French troops in a trench at Verdun, WW1, 1916
Women at War: Women who served in Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) WW1
Today we remember Nurse Hilda Moorby.
Hilda Moorby was born in 1895, Skipton, Yorkshire. She was the daughter of Welbury Moorby Edith Elizabeth Duckworth.
On August 1st 1918 Nurse Hilda joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD), 2nd Western General Hospital, aiding the care of wounded soldiers. She died while in service on 8th October 1918 of bronco-pneumonia, at the Alexandra Park Nursing Home, Stockton, Cheshire aged 23.
She is buried at Waltonwrays Cemetery, Skipton, Yorkshire. She is commemorated on the VAD memorial panels in York Minster.
Hilda was accepted by the CWGC as a casualty of the Great War on 8th October 2018. #VAD #WW1 #yorkshire
WW1 WAS WON FOR DENMARK; DANES, SAY THANK YOU
Ranyard nurses” established by Ellen Ranyard were very active on the Home Front during #WW1 particularly with poorer families. Duties included referrals to doctors and hospitals, inspecting infants in mother’s meetings, and encouraging medical self-help among the poor #NursingHistory
Some #ww1 #oc #art for a friend hehe
⚽ Gli incontri internazionali di Pasqua (Parte V)
La Pasqua al tempo del football dei pionieri. Terminiamo il viaggio nei giorni β€œsanti” del football dei pionieri, durante i durissimi anni della Grande guerra.
Dal mio blog Storie di football perduto:
https://storiedifootballperduto.blogspot.com/2026/04/gli-incontri-internazionali-di-pasqua.html
Serena Santa Pasqua a tutti!
#calcio #unocalcio #sport #unosport #football #easter #pasqua #storia #ww1 @calcio @diggita @sport @[email protected] @milan @JuventusFC @inter @juventus
An unusual way to celebrate Easter! Members of the Birmingham Women's Volunteer Reserve at work, having accepted a farmer's challenge to manure his land over Easter. The Mayor of Birmingham bought the implements required for the task. #WW1 #WomensHistory