Phill BW Posted 13 April Share Posted 13 April Researching the CWGC graves in Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery. ref the Grave of Marjorie Edsall Davis. finding very little on her. Marjorie Edsall Davis. Member 15275. Women's Royal Air Force Born 1899 Greenwich London. Died 21 Nov 1918. aged 19. Possibly a Nurse with the RAF. But could find no more on her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 13 April Share Posted 13 April @Jim Strawbridge is the man who would know, if anyone does. I hope this tag alerts him to your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill BW Posted 13 April Author Share Posted 13 April She died at the Bevan Military Hospital. Sandgate. Kent. possibly where she serves as a VAD nurse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 13 April Share Posted 13 April Not a VAD but a serving WRAF member. Daughter of John Edsall Davis and Katie Amelia Davis of 52, Thurleigh Rd., Wandsworth Common, London. Her birth was registered in the third quarter 1899 in the Greenwich registration district. The 1901 census shows the family living at 63 Drakefell Road, Deptford. John Edsall Davis (b. 1870 in Marylebone, London) was an accountant’s clerk and married to Katie Amelia Davis (b. 1873 in Deptford). At this time they had just the one child – Marjorie E. Davis (b. 1899 in Deptford). They also had a boarder. The 1911 census finds the family living at 63 Drakefell Road, New Cross, London. John Davis is still an account's clerk and had been married to Katie for 15 years and had three children of which two had survived. These were both at home being Marjorie Edsall Davis and Gladys Muriel Davis (b. 1902 in New Cross). They had one servant. Marjorie died of pneumonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill BW Posted 13 April Author Share Posted 13 April The reason why I thought Vad was from this ref? UK, Nurses Records, 1904-1955 Full Name. Davis, Marjorie Edsall. Date Of Death’ 21 Nov 1918. Service Women 's Royal Air Force. Archive Reference. was? . Conflict Period. World War I. Served For. United Kingdom. She also died at the he died at the Bevan Military Hospital. Sandgate. Kent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 13 April Share Posted 13 April 5 minutes ago, Phill BW said: Service Women 's Royal Air Force though - I confess I don't know about a RAF nursing service, despite all the research I've seen on QAIMNS and QARNNS. sJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 13 April Share Posted 13 April Marjorie is mentioned on the Scottish National War Memorial, so she presumably served with the W.R.A.F. somewhere in Scotland. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/191600:70908?tid=&pid=&queryId=d0b290c0-b774-4401-9ec1-f54dfd7cf819&_phsrc=SIn11225&_phstart=successSource Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshipped Posted 14 April Share Posted 14 April The WRAF service number 15275 would appear to have been allocated to someone else? https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7502351 Probably just a typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 15 April Share Posted 15 April The W.R.A.F. did not have any nurses. Air Force nurses belonged to the Royal Air Force Nursing Service [R.A.F.N.S.} from 1918 until 1923, when they were re-named as Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service [P.M.R.A.F.N.S.}. Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 15 April Share Posted 15 April Thank you Alf - glad to have that piece of information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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