We remember Christina Murdoch Wilson, O.b.e.

We remember Christina Murdoch Wilson, O.b.e.

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1873
birth Cathcart Renfrew United Kingdom Source:8629599 21st August 1873
1916
dates Age 42 Source:8629589 1st March 1916
awards Order of the British Empire (OBE) British Award/Decoration Source:8651842
service British Army Nurse Civil Hospital Reserve Stationary Hospital Source:4972346
service British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Source:8629589
1916
death War Related Sickness Died of illness contracted on duty . Pneumonia. France Source:8629589 Source:8651842 1st March 1916
burial Wimereux Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France III. L. 4. Source:8629589

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Christina Murdoch
Initials CM
Last Name Wilson, O.b.e.
Source 8651842
Gender
GenderSource
Female
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Civil Hospital Reserve Stationary Hospital Nurse
British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Sister
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Order of the British Empire (OBE) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Thomas Wilson father
Agnes Park mother

Media

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  • Sister Wilson's grave
    Grave - Wimereux Communal Cemetery

    Contributed by:
    debbie2674

  • Portrait photograph of Miss C M Wilson
    Object description: Miss C M Wilson OBE, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 March 1916. Inscription: C M Wilson who died of illness contracted on duty 1.3.16.

    Contributed by:
    Yvonne27542

  • Full length portrait of Miss C M Wilson
    Object description: Miss C M Wilson OBE, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 March 1916. Content description: Full length portrait.

    Contributed by:
    Yvonne27542

  • Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum
    A 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

    Contributed by:
    James201

  • MISS C M WILSON
    Miss C M Wilson OBE, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 March 1916. | Full length portrait

    Contributed by:
    Yvonne27542

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription debbie2674
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542

External Evidence

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ancestry records - debbie2674
Diary entry 2/3/16 - war diary debbie2674

Multimedia

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Sister Wilson's grave debbie2674
Portrait photograph of Miss C M Wilson Yvonne27542
Full length portrait of Miss C M Wilson Yvonne27542
Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum James201
MISS C M WILSON Yvonne27542

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We remember Christina Murdoch Wilson, O.b.e.

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