Voluntary Aid Detachment page Annie Powell Member S.J.A.B, Nursing Annie Powell is a little bit of a mystery. In researching her life it has not been possible to confirm many details. According to the Red Cross V.A.D. records 25 year old Annie lived at 7 John Street in Oakworth at the time of her service.…
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VAD Lena Southwell
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Lena Southwell Nursing Sister Lena was the youngest of five children born to James and Rebecca Southwell nee Tunnicliffe of Silsden. She was born on March 2nd and baptised on April 21st 1895. Three of her siblings died in infancy – Mary Elizabeth (1879-1880), John (1882-1886) and William (1888-1889). [caption id="attachment_7756"…
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VAD Elizabeth Ellen Naylor
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Elizabeth Ellen Naylor Nursing, principally night duty; Member S.J.A.B. Born September 22nd 1881 the only child of Thomas and Priscilla Rycroft, Elizabeth Ellen was baptised August 12th 1883 in the Parish of St. John’s, Great Marsden in East Lancashire. Sadly Priscilla died aged 21 before her daughter was baptised, and was…
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VAD Hannah Louisa Parker
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Hannah Louisa Parker Nursing Member, War Hospital Early life Hannah was born on 3rd February 1889 to Thomas and Martha Parker nee Humphrey, who had married in 1883. They had seven children in total, though I have not yet established details of two who died in infancy. In 1891 the family…
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VAD’s – The Scatterty Family
Voluntary Aid Detachment page The Scatterty Family [row_fluid] [span4] [caption id="attachment_7352" align="alignnone" width="204"] William Scatterty. Taken between July 1915 and July 1916 when he held the rank of Captain in the RAMC[/caption] [/span4] [span4] [caption id="attachment_7353" align="alignnone" width="198"] Agnes Scatterty MBE[/caption] IWM source: COMMANDANT MRS AGNES SCATTERTY © IWM (WWC D8-6-370) [/span4] [span4]…
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