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We remember Elizabeth Robertson Thomson
We remember Elizabeth Robertson Thomson
Timeline
Timeline
1882
birth
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1882
1918
dates
Age 36
Source:9007547
26th October 1918
service
British Army
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Leith War Hospital
Source:9007547
1918
death
Died of sickness.
Source:9007547
26th October 1918
burial
Edinburgh Scotland
United Kingdom
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Elizabeth Robertson |
| Initials | ER |
| Last Name | Thomson |
| Source | 9007547 |
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 | Leith War Hospital | Sister |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Thomson | mother | ||
| George Thomson | father |
Media
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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 TMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with T
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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 |
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| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Jonathan101862 |
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Multimedia
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| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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