist | edit) [1,001 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Nursing Service in WW2 == right|150px236448 Sister Mary Joyce LITTLETON, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''SS Khedive Ismail'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean<ref >Smith, A. K. (2004) ''Gender & Warfare in the twentieth century: Textual representations''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p.112</ref>.<ref>Worsley, P. (ed.) (2010) ''SS Khedive...")
- 17:25, 1 February 2026 LEECH, Barbara Elisabeth (hist | edit) [1,000 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Nursing Service in WW2 == right|150px266730 Sister Barbara Elisabeth LEECH, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''SS Khedive Ismail'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean<ref >Smith, A. K. (2004) ''Gender & Warfare in the twentieth century: Textual representations''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p.112</ref>.<ref>Worsley, P. (ed.) (2010) ''SS Khed...")
- 17:23, 1 February 2026 LECKEY, Muriel Emily (hist | edit) [974 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Nursing Service in WW2 == right|150px208615 Sister Muriel Emily LECKEY, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''SS Khedive Ismail'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean<ref >Smith, A. K. (2004) ''Gender & Warfare in the twentieth century: Textual representations''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p.112</ref>.<ref>Worsley, P. (ed.) (2010) ''SS Khedive...") originally created as "LECKY, Muriel Emily"
- 11:51, 1 February 2026 KELLS, Winifred Evelyn (hist | edit) [1,096 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Nursing Service in WW2 == right|150px274733 Sister Winifred Evelyn KELLS, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''SS Khedive Ismail'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean<ref >Smith, A. K. (2004) ''Gender & Warfare in the twentieth century: Textual representations''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p.112</ref>.<ref>Worsley, P. (ed.) (2010) ''SS Khediv...")
- 11:47, 1 February 2026 KELLS, Maggie Jane (hist | edit) [1,096 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Nursing Service in WW2 == right|150px274727 Sister Maggie Jane KELLS, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''SS Khedive Ismail'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean<ref >Smith, A. K. (2004) ''Gender & Warfare in the twentieth century: Textual representations''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p.112</ref>.<ref>Worsley, P. (ed.) (2010) ''SS Khedive Is...")
- 20:42, 31 January 2026 JOEL, Amy Bertha (hist | edit) [1,430 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Biography == Sister Amy Bertha JOEL trained at the St Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill, London<ref name=“PCANSR”>War Office (1900) ''Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September</ref>. She is noted as a “locally employed nurse” on the medal roll for No. 7 General Hospital, which means she would have made her own way to South Africa and then offered her services to the Army<ref>WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p.53, create...")
- 20:37, 31 January 2026 JARMAN, Marie (hist | edit) [916 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Nursing Service in WW2 == right|150px274755 Sister Marie JARMAN, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''SS Khedive Ismail'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean.<ref>Smith, A. K. (2004). ''Gender & Warfare in the Twentieth Century: Textual Representations''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p.112.</ref><ref>Worsley, P. (ed.) (2010). ''SS Khedive Ismail''....")
- 20:29, 31 January 2026 IEVERS, Eileen Mary Elise (hist | edit) [928 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Nursing Service in WW2 == right|150px206235 Matron Eileen Mary Elise IEVERS, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was killed at sea on 12 February 1944 when the ''SS Khedive Ismail'' was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean.<ref>Smith, A. K. (2004). ''Gender & Warfare in the Twentieth Century: Textual Representations''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p.112.</ref><ref>Worsley, P. (ed.) (2010). ''SS Khedi...")
- 20:05, 31 January 2026 MAKEPEACE, Mary Ridley (hist | edit) [2,186 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Biography == Mary Ridley Makepeace was born on 7 January 1860 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She was privately educated and entered nurse training at the London Hospital in August 1890. She completed a two-year certificate and then worked briefly as a staff nurse at the Throat Hospital before taking up a post at Croydon General Hospital<ref name="WO399">The National Archives: WO399 5554</ref>. == Nursing Service in the Victorian Wars == Mary Ridley Makepeace joine...")
- 13:32, 30 January 2026 The Development of Nursing (hist | edit) [10,888 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ The development of nursing in South Africa in the late nineteenth century formed the professional and organisational backdrop against which British military nursing operated during the South African War. This page outlines the evolution of civilian, colonial, and military nursing structures relevant to the period, focusing on those developments that shaped the deployment, expectations, and experiences of nurses who later served with British forces. Wider polit...")
- 19:43, 29 January 2026 The Boer War: Contents and Sources (hist | edit) [1,999 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Boerwar landing page")
- 09:57, 29 January 2026 Colonial South Africa (hist | edit) [7,655 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Colonial South Africa == An understanding of colonial South Africa in the late nineteenth century is essential to understanding both the origins of the Second Boer War and the conditions under which British military and medical services, including military nursing, were required to operate. The political fragmentation of the region, competing imperial and republican ambitions, and the rapid economic transformation brought about by mineral wealth all shaped...")
- 15:31, 28 January 2026 LEA, Mary (hist | edit) [3,848 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Biography== thumb|100px|rightMary Lea was born in 1912 in Lymm, Cheshire into a farming family<ref>England & Wales Births 1837-2006 - Volume: 8A; Page: 348; Line Number: 79</ref> <ref>1911 Census for England & Wales RG14/21585/185</ref>. She trained at Manchester Royal Infirmary 1931-1934, and also qualified as a Midwife<ref> British Journal of Nursing (1944) The Passing Bell, <b>British Journal of Nursing</b>, March 1944, p.29</ref> <ref>...")
- 21:49, 27 January 2026 HMHS Newfoundland (hist | edit) [7,615 bytes] Keiron (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==The Ship== The <i>Newfoundland</i> was a British Royal Mail ship requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a hospital ship. Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd of Barrow-in-Furness built <i>Newfoundland</i> for Furness, Withy & Co of Liverpool<ref>Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships. London: Lloyd's Register. 1935</ref>. Newfoundland spent the first part of World War II on her peacetime route, carrying wounded troops from the UK to Canada, and bringing the rehabilitate...")
