Queen Alexandria's Nurses Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission "A small plot containing 12 graves of nursing service casualties of the First World War is located in the main non-military cemetery. These are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as war graves and comprise 8 casualties of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service, 3 of the Territorial Force Nursing Service and one of the Voluntary Aid Detachment." CWGC.
NB: WW2 QA Nurses are commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial. Queen Victoria created the Royal Red Cross decoration in 1883 to honour the skills, dedication and bravery of army nurses. It was the first military order soley for women (until 1976) and considered a Victoria Cross equivalent.. It has been awarded to QA's serving in conflicts from the Anglo-Zulu War 1879, Boer War and Sudan through both World Wars and modern theatres of war. Homage Images: A restricted group of women in Britain were "given the vote" by the Representation of the People Act 1918 All © WyrdLight McCallum Photography 2021 Contact Antony |