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Find Old Friends Or Relatives Who Served In The Nursing CorpsHow to find old friends or relatives who served in the nursing corps or the armed forces or was a civilian nurse. Includes resources to trace information about those who served in the World Wars and Boer War: Tracing Your Family History Army  
Those seeking help in tracing your family history for army personnel would benefit from reading the book
Army (Tracing Your Family History)
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Search For Ancestors From Military Records For those looking for information on a former nurse of the QAIMNS, QARANC, Royal Red Crooss, VAD and other nursing organisations please try www.GenesReunited.co.uk A QARANC wall plaque and shield is available to buy through Amazon. The QA shield is hand made and ready to hang on the wall. . Buy Now. 
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Forces Pen Pals Claim a free trial for Forces Pen Pals where you can show your support for members of the UK Armed Forces. Forces Pen Pals is a unique social networking site for members of the British Armed Forces, their friends, family and people who want to talk to, meet up with or show their support for the military. There is even a Military dating section where you can get in touch with members of the Armed Forces. At Forces Pen Pals you can view profiles, add your own profile, visit the chat rooms and find pen pals who are in the Army, Navy and RAF. Join Now. One of the nice things about serving in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps is that many friends are made. Friendships are formed within the QARANC and with soldiers from many regiments and corps. Often such friends are posted and it is all too easy to lose contact, or misplace addresses or e-mails. There are many ways to get back in touch with former QA's and members of the armed forces. This page also has information about tracing the history and service records of deceased relatives who served in the army or worked as a nurse in the National Health Service (NHS). Commonwealth Graves Commission The Commonwealth Graves Commission website at www.cwgc.org.uk holds the service records of soldiers and QAs killed in action. Their address is: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2 Marlow Road Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 7DX National Archives The National Archives in Kew (used to be called Public Record Office) holds the service records of soldiers and QAIMNS personnel who survived their World War One service and those who served in the forces before 1921. Some records may not be complete due to London bombing raids of the Second World War. The National Archives website is www.nationalarchives.gov.uk and the address is: The National Archives Ruskin Avenue Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Army Personnel Centre Soldiers, QAIMNS and QARANC personnel who served after the year 1921 records are stored at the Army Personnel Centre. Their contact details are at: Army Personnel Centre Historic Disclosures Mailpoint 400 Kentigern House 65 Brown Street Glasgow G2 8EX. The Army Personnel Centre will then send you their search questionnaire and certificate of kinship. Please note that it should be the eldest surviving relative who applies for the information and he or she will have to sign a certificate of kinship. Information needed to make searching for the military records of a deceased relative include, surname, Christian name, rank held on discharge, service number, regiment or corps, date of birth and year of discharge from the Army, Navy or RAF with reason for leaving, ie demobilisation, completion of regular engagement, medical discharge or end of National Service. Any details known of disability pension, wounds, injury or illnesses from army service should be included in the request for service details of an ex-serviceman/woman search document. There is a small charge for the information and in 2008 this was £30. Qaranc.co.uk do not think there is a charge for widows and widowers. Payment details are included in the pack. Please do not send any money until requested by the Historical Disclosures Section. They will also need proof of death of the serviceman or woman such as a copy of their death certificate, obituary notice or funeral certificate. These should be copies since documentation may not be returned. This is needed to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. It can take up to four months for information to be sent back to the applicant. Welfare enquires are given priority over family interest enquires. Records may not include specific theatres of operation or action seen but could include medals and awards though not citations. Few records contain photographs. The Army Personnel Centre advise relatives who have completed their search to also approach the respective Regimental or Corps museums which may store war diaries. Details of army museums can be found at www.armymuseums.org.uk Many army museums have teams of researchers who can help with information and photos of specific time periods and locations. As an example of information that can be obtained please read the George Main - Gordon Highlanders WW2 page. Trace QARANC Members Through The QA AssociationMembers of the QA Association can be serving QA's and those who have retired or left the army. Any member of the QA Association can ask for help in tracing and contacting a former member. Use the address or telephone number on the QA Association page. Military Medical Records Those seeking information about their Military medical records should contact : Central Health Records Library Room 24 Sentinel House MOD Shoeburyness Southend-on-Sea SS3 9SR Tel: (01702) 299302 Applying For Medals When applying for medals of your own, a deceased relative or replacement medals further information can be obtained from: MOD Medal Office Building 250 RAF Innsworth Gloucester GL3 1HW Telephone Number 0141 224 3600 Website: www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/Veterans/Medals/ Nurse Dating Websites
Uniform Dating is a Worldwide dating site for people whose work means wearing a uniform. This means you can meet firefighters, police officers, army and military personnel, prison officers etc. Uniform Dating is an ideal site for QA’s looking for friendship, love or romance. It is also an ideal dating and friend website for those looking for members of the QARANC.
