Around 40,000 nurses and midwives from around the Commonwealth, notably Africa and the Caribbean, came to the UK from its inception in 1948 to the mid-70’s to work in the fledgling NHS, which was facing problems recruiting staff.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Commonwealth and African NHS staff
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Windrush & Commonwealth NHS Nurses and Midwives Statue
London Post has drawings for the sculpture and informs "16 pieces of granite,...
Other Subjects
Elizabeth Lilian Fisher Nicholson
Elizabeth Lilian Fisher Nicholson was born on 5 December 1888, the eighth of the nine children of William Nicholson (c.1840-1900) and Frances Martha Nicholson née Fisher (c.1858-1890). Both her par...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
C. T. Osborn
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1893-1939. Officer in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Professor Chuka Nwokolo, CBE, FRCP
Professor Chuka Nwokolo, Consultant Gastroenterologist, specialises in stomach and bowel diseases. He was recognised as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 20...
1 memorial
Sir Harold Gillies
Pioneer plastic surgeon. Born Dunedin, New Zealand. Came to England as a student at Cambridge and qualified as a surgeon in 1910. The two world wars provided him with the inspiration (and the patie...
1 memorial
5 Wishes
This is a bit of a puzzle. We've found several websites with the name, either a healthcare programme or a 'living will' for people with terminal illnesses. There must have been some other group res...
1 memorial
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