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We remember Ruth Ada Sanderson
We remember Ruth Ada Sanderson
Timeline
Timeline
1883
birth
Source:7987482
1883
1916
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Sister
22/287
New Zealand Army Nursing Service
Source:9237747
17th January 1916 - 1st February 1920
1917
theatres
Western Europe :1
Source:9237747
1917 - 1918
1920
discharge
Source:9237747
1st February 1920
1928
dates
Age 45
Source:7987482
25th November 1928
1928
death
War Related Sickness
Died of toxaemia and heart failure, and disease of liver and kidneys. Army record states "Death due to war service".
Hamilton
New Zealand
Source:9237747
25th November 1928
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ruth Ada |
| Initials | RA |
| Last Name | Sanderson |
| Source | 7987482 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 22/287 | New Zealand Army Nursing Service | Sister |
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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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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Military Personnel Files | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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