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We remember Ada Moreton
We remember Ada Moreton
Timeline
Timeline
1878
birth
United Kingdom
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1878
1916
dates
Age 38
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7th September 1916
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
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service
British Army
Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Reserve
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1916
death
Unknown
Died of cholera, on active service in Bombay 07 September 1916.
Bombay
India
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7th September 1916
burial
near Poona
Bombay (Sewri) Cemetery. Plot reference CE/N/XI F.4. CWGC burials from this cemetery were concentrated to a mass grave in front of the memorial at Kirkee in February 1962
India
Commemorated on panel on memorial.
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ada |
| Initials | A |
| Last Name | Moreton |
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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 | Reserve | Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa Elizabeth Moreton | mother | ||
| John Frederick Moreton | father |
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Portrait photograph of Ada MoretonAda Moreton, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died on active service in Bombay 07 September 1916.
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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 MMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with M
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Portrait photograph of Ada Moreton | Charlotte33 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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