old-ted Posted 28 November , 2009 Share Posted 28 November , 2009 I have located a reference to Staff Nurse Stratton in WO 372/23 on the National Archives web site but I can't find her medal index card on the Ancestry web site. I think I have found her on the 1901 census as a 10 year old living in the civil parish of Whittlesey Rural and born Hertford. I know she was awarded "Squeek & Wilfred" as I have them in my collection. Any help as to where to look next or where to find any records of her nursing service would be a great help. She served in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Thanks in anticipation. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 28 November , 2009 Share Posted 28 November , 2009 John There are no female medal index cards on Ancestry except a few that seem to have got in by accident. Cornelia Stratton trained as a nurse at Birmingham Union Poor Law Infirmary, Dudley Road, between 1914 and 1917, so could not have joined the military nursing services until after that date. She has a service file at The National Archives, in fact she has two - WO399/8042 and WO399/14776. The first of these refers to service with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, and the second to service with the Territorial Force Nursing Service. There are a number of women who have two files, usually signifying that they were originally TFNS who saw early overseas service attached to QAIMNS. As that could not have been the case here, and her medals are to QAIMNS, it may be that she had a separate period of service with the TFNS late in the war, or immediately post-war - it could just be one of those odd anomalies, but the file will clear it up. The General Nursing Council Register for 1928 gives her permanent address at that time as: 63 High Causeway, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Regards --- Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 28 November , 2009 Share Posted 28 November , 2009 I forgot to add that in the 1911 census she is in service as a domestic servant at 280 King's Road, Chelsea, the home of Thomas Robinson, a solicitor, and his family (born Hertford). Previous domestic service is something I rarely come across with the women who eventually ended up as nurses in QAIMNS, so she must have had a bit of oomph to improve her position and train as a nurse. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-ted Posted 28 November , 2009 Author Share Posted 28 November , 2009 Hi Sue. I hoped you'd pick this one up. I'll get back to it tomorrow. Thanks for the info. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 29 November , 2009 Share Posted 29 November , 2009 I have located a reference to Staff Nurse Stratton in WO 372/23 on the National Archives web site but I can't find her medal index card on the Ancestry web site. I think I have found her on the 1901 census as a 10 year old living in the civil parish of Whittlesey Rural and born Hertford. I know she was awarded "Squeek & Wilfred" as I have them in my collection. Any help as to where to look next or where to find any records of her nursing service would be a great help. She served in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Thanks in anticipation. John She has a MIC in the National Archives Description Medal card of Stratton, Cornelia Louise Corps Regiment No Rank Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Staff Nurse Date 1914-1920 Catalogue reference WO 372/23links to the Catalogue Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War Piece Women's Services, Distinguished Conduct Medals and Military Medals Image contains 1 medal card of many for this collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-ted Posted 29 November , 2009 Author Share Posted 29 November , 2009 Thanks Jim. I'm following these up. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alpha1234 Posted 7 December , 2015 Share Posted 7 December , 2015 I have located a reference to Staff Nurse Stratton in WO 372/23 on the National Archives web site but I can't find her medal index card on the Ancestry web site. I think I have found her on the 1901 census as a 10 year old living in the civil parish of Whittlesey Rural and born Hertford. I know she was awarded "Squeek & Wilfred" as I have them in my collection. Any help as to where to look next or where to find any records of her nursing service would be a great help. She served in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve.Thanks in anticipation.Johna. I am a descendant of Cornelia ( known to us as Corrie ) she was my fathers sister . If you are interested in the research I have completed I will post it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignGong Posted 8 December , 2015 Share Posted 8 December , 2015 Hi Is this the lady you are looking for P276 British Journal of Nursing Oct 1932 SUPERINTENDENT NURSE, The Infirmary, Norwich.Miss C. L. Stratton, S.K.N., has been appointed Superintendent Nurse. She was trained at the Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, and has been Sister, Q.A.I.M.N.S.R., Sister at the General Hospital, Grantham, Ward and Theatre Sister at the High Teams Hospital, Gateshead, Night Sister at the. West Herts Hospital, Hemel Hempstead, Deputy Superintendent Nurse and Tutor at the Preston Hospital, North Shields. Miss Stratton has also been engaged in private nursing, and is a Certified Midwife. This from P115 British Journal of Nursing Oct 1947 Obituary .I It is with deep regret that we have to report the deaths of :- Fellows,-Miss J. C. Child, Miss C. L. Stratton, Mrs. M. 0. