RICHARDSON, Eliza Moore
(Service number 22/215)
| First Rank | Nurse; Staff Nurse; Staff Nurse | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 26 January 1891 | Place of Birth | Wellington |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Bowen Street Hospital, Wellington | ||
| Occupation | Nurse | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C. Guy POWLES (sister), 51 Tinakori rd, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Hospital Ship No. 2, Marama; New Zealand Expeditionary Force; New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps; Hospital Ship No. 2 Marama (Third Charter) Staff; Hospital Ship No. 2 Marama (Second Sailing of Third Charter) New Zealand Army Nursing Service | ||
| Date | 4 December 1915; 22 September 1917; 31 January 1918 | ||
| Transport | Hospital Ship , No. 2, 1st Voyage from NZ - Marama; Hospital Ship, No. 2, 4th Voyage from NZ - Marama; Hospital ship, No. 2, 5th Voyage from NZ - Marama | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Sea |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | 1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 September 1929 | Age | 46 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Cemetery, Wellington | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
An entry for Eliza M. Richardson appears in the 1912 Timaru Technical School Roll book, as an adult student, enrolled in a course on 'invalid cookery'. Her occupation is given as being a nurse and her address is “Public Hospital.”
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 January 2014]; Timaru Technical School Rolls (SCRoll web submission from J James, Mountainview High School, 28 March 2015)
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