Lily Lind Sr (1886 - 1916)

Born 13 Jun 1886 in Makarewa, Southland, New Zealand

Died 21 Nov 1916 at age 30 in At Sea

Biography

Lily was born in 1886.

Lily was issued a Nursing certificate in June 1908 in Wellington, New Zealand.^[1]

She trained as a Nurse and when WW! broke out she and a friend volunteered to serve in the French Flag Nursing Corps (FFNC) nursing the many French casualties. Sadly she contracted tuberculosis and was on her way back to New Zealand on the Hospital ship SS Maheno when she died.

She was awarded the Croix de Guerre for her wartime service

Lily was in a military record.^[2] She passed away in 1916 and was buried at sea. .

Lily died on 21 November 1916 and was buried in Park Island, Hawkes Bay, Napier.^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ Certificate: "New Zealand, Registers of Medical Practitioners and Nurses, 1873, 1882-1933"
   Original data: New Zealand Registers of Medical Practitioners and Nurses. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6195 #32120 (accessed 3 April 2024)
   Name: Lily Lind; Registration Date: Jun 1908; Residence: Wellington, New Zealand; Publication Year: 1912.
2. ↑ Military: "UK, World War I Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. WO329; Ref: 2323
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 5119 #4447323 (accessed 3 April 2024)
   Name: Lily Lind; Military Year: 1914-1920; Rank: Sister; Company: WO 329; Regiment or Corps: British Committee, French Red Cross; Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal.
3. ↑ Burial: "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007"
   New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60547 #737889 (accessed 3 April 2024)
   Lily Lind burial (died on 21 Nov 1916) in Park Island, Hawkes Bay, Napier. Born in about 1883.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153628657/lily-lind: accessed April 3, 2024), memorial page for Lily Lind (13 Jun 1882–21 Nov 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153628657, citing Wallacetown New Cemetery, Wallacetown, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand; Maintained by Loopy Lass (contributor 47916679).

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