Mary was born on July 17th 1884 and was the contributor's paternal grandmother. She was 30 yrs old when WW1 began and was an auxillary nurse in Wales. The hospital she was based in was in Holywell, Flintshire. She kept an autograph book containing the writings of wounded soldiers that were in Mary's care. Many of the entries are written in verse and there are a number of illustrations in the book. A needle and thread with a stitch in time saves 9. Mary has written in as well. Mary qualified as a nurse in 1924. Her son said she was one of the first SRN's. Picture of the conbributor's maternal grandad Edward Fitzgerald in soliers uniform. He was in France in WW1 where he was a mechanic working on ambulances. After the war he had his own garage. || Autograph book includes some heather. Nursing Qualification Certificate Photograph of Mary saying postcard on the back Photograph of group of people with horse and Mary on far right Photograph of maypole (mary in white hat and flowers) Photographs of Mary as a nurse which her daughter in law has anotated Photograph of a group of nurses including a baby with Mary second on the left in nurses uniform Mary's nursing badge with her name on the back of the badge Portrait of Mary before she was a nurse Photograph of Edward Fitzgerald (only one in uniform) 11 December 1918. This was his wedding photo Picture taken in Jerusalem of John Bolland (he was Jim's Great Grandfather) and was in the army there, maybe a sergeant. He was on Allenbys campaign. || || Edward Fitzgerald's wedding photograph || Photograph || Edward Fitzgerald || Photograph of Edward Fitzgerald in his wedding photograph. He is the only one in uniform and it was taken 11 December 1918. Edward Fitzgerald was the contributor's (Maeve Birdsall) maternal grandfather. || || Mary Middleton || Memorabilia || Mary Middleton's nursing badge || Reverse of Mary Middleton's nursing badge with her name engraved on it. || || Photograph || Photograph of a group of nurses, including Mary Middleton. Her daughter-in-law has annotated the photo. || Mary Middleton and fellow nurses || Group of nurses including Mary Middleton || Deutsch || || Group of nurses including Mary Middleton || Photograph || Group of nurses including Mary Middleton (second from the left) || Mary Middleton and other nurses. || || Photograph of Mary Middleton. || Photograph || Mary Middleton || || Maypole dancing || Photograph of girls posing by a may pole. Mary Middleton is in the centre, near the pole, dressed in nurse's uniform and holding a bouquet of flowers. || || Group photograph including Mary Middleton || Group shot including a girl (May queen?) on a horse and Mary Middleton far right in nurse's uniform. || || Photograph of Mary Middleton in uniform. || Mary Middleton || || Mary Middleton's autograph album || Following images are pages of Mary Middleton's autograph album from her time as a nurse. It contains verses, drawings and signatures of soldiers that she nursed. || Autograph || Autograph album of WWI soldiers nursed by Mary Middleton || || Certificate of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales conferring upon Mary Middleton the qualification of State Registered Nurse. Dated 19th December 1924. || Mary Middleton || Mary Middleton's nursing certificate || Official document || || Jerusalem || Group photo including John Bolland || Middle East || John Bolland || Photograph taken in Jerusalem of John Bolland who was there as part of Allenby's campaign. || Photograph

A collection of photographs, two medals, an autograph book and two dog tags || The autograph book of Georgina May Hill; a nurse who asked for the autographs of the wounded soldiers in her care. She served in France and the Southern General Hospital in Birmingham (1915) and General Hospital, Trouville (1918). || || Photograph || Georgina May Hill, VAD || Women || Medical || Remembrance

Album cover || || Women || Congratulatory message and newspaper clip referring to being mentioned in dispatches || Home Front || Mentioned in dispatches || Medical || || Poem about flu || Flu || St Andrew's Hospital, Malta || Poem || Medical || || Cartoon || Drawing || || Photograph || Photographs of E. Barlow || || Poem about Nurse Barlow || Medical || Poem || || Painting || Malta || navy