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Louise RiggallPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates nurse Louise Riggall.
With the outbreak of World War One, Louise Riggall joined the Voluntary Aid Detachments (V.A.D.) of the Australian Branch of the British Red Cross in Australia. She served in Australia, Egypt and France. Because of her fluency in the French language she was placed in charge of the Red Cross store at the hospital in Rouen, where she died from a cerebral haemorrhage on 31st August 1918.
Maffra Louise Riggall Plaque Unveiling 1935Location
| Address: | Johnson & Foster Streets, Maffra Library, Maffra, 3860 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.967776 Long: 146.978265 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Medicine |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 31-August-1918 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 31-August-1918 |
| Designer: | Brooks, Robinson & Company (Melbourne, VIC) |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Brooks, Robinson & Company (Melbourne, VIC) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 25th April, 1935 |
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Louie B Riggall V.A.D.
Who gave her life for the sick and wounded at Rouer, August 31st 1918.
