She was the first woman to be permitted to work in combat areas during World War Two.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British soldier has died in fighting in southern Iraq -- the first British combat fatality of the campaign.

CNN: British soldier killed in combat

He subsequently was declared the war's first combat death, but the U.S. Navy changed his status to missing in action in 2001 after receiving information that he may have survived.

CNN: Report suggests missing pilot alive in Iraq

Elizabeth, the young woman Booker is sent to rescue (or abduct) for reasons and employers initially unknown, appears after the first sequence of combat, and her introduction is followed by a lengthy period of peaceful exploration, as the player gets accustomed to her presence.

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