Hello All,
Yesterday, I was shown this picture of a headstone in a Cemetery in Deansgrange in County Dublin, Ireland...
It reads:
In Loving Memory of
Mary Edith Coleman
who died at Blackrock on Setember 23rd 1906
For her devoted care of the wounded soldiers
both French and German
in the Franco-Prussian War
in the year 1870
under the auspices
of the Red Cross Society
She was as Mrs. Alsager
decorated by the Emperor William
with the Order of the Iron Cross.
She is mentioned frequently in local historic circles as being famed for having been awarded the Iron Cross.
When I saw it, my first thought was that this cannot be correct.
I felt sure that there was a mistake and that surely she was a recipient of the Verdienstkreuz für Frauen und Jungfrauen 1870/71, and NOT the Iron Cross....
Sure enough, a little searching found her here!!:
(on page 37)
"Verwitwete Frau Rentner Mary Edith Alsager, geb. Gray, zu London."
http://www.ordensmuseum.de/Ordensjou...rlLiJungfr.pdf
I have read that her family had the inscription made having been very proud of her 'rare award'. I feel it would be nice for her to have her official decoration recognised, so hopefully anyone searching her name in the future will find a link to this thread.
Regards - Danny
Yesterday, I was shown this picture of a headstone in a Cemetery in Deansgrange in County Dublin, Ireland...
It reads:
In Loving Memory of
Mary Edith Coleman
who died at Blackrock on Setember 23rd 1906
For her devoted care of the wounded soldiers
both French and German
in the Franco-Prussian War
in the year 1870
under the auspices
of the Red Cross Society
She was as Mrs. Alsager
decorated by the Emperor William
with the Order of the Iron Cross.
She is mentioned frequently in local historic circles as being famed for having been awarded the Iron Cross.
When I saw it, my first thought was that this cannot be correct.
I felt sure that there was a mistake and that surely she was a recipient of the Verdienstkreuz für Frauen und Jungfrauen 1870/71, and NOT the Iron Cross....
Sure enough, a little searching found her here!!:
(on page 37)
"Verwitwete Frau Rentner Mary Edith Alsager, geb. Gray, zu London."
http://www.ordensmuseum.de/Ordensjou...rlLiJungfr.pdf
I have read that her family had the inscription made having been very proud of her 'rare award'. I feel it would be nice for her to have her official decoration recognised, so hopefully anyone searching her name in the future will find a link to this thread.
Regards - Danny
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