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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: 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). Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story  by Nicola Tyrer is an account of the QAs during the two World Wars. It includes first hand accounts of the Queen Alexandra nurses who were in the dressing stations, casualty clearing stations and field hospitals of Dunkirk, D Day, the fall of Singapore and many more locations where the QAIMNS served.
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Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story is also available as a talking book read by the actress Barbara Flynn and Sian Thomas. Buy Now. 
View More British Army Nursing Books - with free delivery available. Commonwealth Graves Commission The Commonwealth Graves Commission website at www.cwgc.org.uk holds the service records of soldiers and QAs killed in action. National Archives The National Archives 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 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. 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. 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: Friends Reunited Forces Reunited Armed Forces Friends 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 A British Army Nurse In the Korean War A newly published book about the QARANC is 
A British Army Nurse In the Korean War
by Elizabeth Jilly McNair. QA Sister McNair saw active service in Korea and Japan and this book is based on her letters home and photographs she took during her 18 months
spent nursing at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, Japan and the British Commonwealth Zone Medical Unit in Seoul, Korea.
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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. Findextrawork 
Since leaving the QA's we have done an assortment of self employed work and jobs, some which only take an hour a week, others have been full time. We
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