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We remember Margaret Dorothea Roberts
We remember Margaret Dorothea Roberts
Timeline
Timeline
1870
birth
Merionethshire Union Workhouse, Dolgellau, Wales
United Kingdom
Source:9248234
30th October 1870
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
R/853
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Attached H.M.S. "Osmanieh"
Source:9247530
1917
death
Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Source:6980473
31st December 1917
burial
Egypt
B. 44.
Source:9247530
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Margaret Dorothea |
| Initials | MD |
| Last Name | Roberts |
| Source | 9248234 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | R/853 | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Attached H.M.S. "Osmanieh" | Staff Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Roberts | mother |
Media
Media
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Portrait photograph of M Dorothea RobertsStaff Nurse M Dorothea Roberts, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 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:
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Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt 1Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt where Margaret Dorothea Roberts is honoured and buried.Contributed by:
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Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt 2Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt where Margaret Dorothea Roberts is honoured and buried.Contributed by:
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Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt 3Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt where Margaret Dorothea Roberts is honoured and buried.Contributed by:
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Communities
Communities
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Nurses who died after the sinking of the OsmaniehMore about Nurses who died after the sinking of the Osmanieh
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with RMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with R
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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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Life stories with stories to tellMore about Life stories with stories to tell
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Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, EgyptMore about Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The loss of H.M.S. “Osmanieh” 31st December 1917 | Jonathan101862 | |
| Staff Nurse ROBERTS, M D | Jonathan101862 | |
| CWGC - International Nurses Day 2018 | Yvonne27542 | |
| Flintshire War Memorials: St. Asaph Cathedral | Deborah102878 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of M Dorothea Roberts | Imperial1 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 | |
| Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt 1 | Vincent96527 | |
| Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt 2 | Vincent96527 | |
| Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt 3 | Vincent96527 |
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