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We remember Elsie Gertrude Ross
We remember Elsie Gertrude Ross
Timeline
Timeline
1882
1915
service
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Matron
Military Hospital for Returned Sick Soldiers
College Street Toronto
Source:8867061
December 1915
1916
dates
Age 33
Source:8690307
26th February 1916
1916
service
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Nursing Sister
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Source:8873339
26th February 1916
education
Graduate Nurse
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto
Canada
Source:8867061
1916
death
Admitted to Hospital February 20th 1916
Died of Pleuro - pneumonia.
Received a Military Funeral
Toronto General Hospital Toronto Ontario
Canada
Source:8690307
Source:8873339
26th February 1916
burial
Ontario
Canada
Sec. 5. Lot 60.
Source:8690307
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Elsie Gertrude |
| Initials | EG |
| Last Name | Ross |
| Source | 8690296 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Expeditionary Force | Military Hospital for Returned Sick Soldiers | College Street Toronto | Matron | ||
| Canadian Expeditionary Force | Canadian Army Medical Corps | Nursing Sister |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Ross nee Murray | mother | ||
| Alexander Ross | father |
Media
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Canada, War Graves RegisterEntry for Nursing Sister Elsie Gertrude RossContributed by:
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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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Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Page 156 from Book: First World War | Jonathan101862 | |
| Nursing Sister Elsie Gertrude Ross | Jonathan101862 | |
| Ross, Elsie Gertrude | Jonathan101862 | |
| Ross, Elsie Gertrude | Jonathan101862 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Sent by House of Commons Canada | Jonathan101862 | |
| Canada, War Graves Register | Jonathan101862 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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