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Mary Rae
Mary Helen Rae (29 September 1880 – 23 October 1915) was a New Zealand nurse who served in the First World War and died when the SS ''Marquette'' was torpedoed and sunk in 1915. Early life Rae was born at Raes' Junction, near Dunedin, on 29 September 1880 and trained at Dunedin Hospital. First World War In April 1915, Rae enlisted in the New Zealand Army Nursing Service and left Wellington on board the SS ''Maheno'' in July that year. The ship sailed to Suez, Egypt, and the contingent of nurses worked in a stationary hospital at Port Said. In October 1915 Rae was on board the SS ''Marquette'' when it was torpedoed by a German submarine and sunk. Recognition Two years after her death, the Otago Nurses' Association created the New Zealand Nurses' Memorial Fund in memorial to Rae and fellow Otago ''Marquette'' victim, Lorna Rattray. Donations from the medical community in Dunedin started the fund, which aimed to be a practical fund of "people helping people". Most grants a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Marquette (1897)
SS ''Marquette'' was a British troopship of 7,057 tons which was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea south of Salonica, Greece on 23 October 1915 by , with the loss of 167 lives. The ship was originally planned as SS ''Boadicea'', for the Wilson and Furness-Leyland Line, but was acquired by the Atlantic Transport Line shortly after completion to replace ships requisitioned during the Spanish–American War. She made a single voyage under the name ''Boadicea'', and was renamed ''Marquette'' on 15 September 1898. The sinking of ''Marquette'' On 19 October 1915 the ship departed from Alexandria, Egypt, destined for Salonika (now Thessalonika) in Greece. The total ship's complement was 741: 95 crew, 6 Egyptians, the No 1 Stationary Hospital (36 nurses, 12 officers and 143 other ranks), and the Ammunition Column of the British 29th Division (10 officers and 439 other ranks). There were also 491 mules and 50 horses on board. Captain John Bell Findlay (born 1853 in Montrose, Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
