KELLS, Winifred Evelyn
From British Army Nurses
Nursing Service in WW2
274733 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[1].[2][3]. She is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Panel 22, Column 2. Daughter of William Kells, and of Mary Anne Kells, of Milltown, Co. Cavan, Irish Republic. Her sister KELLS, Maggie Jane was also killed at sea at the same time[4].
References
- ↑ Smith, A. K. (2004) Gender & Warfare in the twentieth century: Textual representations. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p.112
- ↑ Worsley, P. (ed.) (2010) SS Khedive Ismail. Maritime Heritage Association Journal, Vol. 21(2), p.7
- ↑ Crabbe, B. (2014) Beyond the Call of Duty [online]. Available at: http://www.briancrabbmaritimebooks.co.uk/beyond-the-call-of-duty
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Brookwood Memorial.
