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We remember Elizabeth Marjorie A.k.a. Elma Gordon
We remember Elizabeth Marjorie A.k.a. Elma Gordon
Timeline
Timeline
1874
birth
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1874
1917
dates
Age 43
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11th September 1917
service
Other Empire Force
Volunteer
Voluntary Aid Detachment
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1917
death
War Related Sickness
Died of malaria on active service.
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11th September 1917
burial
Kalamaria
Greece
109.
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Elizabeth Marjorie A.k.a. Elma |
| Initials | EMAE |
| Last Name | Gordon |
| Source | 9008323 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment | Volunteer |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Elizabeth Steuart | mother | ||
| William Gordon | father |
Media
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Portrait photograph of E Marjorie GordonMiss E Marjorie Gordon, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of malaria on active service 16 October 1917.
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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 GMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with G
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Members of Voluntary Aid DetachmentsMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Members of Voluntary Aid Detachments
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | debbie2674 | |
| British Red Cross Register of Overseas Volunteers 1914-1918 Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Portrait photograph of E Marjorie Gordon | Imperial1 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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We remember Elizabeth Marjorie A.k.a. Elma Gordon
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