WORLEDGE Mildred Emmeline

Mildred Worledge was baptised at Saffron Walden, Essex on the 28th December 1888, the daughter of Charles George and Bertha Worledge. In 1891 Mildred with her parents, older brother Frank and a new born brother were living in East Street, Saffron Walden. Charles worked as a Commercial Traveller. By 1901 the family had moved to Cambridge, her younger brother now named as Hubert. In 1911, Charles was a widower and Mildred appeared to be the only family member resident with her father.

Mildred was a very active member of the Red Cross and after war broke out she joined the Cambridgeshire V.A.D 8 unit on the 27th October 1914. From December 1914 to January/February 1915 she worked 6 weeks of night duty at the Research Hospital for Officers. She then worked at St Chad’s Hospital in Cambridge caring for wounded soldiers. Recorded as leaving the service on the 15th December 1917, Mildred died at at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge from peritonitis on the 22nd December. She was buried at Cambridge Holy Trinity on the 26th December.

A detailed account of her funeral was reported in the Cambridge Daily News of 28th December 1917.