Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 21 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.
Flying Nightingales
That this House recognises the achievements of the Flying Nightingales, a group of Women's Auxiliary Air Force nursing orderlies who were the first three British women officially flown into a war zone during World War II to evacuate injured soldiers; pays tribute to Corporal Lydia Alford, who was from Eastleigh, LACW Myra Roberts, and LACW Edna Birkbeck, for their extraordinary courage; acknowledges that the Flying Nightingales were pioneers of modern medical evacuations; and calls for further recognition of the Flying Nightingales’ extraordinary contribution to the allied war effort to ensure that their bravery and legacy is celebrated.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 2102
- Session
- 2024-26
- Other sponsors
- Wera Hobhouse
- Jim Shannon
- Clive Jones
- Charlotte Cane
- Joshua Reynolds
- Subjects
- Air force Nurses World War II
- Link
- View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk
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- Timestamp
- 2025-11-19 14:04:59 +0000
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- http://data.parliament.uk/edms/64519
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