Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD Jean Campbell Surgical Nursing Duties [caption id="attachment_12757" align="aligncenter" width="227"] Jean Sinclair Campbell, taken while on duty at St. Luke's Auxiliary Hospital. Photo kindly provided by Jean's great great niece, Ruth Kirkby[/caption] Jean Sinclair Campbell was the youngest of four daughters of Henry Johnstone Campbell and Mary Campbell nee Sonnenschein, both…
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VAD Dora J. Unwin
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Dora J. Unwin Nursing Dora J. Unwin has been a difficult lady to trace. Her address on the Red Cross card is 'c/o Barclay & Co Bankers, Princess Square, Plymouth' - so it took a long time to find her. One detail which helped was that she was described as 'trained'…
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VAD Greta Thompson
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Greta Thompson Nursing Greta Mary Thompson was born in Bradford, the youngest of two daughters of George Gilbert Thompson, a solicitor originally from Peterborough, and Ellen Thompson nee Sichel of Bradford. She was born on 27th June 1897 and baptised on 25th July at St.Luke's Church in Manningham. Their address at…
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VAD Violet Scott
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Violet Scott Nursing Violet Cecil Scott was born on 4th June and baptised on 20th August 1897 at St. Luke's Church in Manningham, Bradford. [caption id="attachment_9730" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The baptism of Violet Cecil Scott[/caption] Her parents were Herbert Scott, a manufacturer from Bradford, and Emmy Alice (known as Alice) Scott nee…
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VAD Fanny Roberts
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Fanny Roberts Nursing Sister, St. John's Ambulance Brigade Born on the 4th May 1893, Fanny was the only child of Joseph Roberts of Addingham and Mary Sarah Roberts nee Horn, from Silsden. She was baptised on 25th June 1893 at St. James' Church in Silsden. [caption id="attachment_9725" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The baptism…
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