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There's one in 1977 reg'd in Chesterfield - could that also be her?


Would your mum remember how old HIlda was when she died?

It could actually.... I've put a call into my Aunt who may have a better memory.

I've had a look at that one and it would make her 19 when Henry Skevington was killed (he was 23) or 19 when Walter Skevington was killed (he was 18).
My Mum seems to think they could have met abroad as Hilda was in the army (I don't have any records). We also don't know which Skevington she could have been engaged to!

It would also mean I was 11 when she died rather than 6 which is probably more accurate.

The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

July 7th, 1917, is the date considered to be the official start of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.

So if Hilda was in the Army it couldn't have been before 1917.

EDIT: she could have been a nurse

The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry went to Belgium in 1914. Later on they went to France.

This birth would tie in with the Hilda Carr who died in 1977, assuming she never married

Births Dec 1896

Carr Hilda Alice Sheffield 9c 519

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Henry Ernest's army papers are in the WW1 records.

That's fabulous... you're a star!

I'm sure that must be her... I think it must have been Henry she was engaged to, he would have been 21 in 1914 whereas Walter would only have been 15. (Henry was killed in 1915 and Walter in 1917). Hilda would have been 18.

Mum seems to remember that Hilda met the family through her fiancé and if they did meet abroad, it's more likely that she was a nurse and met Henry in France in 1914 / 1915 before he was killed. She may even have nursed him (or is that me giving it a romantic twist?!)

The only other option is that she was in the Women Army Auxiliary... both her and Walter could have been in France in 1917, although Walter was only 18 when he was killed in France in August 1917. This seems less likely.

Such a sad waste of life in the war :o(

I've found a tree with Hilda in, and have contacted them to see if there's any more information

Many thanks,
Alison

Good luck!

Let us know how you get on at the tea party :-)

Janice

Thank you!

Your help is really appreciated....

It will be about three weeks before I get to the pensioners bash, but will report back!

Alison