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War time nurses
« on: Friday 07 July 17 18:14 BST (UK) »
Now then, about time to put some more meat on the bones...  And maybe someone can help me a little.

Does anyone know anything about the extra special, enlistment of Nurses to help with the Soldiers sent home from being gassed in France.

All I know is a heck of a lot of Soldiers were sent to Leicester after being injured etc  towards end of WW 1 and my Gran was enlisted as a Nurse to meet and help attend these at London Road Station.  They were then put into temporary accomodation / Tents and things  - on Victoria Park..

thanks  ;) :)


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Re: War time nurses
« Reply #1 on: Friday 07 July 17 18:46 BST (UK) »
What is now the University of Leicester was a Military Hospital in WW1. As the university grounds are next to Victoria Park this could be why the Park was used as overflow accommodation when the need arose.

http://www2.le.ac.uk/institution/ww1/hospital
Aucock/Aukett~Kent/Sussex, Broadway~Oxfordshire, Danks~Warwickshire, Fenn~Kent/Norfolk, Goatham~Kent, Hunt~Kent, Parker~Middlesex, Perry~Kent, Sellers~Kent/Yorkshire, Sladden~Kent, Wright~Kent/Essex

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Re: War time nurses
« Reply #2 on: Friday 07 July 17 19:12 BST (UK) »
There might be something here:

http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: War time nurses
« Reply #3 on: Friday 07 July 17 19:58 BST (UK) »
Thank you both :)
some interesting information

to study :)

xin
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