Jim Strawbridge Posted 15 January , 2005 Share Posted 15 January , 2005 Sister Fanny Tindall, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Attached 65th Brit. Gen. Hospital. Died 15/1/18. Buried Iraq; Basra War Cemetery; 1. G. 11. Her British War Medal and Victory Medal are presently in my collection. So I am doubly remembering her today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 15 January , 2005 Share Posted 15 January , 2005 SNWM record. Details Surname TINDALL Firstname Fanny Service number Date of death 15/01/1918 Decoration Place of birth Other SNWM roll WOMEN'S SERVICES. Rank Sister Theatre of death Unknown CWGC Name: TINDALL Initials: F Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sister Regiment: Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Unit Text: Reserve Secondary Unit Text: attd. 65th Brit. Gen. Hosp. Date of Death: 15/01/1918 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. G. 11. Cemetery: BASRA WAR CEMETERY Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 15 January , 2005 Share Posted 15 January , 2005 Jim, I think that is our first case of anyone having any personal connection with one of our randomly-chosen subjects for "Remembering Today". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 15 January , 2005 Share Posted 15 January , 2005 I recall member Andy Shaw had once owned a plaque to Jarrold. See http://1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?showt...=9295&hl=plaque Jim, do you have any info on this lady....?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 16 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 16 January , 2005 Nothing more on Fanny just yet. Another female casualty was Mary Tindall, Voluntary Aid Detachment and I don't even know if they were related. A census search on a 0 to 20 age at 1901 gives seven Fanny Tindall's the two most likeliest being Yorkshire born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 16 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 16 January , 2005 SueL has been in touch off Forum and pointed me in the direction of the British Journal of Nursing where in February 1918 is a short roll of four names "accidentally drowned" and eight names "drowned". The latter eight relate to the sinking of HS Osmanieh sunk by mine off Alexandria on the 31st December 1917. Fanny Tindall is one of the four names in "accidentally drowned". All four women (F.D. Compton, F.M. Faithfull, F. Tindall and A. Welford) died on the same day (15th January 1918) and are buried in adjacent graves in Basrah War Cemetery (graves I.G.11 to I.G.14). My assumption is, therefore, that they probably died in the same (boating ?) accident. Anyone with access to the Times archives care to have a search and see if such an accident is noted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Miller Posted 16 January , 2005 Share Posted 16 January , 2005 Jim, I think that is our first case of anyone having any personal connection with one of our randomly-chosen subjects for "Remembering Today". The soldier remembered on 25 Aug last year was Pte Frank Lethbridge KIA 25 Aug 1914, whose niece is known by both myself and Paul Reed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 17 January , 2005 Share Posted 17 January , 2005 SueL has been in touch off Forum and pointed me in the direction of the British Journal of Nursing where in February 1918 is a short roll of four names "accidentally drowned" and eight names "drowned". The latter eight relate to the sinking of HS Osmanieh sunk by mine off Alexandria on the 31st December 1917. Fanny Tindall is one of the four names in "accidentally drowned". All four women (F.D. Compton, F.M. Faithfull, F. Tindall and A. Welford) died on the same day (15th January 1918) and are buried in adjacent graves in Basrah War Cemetery (graves I.G.11 to I.G.14). My assumption is, therefore, that they probably died in the same (boating ?) accident. Anyone with access to the Times archives care to have a search and see if such an accident is noted ? All four ladies are mentioned as being on a new roll of honour, announced in April 1918, but they are shown as 'drowned.' However this appeared in February 1918.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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