Tomkinson Posted 30 January , 2009 Share Posted 30 January , 2009 Could anyone identify the type of nurse shown in the attached photograph? I am assuming a nurse as her cap badge is definitely a cross. The picture post card is part of my great Grandfather's collection and shows E.M.Kissack. She would appear to be the sister of a Gunner is the RFA called Charles Kissack probably from the Isle of Man. My great Grandfather probably served with Charlie and certainly knew him in 1917 probably at camp in Canterbury. He was wounded and spent time at the VAD Hospital in Mold, North Wales where presumably he would have been tended by VAD nurses. Cheers Mike Tomkinson Bradford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalredcross Posted 30 January , 2009 Share Posted 30 January , 2009 Formal uniform of a British Red Cross Society VAD. Also worn by non-nursing VAD members such as drivers. NGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomkinson Posted 1 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 1 March , 2009 A little more research leads me to believe the lady in the photograph is Edith May Kissack born 1892 and the older sister of Gunner Charles Kissack of the RFA. Edith May apparently married a William Thomas Quayle in 1923. Cheers Mike Tomkinson Bradford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 1 March , 2009 Share Posted 1 March , 2009 Mike There was a VAD Hospital at Mold - Leeswood Hall Auxillary Hospital. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomkinson Posted 2 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2009 TR He was a resident at the same. I do not think Edith May was there but was known to my great Grandfather as the sister of a Gunner he was serving with called Charles Kissack. Cheers Mike Tomkinson Bradford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 I can confirm the Manx connection - both Quayle and Kissack are indiginous Isle of Man surnames. I'll have a look in my archives to see what I might be able to turn up on Charles Kissack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 25 March , 2019 Share Posted 25 March , 2019 If you want to know any more about Edith May or Charles, let me know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 25 March , 2019 Share Posted 25 March , 2019 There are Red Cross records here for Edydh May and Jane Kissack;- https://vad.redcross.org.uk/Search?sname=kissack Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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