Ada Agnes Elizabeth Burman (1911 - 1996)

Born 3 Dec 1911 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 1996 at about age 84 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Ada was born in 1911.^[1] She was baptised on 24th November 1913 at St Stephen, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England the daughter of Albert Burman and Ada Breach.^[2]

Between 1937 and 1946 she was a registered sister (nursing) living at St Boniface, Down Road, Portishead, Somerset.^[3][4][5]

Between 1958 and 1962 she Superintending Sister for the Royal Navy.^[6]

In 1962 she became a Principal Matron for the Royal Navy.^[7]

On the 13 June 1964 she was Member of the Royal Red Cross, First Class, Queen Alexander's Royal Naval Nursing Service.^[8] She appears in Her Majesty's 1964 birthday honours list as Principal matron.^[9]

She passed away in 1996.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FGD-9FX : 1 October 2014), Ada A E Burman, 1912; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England
2. ↑ Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P.St.S/R/2/d
3. ↑ UK & Ireland, Nursing Registers, 1898-1968
4. ↑ Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1955
5. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/7036D
6. ↑ UK, Navy Lists, 1888-1970
7. ↑ UK, Navy Lists, 1888-1970
8. ↑ UK, Navy Lists, 1888-1970
9. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Birthday_Honours
10. ↑ England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZD-C8KH : 4 September 2014), Elizabeth Agnes Burman, Apr 1996; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England

Unsourced information

Miss Burman personally cared for the Queen Mother, included in the items sold at auction (her medals and memorabilia) was a personal letter addressed and signed in ink from Osborne House thanking Sister Burman for her care in the RN hospital Chatham, together with a hand written note from Sir Anthony Eden when serving in Malta. Miss Burman was engaged to a Commander Surgeon in Malta during the War. He was killed and she then devoted her life to nursing, Earl Mountbatten attended her retirement party.