Rosemary Millicent Ward, Viscountess Ednam was a British socialite who served as a nurse in France during the First World War. She almost married Edward, Prince of Wales but his proposal was vetoed by his parents, King George V and Queen Mary. In 1919 she married William Ward, Viscount Ednam to become Viscountess Ednam. The Viscountess died on 21 July 1930 in the Meopham air disaster.
Rosemary (centre) with Edward, Prince of Wales (looking down) at the Millicent Sutherland hospital, 14 July 1917
Meopham air disaster
Videos
The Meopham Air Disaster occurred on 21 July 1930 when a Junkers F.13ge flying from Le Touquet to Croydon with two crew and four passengers crashed near Meopham, Kent with the loss of all on board. The report of the inquiry into the accident was made public, the first time in the United Kingdom that an accident report was published.
The passengers and crew in front of the Junkers aircraft, just prior to the aircraft's departure on the fatal flight. Pictured L-R: The Marquess of Dufferin, Mrs Sigrid Loeffler, Mrs Sarah Legh (did not fly), Sir Edward Ward, Viscountess Ednam, George Henderson (pilot). Leaning over the aircraft in the background is the co-pilot Charles Shearing
Lord Dufferin and Ava