ralphjd Posted 17 July , 2017 Share Posted 17 July , 2017 (edited) Helping my friend research casualties from the Ramsbottom area, and I cannot for the life of me find the burial place for this lady, served as a volunteer nurse and died of typhoid in Egypt no 15 Gen Hospital on the 15th July 1915 she was born in Belgium a linguist lived Whitefield and married Edmund Ashworth in 1907 maiden name was Neutkens. Any body out there that can help. Pleeeese. Ralph. Edited 17 July , 2017 by ralphjd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 17 July , 2017 Share Posted 17 July , 2017 I remember we discussed her some time back but didn't come up with a definitive answer then...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 18 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 18 July , 2017 Many thanks Steven, we will have to accept that iher last resting place is unknown. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 18 July , 2017 Share Posted 18 July , 2017 plot 230, Chatby New Anglican Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 14 October , 2017 Share Posted 14 October , 2017 There must be a case for her being commemorated by CWGC, as mentioned before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 14 October , 2017 Share Posted 14 October , 2017 Unfortunately, as a civilian, they are precluded from doing so. Edith Cavell similarly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 14 October , 2017 Share Posted 14 October , 2017 (edited) Weren't members of the Chinese Labour Corps classed as civilians? What about merchant seamen? As I understand it, certain civilian groups were deemed entitled to 'war graves treatment' including war correspondents and fishermen. It seems unfair that volunteer nurses like Leonie Ashworth were denied this honour. Members of the Friends Ambulance Service deservedly have war graves-why not the nurses?. Edited 14 October , 2017 by Mark Hone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 15 October , 2017 Share Posted 15 October , 2017 Similarly Scottish Women's Hospital members. Right or not, that is how it is. By the way, I would have thought that the Chinese Labour Corps were military rather than civilian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radlad Posted 25 October , 2017 Share Posted 25 October , 2017 if there is to be a commemoration, I hope they spell her name correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 30 July , 2018 Share Posted 30 July , 2018 Hello guys, she was the sister of my grand mother, everything you need, you can ask, jp from France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 30 July , 2018 Share Posted 30 July , 2018 (edited) On 15/10/2017 at 11:52, Jim Strawbridge said: Similarly Scottish Women's Hospital members. Right or not, that is how it is. By the way, I would have thought that the Chinese Labour Corps were military rather than civilian. Jim The CLC were civilians, in fact contract workers, but the British authorities deemed it fit to put them under military law. TR Edited 30 July , 2018 by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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