Moore, S M (Sara Mabel)

Although this burial has the name S. Moore on it, it turns out this young lady was known by Mabel, was from Moneymore and she served with the Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps.
Unfortunately, Mabel fell extremely ill during March 1919. She was taken to the Mater Hospital in Belfast for treatment. For three weeks her condition got worse, and she passed away on the 1st of April in the presence of a lady called Alice Cosgrave. She had Tuberculous meningitis.[1]
Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps, also known as the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, was formed on the 7th of July 1917 and would serve right through until September 1921 when they were disbanded. Around 57,000 women served in the corps. In was not until 1918 when women medical personnel were sent to the front in France. Before that only a few cooks and waitresses had been.
Unfortunately, most records were destroyed in an air raid during Sept 1940. Any that did survive, suffered fire, water, and mould damage.
Date of Death: 01/04/1919 (Aged 19)
Service: Worker, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Service Number: 37102
Burial Location: In North-East part.
[1] Tuberculous meningitis is an infection in the brain which usually causes dizziness, headaches, confusion and finally coma just before the patient passes away.