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Memorial details

Memorial type
Photograph
District
Badenoch And Strathspey
Town
Aviemore
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76351

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Current location

St Aidan's Church
Grampian Road
Aviemore
Badenoch And Strathspey
Highland
PH22 1PT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 89347 11792
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
Photograph in a glazed wooden frame with a framed paper explanatory note and both her medals in separate frames-the QARANC Insignia Badge and the Royal Red Cross Medal
Inscription
ANASTASIA PATRICIA KEOGH,/originally from Co. Wexford, Ireland, /came to be known affectionately to/her many friends in Aviemore and/elsewhere as Paddy Keogh/ On the outbreak of the 1914/18 War/she enlisted in the Q.A.R.A.N.C. and/served as a field nurse at Gallipoli/and with Allenby's armies in/Palestine, where she suffered total/loss of hearing due to exposure to/heavy gunfire in forward battle areas./ She was twice mentioned in/despatches for conspicuous bravery./and decorated with the ROYAL RED/CROSS./ She died on the 24th September 1956/at the age of 70. To the end, she/retained her undying respect for men/of the HIGHLAND DIVISION in both/World Wars.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Keogh, Anastasia Patricia (paddy)
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations, date of death, age, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Photograph/s
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Medal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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