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We remember Emily M Elwes
We remember Emily M Elwes
Timeline
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service
Other Empire Force
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Source:8671046
1917
death
War Related Sickness
Died of illness contracted on duty.
Source:8671046
19th March 1917
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Emily M |
| Initials | EM |
| Last Name | Elwes |
| Source | 8671035 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment |
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Miss Emily M ElwesObject description: Miss Emily M Elwes, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 19 March 1917. Inscription: Emily M Elwes who died of illness contracted on duty, 19.3.17.
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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
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with EMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with E
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Members of Voluntary Aid DetachmentsMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Members of Voluntary Aid Detachments
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Miss Emily M Elwes | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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