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Sister · Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service Reserve

Katherine Evelyn ("Kate") Luard

† 16/08/1962 · aged 90 · Wickham Bishops (Essex)

Personal data

NameLuard
InitialsK.E.
Christian nameKatherine Evelyn ("Kate")
Date and place of birth?; 29.06.1872
FamilyDaughter of Revd Bixby and Clara (nee Bramston) Luard

Extra information

Information
"Unknown Warriors, The Letters of Kate Luard, RRC and Bar, Nursing Sister in France 1914-1918", The History Press, 2014
Information 2
Served in the Second Boer War (1900-1902). Matron at the Maitland Sanatorium at Rotherfield Peppard (1911)

Military data

RankSister
Regiment / UnitQueen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service Reserve
Date of death
Age90
Cemetery / MemorialWickham Bishops (Essex)

Other information

Information
Met Tubby Clayton at No.16 General Hospital (Le Tréport) where both of them were at work in the summer of 1915.
Information 2
From 23.07 to 04.09.1917 she worked at No.32 C.C.S. (Brandhoek). During that period she also visited Talbot House.
Information 3
Mentioned in Despatches, RRC & Bar. Decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace on 08.05.1919

Media

Sources

Source
Louagie, J., A Touch of Paradise in Hell: index
Source 2
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