Websites That Trace Or Contact SoldiersThere are several websites where soldiers and ex-soldiers can register for free in order to contact or be contacted by former comrades. After registering you can post a biography or profile for others to read such as where you now live, hobbies, interests, other postings, promotions, medals, family news, etc. If someone reads about you and remembers you then they can get in touch. Some of these sites may charge a small fee if you want to send messages to other members. Other services from such websites include arranging reunions, sharing memories, remembrance, being able to upload photos, chat rooms and message boards. The websites that I am aware of are: Forces Reunited Armed Forces Friends at www.armedforcesfriends.co.uk Trace Information About Dead War NursesScarlet Finders is run by an ex QA who specialises in tracing information about military and civilian nurses who nursed during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. This information includes details of their military and nursing service and how he or she lived and worked. Scarlet Finders have helped people learn about a family member who has served in:
The research report undertaken by Scarlet Finders can be read in the example page. Such information is obtained through databases, consensus, records held at the Imperial War Museum, National Archives, records from the Army Medical Services Museum and other resources that Scarlet Finders can expertly tap into to gain important information that will help families learn more about a descendant. Historical information can be obtained for nurses who served in the First and Second World Wars and even as far back as the Boer War. There is a small charge for the research report, but this is worth paying to get expert research help from a team that will be able to accurately source material that could be time consuming for someone who does not know their way around researching records or getting permission to access records and files. In addition you get the benefit of help from someone who has served in the army and worked as a nurse. This is of particular benefit to someone looking for information about a dead relative such as a grandmother or tracing a family tree but may not have the time to do extensive research or know where to start looking. Scarlet Finders is also pleased to look at photographs and give advise or give a preliminary assessment from the written information you give them. For more information visit www.scarletfinders.co.uk The Real Tenko The latest book about British Army nurses and nursing describes a dark chapter in the history of the QAs. The Real Tenko: Extraordinary True Stories of Women Prisoners of the Japanese  by Mark Felton is an account of the fall of the Far East to Japan. It comprehensively covers war atrocities performed by the Japanese troops to women stationed in places such as Singapore and Hong Kong. This included Sisters of the QAs who were stationed in hospitals such as
BMH Bowen Road Hong Kong and
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View more British Army Nursing Books - with free delivery available. If you would like to contribute to this page, suggest changes or inclusions to this website or would like to send me a photograph then please e-mail me. The photos and pictures on this page have been kindly sent to us for inclusion on this page. If you would like to contribute photographs then please contact us. For the official Army QARANC webpage please go to www.army.mod.uk/home.aspx For the QARANC Association website please go to www.army.mod.uk/army-medical-services/qaranc/9884.aspx *********************************************** Help Needed A reader of Qaranc.co.uk is researching the exhumation of Heinrich Himmler in Luneberg, Germany circa 1945-46. He thinks that two nurses from the QAIMNS attended the exhumation due to the poor state of health of Walter Schellenberg. He would like to learn if any of the nurses kept a diary of the events leading up to the exhumation or sent any personal letters home to friends or family that may have provided an insight into Walter Schellenberg and the exhumation. Please contact Qaranc.co.uk if you have any information. Qaranc.co.uk have recently learnt about two former Military Hospitals that we would like to write about. These are the British Military Hospital at Wuppertal in Germany and BMH Benghazi. If you know any information, would like to share your memories or have photographs that we can use on the site then please contact Qaranc.co.uk A reader is writing an article about the demise of the Military Hospital for the RAMC Magazine and seeks some help. There was, in Kuala Lumpur, a hospital called BMH Kinrara. He would like to know when it opened and closed, what happened to the buildings and the staff. He thinks that Kinrara closed as Terendak opened and that the staff were transferred across to 34 Company RAMC? He would also like any information about the Military Maternity Hospital, Penang. If you can help then please contact Qaranc.co.uk There is a lovely photo of three QA Midwives from the 1960s about half way down on the Royal Herbert Hospital page. If you can help with information about the Maternity Unit in Woolwich or identify the QA Officers then please contact Qaranc.co.uk The BMH Dhekelia has new photos which includes a stunning picture of the demolition of the original building and some staff photos. The contributor would like some help with the date it was demolished and would love to hear from anyone who worked with her relative. Search For Friends Who Remembers Me is a free to search site that helps you to find old friends and colleagues using their easy to use and fast search tool which just needs the person's first name and surname. Search for friends in the separate section for the Army, or use the sections for school friends, colleges, universities, workplaces, places of worship, sports teams, neighbours and pubs. |
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