Voluntary Aid Detachment page Annie Southwell Nurse and cook, St John's Ambulance Brigade Annie Brown was born 4th March 1877 in Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire to Edley, a blacksmith, and Emma Brown. In 1881 she lived with her parents and a younger sister, Lizzie. In 1891 she was living with and working as a general servant…
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VAD Annie Collingham
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Annie Collingham Nurse Annie Collingham was born on 17th January 1892, the daughter of Bright and Ann Elizabeth Collingham, nee Holmes. She was baptised on 7th January 1894. She had one older brother, William, three younger brothers, Bright, Thomas and Victor, and a younger sister, Minnie. [caption id="attachment_8528" align="aligncenter" width="300"]…
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VAD Ethel Masker
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Ethel Masker VAD. General Service Early life: Ethel Masker was the only surviving child of Arthur and Gertrude Margaret Masker nee Hall, who had married on 7th November 1889 at Calverley Parish Church. Arthur was from Keighley and worked as a manager for a machine broker company, a job he appears…
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VAD Rose Clark
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Rose Clark Nurse VAD Rose Clark was the oldest of three daughters born to John and Edith Annie Clark nee Brand, who had married on 29th May 1887 at St. Mary's Church, Eastwood, Keighley. John was originally from Hull, Edith from Cambridge. Rose was born the following year, on 30th March…
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VAD Sarah Binns
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Sarah Binns VAD Nurse Sarah was born on 25th August 1889 in Keighley. Her parents were William (a blacksmith) and Sarah Ann Binns nee Kidd. She was the middle of three children, her older brother was Joseph and younger brother was John. She had one other sibling who died as an…
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