chrisharley9 Posted 22 September , 2005 Share Posted 22 September , 2005 From ODGW died 28th April 1916. I cannot find this lady on CWGC - is anyone able to furnish any further details please All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 22 September , 2005 Share Posted 22 September , 2005 Chris Here's her CWGC entry: Jeanie Barclay Smith She has a file at the National Archives - WO399/7713 This is a short obituary from the British Journal of Nursing dated 13 May 1916: We regret to report the following casualty published in the London Gazette: DIED Sister J. McP. Barclay-Smith, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Miss Barclay-Smith was Matron of the 24th General Hospital at Etaples, and her death occurred on April 28th from rheumatic fever. She was the second daughter of Mr. John Smith, of Abelour, Aberdeenshire. It seems probable that the Barclay, in Scottish tradition, was a family name, and she later adopted it as a hyphenated surname. I'm sure Jim will have a lot more information about her. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 22 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 22 September , 2005 Sue Many thanks for that All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 24 September , 2005 Share Posted 24 September , 2005 Not a lot to add, I am afraid. She was the daughter of John and Margaret Macpherson Smith of Aberlour, Banffshire. Awarded the R.R.C. A private roll at the National Archives (WO222/2134) shows that she died of endocarditis but I am not medically minded so I don't know if this is the same as rheumatic fever. She is commemorated on the Scottish Military Nursing Services memorial, St.Giles High Kirk, Edinburgh. Her name is in Officers Died In The Great War as J. Barclay-Smith, Assistant Matron. She was aged 42 when she died and her headstone bears the personal inscription "Thy will be done". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 24 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 24 September , 2005 Jim Many thanks for the info All The Best chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 20 October , 2005 Share Posted 20 October , 2005 Jeanie Barclay Smith's grave in Etaples this week: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 20 October , 2005 Share Posted 20 October , 2005 And in its wider setting: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 20 October , 2005 Author Share Posted 20 October , 2005 Sue wonderful photos & a marvellous setting - did you have a good trip over there All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 21 October , 2005 Share Posted 21 October , 2005 Chris It was very interesting to visit the cemeteries on the coast - Etaples, Terlincthun, Wimereux. The nearest to us here, but those that so often get bypassed on the rush through France. And the weather was perfect! Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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