BROWN, Sylvia Daisy
(Service number B.28)
| First Rank | Sister | Last Rank | Matron |
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Birth
| Date | *1883 | Place of Birth | Essex, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 14 September 1915 | Age | 31 years |
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| Occupation | Nurse - ward sister at the Timaru Hospital, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
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Military Service
| Served with | UK Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserves | ||
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Front; 2nd Military Hospital at York; No. 6 General Hospital BEF, France | ||
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| Service Medals | Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 May 1950 | Age | 66 years |
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| Place of Death | Nelson | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Whakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sylvia Brown, also known as Sylvia Daisy Brown, did her nursing training at Temperance Hospital, London. Prior to enlisting she was award sister at the Timaru Hospital.In July 1915 she travelled on the 'Remuera' to return to England and enlist for war service.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 April 2017]; UK File (The National Archives Catalogue Reference WO/399/1034) [28 April 2017]; Whakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, headstone image (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [27 April 2017]; Kai Tiaki: the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, 1 January 1917, 1 April 1919, 1 July 1920, 1 January 1921 (Papers Past) [17 & 23 April 2017]
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