Lives of the First World War

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ID: 9251468

Name: Eleanor Frances Orford

Title: British Red Cross VAD cards

Description: Eleanor Frances Orford; Rank: Nurse; Address: Fox Hill House, Athy, Ireland; Service from 25/05/1917 to 3/09/1917; Engagement date: 25/05/1917; Age when engaged: 28; Termination date: 3/9/1917; Department: J.W.V.A.D. Commission: City Dublin 38; Died on Service 1st Western General Military.

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URL: http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War/Card?&id=163984
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ID: 9252465

Reference: ire_nat_rollofhonour1914-1920

Title: Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription

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UPP: IRE/MIL/NATROLLHONO/1019467

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 9252470

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/1917/3/AZ/000587/126

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9252472

Reference: ire_c1911

Title: Ireland Census 1911 Transcription

Connected by: Kristen1288

UPP: IRE/C1911/2853575

Credit: © The National Archives of Ireland

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ID: 9260629

Title: Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum

Description: A 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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ID: 9310591

Name: 75462673

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Description: One of the casualties accepted by CWGC to be added to their WW1 War Dead Roll on 3rd August 2018.

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URL: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/75462673/
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ID: 9310596

Title: In From the Cold Project

Description: The In From the Cold Project (IFCP) was formed to research and identify all service men and women missing from the official Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) list of casualties from the First and Second World Wars, in order to get these soldiers, sailors and airmen their due recognition. This person is one of the cases submitted by IFCP and accepted for commemoration by CWGC. Further information can be found by searching the Casualties In From The Cold list on the IFCP web site.

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URL: http://www.infromthecold.org/
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