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We remember Norma Violet Mowbray
We remember Norma Violet Mowbray
Timeline
Timeline
1884
1914
enlistment
Brisbane, Queensland
Australia
Source:9004926
11th November 1914
1914
dates
Age 31
Source:9004926
21st November 1914
1914
service
Australian Imperial Force
Staff Nurse
Australian Army Nursing Service
1st Australian General Hospital
Source:9004926
21st November 1914
1915
service
Australian Imperial Force
Sister
Australian Army Nursing Service
Source:9146379
19th November 1915
1916
death
War Related Sickness
Died of illness contracted on duty.
Heliopolis
Egypt
Source:9145257
Source:8650911
19th January 1916
1916
dates
Age 32
Source:9004920
21st January 1916
burial
Egypt
D. 271.
Source:9004920
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Norma Violet |
| Initials | NV |
| Last Name | Mowbray |
| Source | 8445490 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Imperial Force | Australian Army Nursing Service | 1st Australian General Hospital | Staff Nurse | ||
| Australian Imperial Force | Australian Army Nursing Service | Sister |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Barclay Mowbray | mother | ||
| Thomas Mowbray | father |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1914-11-21 | Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other |
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Portrait photograph of Norma Violet MowbrayObject description: Norma Violet Mowbray, Australian Army Nursing Service. Died of illness contracted on duty. Inscription: Norma Violet Mowbray who died of illness contracted on duty.
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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 - Australian Army Nursing ServiceMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Australian Army Nursing Service
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Jonathan101862 | |
| Australian Imperial Force Embarkation Roll 1914-1918 Transcription | Jonathan101862 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Wreath Laying Ceremony at War Nurses Memorial 7th July 2017 | Jonathan101862 | |
| Salute to Servicewomen – 7th – 16th July 2017 | Jonathan101862 | |
| Sister Norma Violet Mowbray – First World War nurse | Jonathan101862 | |
| Norma Violet MOWBRAY | Jonathan101862 | |
| WW1 - Australian Army Nursing Service | Jonathan101862 | |
| First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossier - Norma Violet Mowbray (on Ancestry.com) | Yvonne27542 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Norma Violet Mowbray | Yvonne27542 | |
| Attestation | Jonathan101862 | |
| Attestation | Jonathan101862 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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