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208799 Vivien Phyllis Gleadell from:Port Stanley, Falkland Islands My mother was born and lived in the Falkland Islands during the 2nd World War. She has written a journal, not very long unfortunately, and it mentions that she was a nurse at the hospital in Port Stanly first in 1938 and continued in 1939 and 40,I'm not sure. In 1939 the hospital came under the control of the British Nursing Service, and she was nursing at the time of the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939. She was married to Jack Marks who was later listed as misssing in action (a Royal Marine on the Ajax). She writes about nursing the casualties of the HMS Exeter, one of her brothers was a crew member but not hurt his name was Owen Gleadell. Are there any records of her service? I have given both her names (single and married ) as the dates are a bit fuzzy, she left the Islands in 1945, I am trying to put together a family book from her journals, just for the family and not for general publication. She passed in 2008 and this is all I have to go by, would she have been entitled to a service medal?? Thank you for any information that anyone can give Patricia de Heer Related Content: Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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