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We remember Emily Saunders
We remember Emily Saunders
Timeline
Timeline
service
Other Empire Force
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Source:8674994
1916
death
War Related Sickness
Died of enteric fever contracted on duty.
Source:9006081
Source:8674994
1st June 1916
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Emily |
| Initials | E |
| Last Name | Saunders |
| Source | 8674991 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Voluntary Aid Detachment |
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Portrait photograph of Emily SaundersObject description: Emily Saunders, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of enteric fever contracted on duty. Inscription: E Saunders who died of enteric fever 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 SMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with S
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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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Evidence
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External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
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| Nursing Memorial Appeal | Jonathan101862 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Portrait photograph of Emily Saunders | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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