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We remember Ellen Armstrong
We remember Ellen Armstrong
Timeline
Timeline
1881
birth
United Kingdom
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1881
1919
awards
Royal Red Cross - 2nd Class
Other War Service Award
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1st January 1919
1919
dates
Age 38
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20th March 1919
awards
Member of the Royal Red Cross - 1st Class
Other War Service Award
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awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
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service
British Army
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
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service
British Army
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Reserve
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1919
death
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20th March 1919
burial
Rouen, Seine-Maritime
France
S. V. M. 6.
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ellen |
| Initials | E |
| Last Name | Armstrong |
| Source | 4939984 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve | Sister | |||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Reserve | Sister |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Member of the Royal Red Cross - 1st Class | Other War Service Award | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Royal Red Cross - 2nd Class | Other War Service Award |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Elizabeth | mother | ||
| Thomas Newton Armstrong | father |
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Nurses memorial at the National Memorial ArboretumA Memorial to Voluntary Aid Detachment and Professional Nurses who lost their lives in the 1st and 2nd World Wars, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, dedicated and unveiled on 4th June 2018 at an event attended by HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO, Royal Patron of the Nursing Memorial Appeal. The memorial takes the form of hands cast in bronze holding a globe carrying the names of nurses who lost their lives in service in the two World Wars. Further information about the memorial can be found on the Nursing Memorial Appeal website at www.nursingmemorialappeal.org.uk
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Communities
Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with AMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with A
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and Territorial Force Nursing ServiceMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and Territorial Force Nursing Service
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The London Gazette - 1st January 1919 | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nursing Memorial Appeal | Jonathan101862 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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