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We remember Elizabeth S Gurney
We remember Elizabeth S Gurney
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
Special Reserve
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1917
death
Lost at sea (H.M.H.S. "Salta") mine explosion, 1/2 mile N. from Whistle Buoy, Le Havre.
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10th April 1917
burial
Seine-Maritime
France
"Salta" Memorial.
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Elizabeth S |
| Initials | ES |
| Last Name | Gurney |
| Source | 4955908 |
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 | Special Reserve | Staff Nurse |
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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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"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
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
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Multimedia
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| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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