Mystery Driscoll Posted 9 July , 2019 Share Posted 9 July , 2019 (edited) Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum and need some advice please, especially if I have posted this in the correct forum. My Great Grandmother, Mary Driscoll/O'Driscoll was born in 1890 in Cork, Ireland. Family members have told me that Mary was a nurse in France during the war and I would like to find any records for her (if there are any). Mary married in Cork in 1908 before having my grandfather in 1909. Mary died the 13th August 1917 in Cork and she died from TB. So, would she have enlisted at all because she was married with 2 sons by 1909 so she would have been 24 when the War started in 1914? The elderly relative is adamant that Mary went to France. Any help or advice would be appreciated please. Thank you Edited 9 July , 2019 by Mystery Driscoll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 9 July , 2019 Admin Share Posted 9 July , 2019 Welcome to the forum. Did Mary have a middle name? There are a couple of options such as https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6277802 and https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6076573 Neither are guaranteed to be your Mary. Take a look at them through the watermark or view them for free on Ancestry. Are there any medals in the family? Good luck with your research David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Driscoll Posted 9 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 9 July , 2019 8 minutes ago, DavidOwen said: Welcome to the forum. Did Mary have a middle name? There are a couple of options such as https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6277802 and https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6076573 Neither are guaranteed to be your Mary. Take a look at them through the watermark or view them for free on Ancestry. Are there any medals in the family? Good luck with your research David Hi David Thanks for the reply. Mary had a second name according to her birth but she never seemed to use it on anything else. Second name was Bridget. She has been rather a mystery but no one has ever mentioned any medals that she may have received. I'll have a look at the links. Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 9 July , 2019 Share Posted 9 July , 2019 (edited) Welcome to the forum. According to the 1917 death certificate for Mary Driscoll she was only 21 when she died. Are you sure this is her death certificate? https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/cc2f035586728?b=https%3A%2F%2Fcivilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie%2Fchurchrecords%2Fcivil-perform-search.jsp%3Fnamefm%3Dmary%26namel%3Ddriscoll%26location%3D%26yyfrom%3D1917%26yyto%3D1917%26type%3DD%26submit%3DSearch%26sort%3D%26pageSize%3D100%26century%3D%26decade%3D%26exact%3D%26ddBfrom%3D%26ddMfrom%3D%26ddDfrom%3D%26ddPfrom%3D%26mmBfrom%3D%26mmMfrom%3D%26mmDfrom%3D%26mmPfrom%3D%26yyBfrom%3D%26yyMfrom%3D%26yyDfrom%3D%26yyPfrom%3D%26ddBto%3D%26ddMto%3D%26ddDto%3D%26ddPto%3D%26mmBto%3D%26mmMto%3D%26mmDto%3D%26mmPto%3D%26yyBto%3D%26yyMto%3D%26yyDto%3D%26yyPto%3D%26locationB%3D%26locationM%3D%26locationD%3D%26locationP%3D%26keywordb%3D%26keywordm%3D%26keywordd%3D%26keywordp%3D%26event%3D%26district%3D As a married woman she would have been able to join the local Voluntary Aid Detachment. She may be mentioned in a local newspapers. They sometimes give lists of VAD's who had gained first aid certificates. Regards, Alf McM Edited 9 July , 2019 by alf mcm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 9 July , 2019 Admin Share Posted 9 July , 2019 Neither of the links I posted are likely to be her as both had a middle initial "E" (but worth checking in case of a miss-transcribed "B". No record of her on the British Red Cross site under either surname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 10 July , 2019 Share Posted 10 July , 2019 She is not on my database of WW1 serving female casualties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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