What were the lives of our female ancestors like? By following the direct line of my mother's mother's mothers I'm trying to find out. What happened when they gave birth, got married, met someone they liked? How did they cook? What did they eat? What work did they do? I aim to find out.
Showing posts with label ANZAC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ANZAC. Show all posts
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Mount Felix: The Walton Hospital
During the war, Violet Woods worked as a nurse at Mount Felix, a few miles from her home in Shepperton. Here she met Claus Nissen, whom she married in 1917 in Staines. In 1919, with baby Brenda in arms, she boarded the Athenic, a sister ship to the Titanic, and sailed to New Zealand, never to see England again. Recently Walton celebrated ANZAC day (April 25) to commemorate the New Zealanders. Read the story. You can check out some photos here.
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