Elizabeth (Bessie) Thomson (2)
- Extended Description
- Elizabeth THOMSON. Nurse BRCS, VAD. Stationed at 58th General Hospital at St Omer.
Born 1879 at Kirmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire to Robert Thomson.
Her mother may have been Jane. 1881 with her parents and brother at Bowhouse, Terregles Kirkcudbrightshire, occupation wool spinner.
She was killed during and air raid by German aircraft whilst on duty at 58th General Hospital Lerouville France 30 September 1917 aged 38. Her father was granted a gratuity 28 March 1918.
At rest in St Omer Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, France
Commemorated on the Scottish Nurses Memorial at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Image headstone credited to ThruTheseLines on Flickr, (Cheryl Ward and Bernard de Broglio)
