AT THE NURSE'S INQUEST TODAY Doctor Andre Janney , his servants, and guests who were present in his house in Woodfield Avenue Streatham, London, were called as witnesses today in Battersea coroners Court, London, where the inquest into the sudden death of the doctor's fiancee, nurse Elsie ' Lee ' Thornton, is being held. Miss Thornton, 23, came to England from New Zealand six months ago. She was to have married Doctor Janney , 36 , last Thursday. After an eve-of-wedding gathering at doctors house of February 5 , she collapsed in the street nearby. She was taken to St James's Hospital where

AT THE NURSE'S INQUEST TODAY  Doctor Andre Janney , his servants, and guests who were present in his house in Woodfield  Avenue Streatham, London, were called as witnesses today in Battersea coroners Court, London, where the inquest into the sudden death of the doctor's fiancee, nurse Elsie ' Lee ' Thornton, is being held. Miss Thornton, 23, came to England from New Zealand six months ago. She was to have married Doctor Janney ,  36 , last Thursday. After an eve-of-wedding gathering at doctors house of February 5 , she collapsed in the street nearby. She was taken to St James's Hospital where Stock Photo
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16 February 1950

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AT THE NURSE'S INQUEST TODAY Doctor Andre Janney , his servants, and guests who were present in his house in Woodfield Avenue Streatham, London, were called as witnesses today in Battersea coroners Court, London, where the inquest into the sudden death of the doctor's fiancee, nurse Elsie ' Lee ' Thornton, is being held. Miss Thornton, 23, came to England from New Zealand six months ago. She was to have married Doctor Janney , 36 , last Thursday. After an eve-of-wedding gathering at doctors house of February 5 , she collapsed in the street nearby. She was taken to St James's Hospital where she died on February 9. PICTURE SHOWS:- Miss Noeleen Elizabeth Clark, (right) a nurse, with whom Ms Thornton came from New Zealand, and with whom she lived at Bedford Hill, Balham , London. She is pictured in London. 16 February 1950

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