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Decima Moore

Lilian Decima, Lady Moore-Guggisberg, CBE (11 December 1871 ? 18 February 1964), better known by her stage name Decima Moore, English singer and actress, known for her performances in soprano roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and in musical comedies. Moore founded the Women's Emergency Corps, which organised women volunteers, and established several leave clubs, acting as director general of the British Navy, Army and Air Force Leave Club in Paris. After the armistice, in Cologne, she organised a club for the army of occupation. In 1918 she was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her services and was awarded the overseas medal and the Mdaillon de reconnaissance

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14106652
Media ID
45937926
Size
3845px x 6901px (3.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 25 January 1919
Date
1919

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