The Four new research pages this week in WW1 Lives are, a member of the West Ham Pals ‘The Hammers’ who was born in Lewisham, a Navy Commander and his wife who had been residing on the Isle of Wight and a Canadian born nurse who was working in a Canadian Stationary Hospital. Click on the Description Headings to discover more on their lives.
Veteran
Henry Thomas Gartside-Tipping was born at Dublin. He joined the navy at a young age in 1860. At the outbreak of the Great War he re-joined the navy from retirement where he was to be ultimately given command of an armoured yacht. This would lead him to be one of the oldest casualties in the navy. To find out more of his story click the above heading.
Air Raid
Canadian born Katherine MacDonald who was a trained nurse was determined to be sent to France to serve in a Military Hospital. There she served in No 10 Canadian Stationary Hospital where she was involved in a German air raid. To find out more about her story click on the above heading.
A West Ham Pal
Frank Arthur Jenns, was born at Lewisham, London and was one of nine children. Working as a Builders Clerk when he joined the West Ham Pals, The 13th Essex Regiment in 1915. Frank was to turn into an exceptional soldier and soon found himself commissioned. To find out more about his story, click the above heading.
Women’s Emergency Corps
Mary Gartside-Tipping was born in Blackburn, Lancashire. She joined the Women’s Emergency Corps and went to assist in France following the death of her husband who was in the navy. While there she was involved in an incident with a French soldier in a cafe she was working in. To find out more about her story click on the above heading.
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