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From: Pat Frykberg <>
Subject: Re: Irish Nurses Boer War
Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 13:37:51 +1200


Those names also feature in "The South African War 1899-1902: Service
Records of British and Colonial Women" by Sheila Gray Published in NZ in 1993.
I have this book and can also do lookups for anyone.
Pat Frykberg

At 07:51 AM 05/05/1998 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:
>
>Just in case anyone is interested...
>
>== Forwarded Message Follows =========================================
>
> * Originally By: Derek Griffis
> * Originally To: All
> * Originally Re: Irish Nurses Boer War
> * Original Date: 26 Apr 98 09:36:00
> * Original Area: UK Genealogy (Fidonet)
> * Forwarded by : Blue Wave/DOS v2.30
>
>I have a book, "The Transvaal in War and Peace", by Neville Edwards,
>published 1900. It is almost entirely about the men who went and fought
>but, on page 326, there is a group photo of four nurses from the City of
>Dublin Nursing Institution. They are named, and the caption gives a
>brief account of the nursing background of each. They are:-
>
> Sarah J. CALLWELL Dublin
> Mary Anna DAVIS Waterford
> Rosa LAWLESS Dublin
> Mary TALBOT Westmeath
>
>If anyone is interested in the background of any or all of these nurses,
>please get back to me. The photo itself is of reasonable size and
>quality, and I think could be reproduced quite satisfactorily, if
>required.
>
>Derek Griffis,
>Waikanae, New Zealand
>
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