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alpha1234 Posted 8 December , 2015 Share Posted 8 December , 2015 Yes this is my aunt . When she died he was Matron of Bowthorpe Hospital Bowthorpe Road Norwich . I was able to .obtain a print online of he medal record but had always wondered where they were .Did she sell them ? When she died ,as far as I know ,they could not be found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Scribe Posted 29 December , 2022 Share Posted 29 December , 2022 Did her mother and sister live in Bishop Street Rothesay Scotland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 December , 2022 Admin Share Posted 29 December , 2022 Welcome to the forum. @old-ted hasn’t visited the forum for over a year, and Alpha1234 is no longer a member as denoted by Guest. Sue Light died some years ago, so hopefully any research might still be held by old-ted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Scribe Posted 29 December , 2022 Share Posted 29 December , 2022 That's somewhat sad to know. Louise Stratton of QAIMANS is mentioned in Elsie Grey's Diary held at the IWM in London. She was noted as holding the rank of a Sister and had an association with the NZANS during the War. Elsie Grey features briefly on Utube with the Pathe Newsreel 'Prince of Wales in Honolulu' 1920 where he met British veterans not only from the First World war but some Boer War veterans supposedly resident in Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 29 December , 2022 Share Posted 29 December , 2022 Cornelia Stratton's QAIMNSR service record and MIC can be downloaded free from The National Archives {once you register, which is also free}. There is also a TFNS record but I couldn't get it to download. It appears to be the same size as the QAIMNSR file, so may be a direct copy. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=CORNELIA STRATTON&_ps=60&_hb=tna&_col=200 Her BWM & MW medal roll entry is here;- https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/5119/images/41629_626640_11933-00253?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=a0b5b5f1e0b63f338ba592c5a4078e0f&usePUB=true&_phsrc=SIn4915&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=5810591 Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Scribe Posted 30 December , 2022 Share Posted 30 December , 2022 (edited) Thank you. And like yourself here's to the memory of Second cousins twice removed Alexander Sutherland L/Corporal Ser No 416 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders KIA 24th May 1915 Commemorated at Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium Roderick John Sutherland Privqte Ser No 669 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders KIA 24th March 1916 Forest of Rheims Buried Maroeuil British Cemetery, France Both brothers are mentioned in "Golspie Remembers 1914-18" Golspie Heritage Society William A Macdonald Capt 1st/5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders KIA 23rd July 1918 Buried St Imoges Churchyard, France Grandfather of my cousin Josie Mackenzie, author of 'Not Forgotten in The Glen' and his brothers Kenneth Macdonald Sgt Ser No 200099 5th Cameron Highlanders KIA 12th October 1917 Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Donald Macdonald Cpl Ser No 629503 47th Canadian Infantry Battalion KIA 11th November 1916 Commemorated Vimy Memorial, France And to my First Cousins twice removed, featured in the book "Supreme Sacrifice - A small village and the Great War" written by Walter Reid, Gordon Masterton and Paul Birch Archibald Holms Fulton Sgt Ser No 2749 17th Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion Highland Light Infantry KIA 19th November 1916 Buried Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France Hugh Fulton 2nd Lt 9th Glasgow Commercial Battalion Highland Light Infantry KIA 9th October 1918 Buried Loos British Cemetery, France who are also commemorated on the Bridge of Weir War Memorial and Utube site LEST WE FORGET Edited 30 December , 2022 by Kiwi Scribe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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