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We remember Elizabeth Edgar
We remember Elizabeth Edgar
Timeline
Timeline
birth
United Kingdom
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service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
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service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
H.M.H.S. "Glenart Castle"
Source:7090170
1918
death
Drowned at sea (from H.S. "Glenart Castle").
Source:7090170
26th February 1918
burial
Southampton, Hampshire
United Kingdom
Source:7090170
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Elizabeth |
| Initials | E |
| Last Name | Edgar |
| Source | 4951234 |
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 | Staff Nurse | |||
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | H.M.H.S. "Glenart Castle" | Staff Nurse |
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Portrait photograph of E EdgarObject description: E Edgar, South African Military Nursing Service. Drowned on the Hospital Ship Glenart Castle 26 February 1918. Inscription: E Edgar who was drowned on the Hospital Ship Glenart Castle 26.2.18.
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Photograph of E EdgarObject description: E Edgar, South African Military Nursing Service. Drowned on the Hospital Ship Glenart Castle 26 February 1918. Inscription: E Edgar.Contributed by:
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Memorial InscriptionMemorial inscription for Staff Nurse Elizabeth Edgar on the Hollybrook Memorial in SouthamptonContributed by:
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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.ukContributed by:
James201
Communities
Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with EMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with E
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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 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of E Edgar | Yvonne27542 | |
| Photograph of E Edgar | Yvonne27542 | |
| Memorial Inscription | DR117137 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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