Miss Janet Ann Jenks
Nurse, Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD), British Red Cross
Date of Birth: 29th March 1896
Place of Birth: Wednesfield, Staffordshire.
Date of Death: 1954
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Miss Janet Ann Jenks of the The Hill Teignmouth, Devon.
In 1901, Janet is living at 28, Penn Road, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, with father, Albert E Jenks, a 'Washer Manufacturer & C', mother, Annie Jenks, brother, Eric W Jenks, aged 9 and sister Marjorie Jenks aged 7. They have three visitors and two servants.
1939, Janet is living at 'Roughby Cottage', Wood Road, Staffordshire. Her occupation is shown as 'Unpaid Domestic Duties'. Janet is with Clara M M Castle, a 'Writer (Authoress)' and two servants.
Torquay Town Hall, used as a VA Hospital during WW1. (CC BY-SA 2.0) © Copyright David Harper. (Modified, cropped and changed to black and white)
Janet was engaged with the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) from May 1918 and still serving in July 1919.
During that time she served in hospitals in Torquay, Teddenhall and Wolverhampton.
Janet died in 1954 at Worthing, Sussex.
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Records
Date of engagement with VAD: May 1918, still serving July 1919.
Rank: Nurse.
Service rendered at:
VAD Hospital, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. May 1915 - ?.
Torquay Town Hall Hospital, Devon. December 1917 - May 1918.
Soldier Wards, General Hospital, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. May 1918 - ?
Number of hours served: 2800.
Paid: £0.
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Cards
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Card. ©2018 British Red Cross (CC BY-NC 2.0 UK)
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Card. ©2018 British Red Cross (CC BY-NC 2.0 UK)
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Card. ©2018 British Red Cross (CC BY-NC 2.0 UK)
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Card. ©2018 British Red Cross (CC BY-NC 2.0 UK)
