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Daughter of George Alfred Absalom, [4] Clare was educated at Wood Green secondary school, first worked in an office but a loan of £50 allowed her to train at a dramatic school and she began her thespian career on the London stage at the age of 18 in 1910, [5] following which she spent two years touring the provinces to appear back in London in "A Posy on a Ring" at the Earl's Court Exhibition ...
Mother Mary Clare Moore (20 March 1814 – 13 December 1874) was an Irish Sister of Mercy, a Crimean War nurse and a teacher. [1] She was one of the ten original members of the Sisters of Mercy, and was the founding sister superior of the order's first convent in England at Bermondsey.
Mary Clare (1892–1970) was a British actress of stage, film and television. Mary Clare may also refer to: Mary Clare Brassington (1874–1966), American suffragist; Mary Clare de Graffenried (1849–1921), American labor researcher and writer; Mary Clare Kennedy, 17th-century Irish nun
Credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war. [4] In 1917 he became the highest scoring ace in the RFC and the third top ace of the war, behind only the Red Baron and René Fonck. [5] Eddie Rickenbacker United States: 29 September 1918 – end of World War I 26 American Ace of Aces, 26 aerial victories.
In 1912, Whitty joined the Anglican Community of St Peter, then based in Kilburn, London and took her vows as a sister in 1915, taking the name, Mary Clare. [2] The Rev'd Mark Trollope who had been vicar of St Alban's Church, Bordesley, [9] was in 1911 consecrated the third Anglican Bishop in Korea, and some years later requested that Whitty (then Sister Mary Clare) should come to Korea to aid ...
Clare / ˈ k l ɛər / is a given name, the Medieval English form of Clara. [1] The related name Clair was traditionally considered male, especially when spelled without an 'e', [2] but Clare and Claire are usually, but not always, female. It is very often associated with the Irish County Clare.
The term "ace" in relation to individual military success originated with French military propaganda of World War I. [ 1 ] Ace , when used in the context of military propaganda , denotes a successful military professional who has accumulated a meaningfully measurable statistic such as aircraft shot down, tanks destroyed, tonnage sunk, or a ...
The following year she became Sister Mary Clare of the Order of Poor Clares, eventually leading the convent as Mother Clare. In 1910 she funded the building and interior decorating of St Mary of the Angels Roman Catholic Church in Liverpool, which is known as "the Vatican outside of Rome", because of the splendid artistry displayed in its interior.