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Two nurses buried in Belgium
Two nurses buried in Belgium
Only two female casualties of the First World War are buried in Belgium - Nellie Spindler died in 1917 after the Casualty Clearing Station at which she worked was shelled, and Elsie Mabel Gladstone succumbed to influenza in 1919. They are buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery and Belgrade Cemetery, respectively.
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Born 1886
Died 1919
British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
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Born 1891
Died 1917
British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 2 General Hospital Le Havre
British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 44 Casualty Clearing Station Brandhoek
British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Whittington Military Hospital
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