Persoonlijke gegevens
| Naam | Allen |
|---|---|
| Initialen | M.D.V. |
| Voornaam | Mary Dorothy Vernon |
| Geboortedatum en -plaats | London; 02.11.1884 |
Extra informatie
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- Trained as a nurse at Sussex County Hospital (1908-1911). Nursing sister at base hospital run by the Austrian Mission in Sofia, Bulgaria (Nov. 1912- Feb.1913) & at a Russian Hospital in Cetinje, Montenegro (March-April 1913).
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- Sent to Brussels in August 1914 with the first Belgian Unit of the British Red Cross
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- Also served as a nurse in World War II
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- Died in a nursing home in Grayshott
Militaire gegevens
| Rang | Sister |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Eenheid | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nurses Service Reserve |
| Sterfdatum | |
| Leeftijd | 96 |
Andere informatie
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- Visited Talbot House at Easter 1916 with her friend Ethel Webb-Johnson. Left on photograph, Webb-Johnson right
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- Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class (1919), invested by the King at Buckingham Palace on 12.05.1920
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- She helped Alison Macfie establish the League of Women Helpers and was heavily involved with All Hallow-by-the-Tower.
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- Joined a pilgrimage to Talbot House in September 1929: see photograph in garden of Talbot House, with Arthur Pettifer sitting in the middle with Maurice Coevoet (owner of the house) and Tubby behind him.
Media
Bronnen
- Source
- Louagie, J., A Touch of Paradise in Hell: index