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Eva Gladys BEARD
- Extended Description
- Nursing Sister Eva Gladys BEARD Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
Born 11 October 1888 to Andrew James and Florence Emily Beard, of The Rocks, Tean, Staffordshire. 1891-1911 residing with her parents and siblings at Lower Tean, near Cheadle, Staffordshire. 1911, occupation, working at home.
Trained as a nurse at St Bartholomew's Hospital for three years.
Joined Haslar Naval Hospital 3 November 1919. Died 14 March 1920 aged 33 at Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar of influenza and broncho pneumonia.
Source for the following ADM104/163 National Archives -
Joined up 22 December 1916. Posted to Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar 15 May 1917. At date not recorded she was at Roehampton Air Station 8 November 1917 posted to Chatham Royal Naval Hospital, Kent as her presence in no longer necessary at Roehampton. She was demobilised 31 March 1919, but re-joined later that year.
At rest at Upper Tean Christ Church churchyard, Staffordshire.
