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We remember Mary Gorman
We remember Mary Gorman
Timeline
Timeline
1880
1915
employment
Nursing sister
Wellington Hospital
Wellington
New Zealand
Source:9103336
9th May 1915
1915
enlistment
Wellington
New Zealand
Source:9103336
9th May 1915
1915
location
Wellington
New Zealand
away from home address
Source:9103336
9th May 1915
1917
dates
Age 37
Source:9103336
23rd October 1917
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Staff Nurse
22/73
New Zealand Army Nursing Service
Source:9103336
theatres
Egypt :4
Source:9103336
1915
death
Civilian war death
Drowned when the Marquette on which she was a passenger was torpedoed.
Aegean Sea
Greece
Source:7974122
Source:9103336
23rd October 1915
burial
Greece
Source:9103336
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Mary |
| Initials | M |
| Last Name | Gorman |
| Source | 7974122 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | New Zealand | away from home address | known 9th May 1915 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 22/73 | New Zealand Army Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Gorman | mother | ||
| John Gorman | father |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1915-05-09 | Roman Catholic |
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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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Casualties and survivors of the MarquetteMore about Casualties and survivors of the Marquette
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NZ Expeditionary Force Casualties of HT MarquetteMore about NZ Expeditionary Force Casualties of HT Marquette
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NZ Army Nursing Service Casualties of HT MarquetteMore about NZ Army Nursing Service Casualties of HT Marquette
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with GMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with G
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - New Zealand Army Nursing ServiceMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - New Zealand Army Nursing Service
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Ann39898 | |
| New Zealand WW1 Soldiers Transcription | Ann39898 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Kai Tiaki (the journal of the nurses of New Zealand) – October 1915 | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Nurse Mary Gorman 22/73 | Gerald98528 | |
| Staff Nurse Mary Gorman 22/73 | Gerald98528 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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