BUCHANAN, Emily M.

From British Army Nurses

Sister Miss Emily M. BUCHANAN served in the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve).

Nursing Service in the Boer War

Sister Emily M. BUCHANAN served in Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve), enlisting July 2 1900. Her service number was 687.[1][2][3][4][5]

The hospital at Deelfontein [Imperial Yeomanry] numbers 1,000 beds and a further branch will be established at Pretoria within a few weeks. The staff for the latter is now en route and consist of the following doctors and nurses, besides 82 orderlies and 8 ward maids:

  1. WO 100/130 QSA Medal Roll p228 created at The Imperial Yeomanry Hospital, Pretoria; dated July 13, 1901
  2. WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p24 created at No2 General Hospital, Pretoria; dated August 27, 1901
  3. War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September
  4. The Times, July 10, 1900 p7c
  5. WO 100/353 KSA Medal Roll p14 created at AMD5; March 6, 1903