Winifred May FURLONG. Nurse VAD.
Born 1896 at Saffron Walden to Francis Robert and Sophia Ann Furlong, nee Munson
1901 with her parents and siblings at 24 and 26 King Street Saffron Walden (One part residence, the other part for his business, Gunsmith and shop keeper)
1911 with her parents and sister, Annie Florence at 26 King Street, Saffron Walden.
Died of pneumonia 26 October 1918 age 22 years at Colchester Military Hospital, Essex of pneumonia following influenza.
At rest in Saffron Walden Cemetery, Essex
Cambridge Daily News - Thursday 31 October 1918
DEATH OF V.A.D. NURSE
Much sympathy is expressed for Mr. F. Furlong, gunsmith and his family of King Street Saffron Walden, in the loss of his youngest daughter, which has taken place under most distressing circumstances. Miss Winifred May Furlong who was only twenty-two years of age, had been engaged in a business house at Cambridge about eighteen months and when out of business had cheerfully given her time to V.A.D. work. She became greatly attached to her work and expressed a wish to take it on permanently and went to the Military Hospital, Colchester, as recently as Saturday, October 19th for that purpose. She carried out her duties on the Sunday and Monday. She fell ill on the Tuesday with influenza which developed into pneumonia and she died of Saturday last 26th. On Thursday, owing to her condition, her parents were telegraphed for, who, accompanied by another daughter, proceed to Colchester at once and remained with the unfortunate young lady until she died. She was a member of the Saffron Walden Abbey Lane Congregational Church and was greatly esteemed by her many friends.
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