Nursing Sister Flora Harriet Wylie, R.R.C. Her parents William Gillies Wylie and Margaret Maitland Wylie. Children included Mary Maitland (b 1878), Margaret Jessie (b. 1880), Flora H. (b. 1882, Carelton Place, Ontario), William Hamilton (b. 1884), Maude Lauderdale (b. 1886) and Emily Morris (b. 1888).
Sister Wylie graduated from the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, and qualified shortly afterwards at the Halifax Military Hospital as a C.A.M.C. Nursing Sister.
Service of Nursing Sister Flora Harriet Wylie, R.R.C.
Flora Harriet Wylie’s first attestation paper lost. Initially, she served with No.2 Canadian General Hospital from 17 September 1914, sailing to England with the unit on 3 October 1914. Then, she re-attested for the first Overseas contingent at Bulford Manor, England on 19 December 1914 – Captain Allan Edward Hingston Bennett signing this attestation paper. She stood 5’5″ tall, 110 pounds, blue eyes, and wore glasses for her astigmatism in both eyes (especially right).
On 11 May 1915, two days before leaving the Plain for France, No.1 Canadian General Hospital with 23 remaining sisters, parades to place flowers upon the graves of the dead Canadian soldiers – thirty-one at Bulford, ten in Netheravon churchyard and one in Durrington churchyard.
Admitted No.24 General Hospital, Etaples, boil on neck, 26 December 1915, finally, discharged on 31 December.
Emergency Group
Soon, heavy and ghastly casualties necessitate the organization of an emergency group. Then, two officer’s, three nurses, and five NCOs to hold themselves in readiness to proceed by ambulance to the front immediately on receipt of orders, as of 1 June 1915. In addition, Captain Arthur Livingstone Johnson, AMC, Captain John Garnet Hunt, Sisters Flora H Wylie, Lucy Gertrude Squire, Jean I.Bell and orderlies Staff Sergeant William John Scott, Private David Pirie 34518, Private Harold G.Rosser 34524, Private Willis Thistle 34542, and Private Richard Davidson 34450.
Debility & Furunculosis
Reposted to No.1 C.C.S., 2 April 1916. Then, transferred to England on 21 April 1916. Finally, at the District Medical Station Office, London on 27 April 1916, Debility and Furunculosis – unfit for any service – 2 months. Proceedings of Medical Board, 27 April 1916, Debility & Furunculosis at Thackeray Hotel. While on duty at No.1 CGH, Etaples, she became very much run down and developed furunculosis on 15 January. This has continued ever since and she is now in a very poor state of health and will be unable to perform any duties for two months – Major David Donald, CAMC. Finally, granted two months sick leave, 2 May 1916.
S.o.S. (Struck-off-Strength) No.1 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 25 May 1916. Then, posted to No.1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 26 May 1916. Finally, having arrived is posted to Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Bearwood, Wokingham, 19 July 1916.
Leave extended to 27 July 1916, Thackeray Hotel, London. Then, transferred to C.A.M.C. and posted to No.3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 15 January 1917. Finally, awarded the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class, London Gazette No.29959, 23 February 1917.
Granted 14 days leave, No. 2 Canadian General Hospital, 31 August 1918. Then, rejoined from leave, 14 September 1918. Finally, S.o.S. to No.2 Canadian General Hospital on reposting to No.2 C.C.S., 21 September 1918.
Demobilization
Flora Harriet Wylie proceeded to report to Matron-in-Chief, Boulogne, 14 December 1918. Then, S.o.S. to No.2 C.C.S. and posted to CAMC Cas Coy, Shorncliffe, 10 January 1919. Finally, S.o.S. from No.2 CCS On Command HMAT ARAGUAYA, 31 January 1919.
HMAT ARAGUAYA made 11 voyages as an ambulance transport. Due to damage from the Halifax Explosion on 6 December 1917 and the volume of returning troops from February, 1919, the ambulance transports landed their patients at Portland, Maine.
S.o.S. to CEF in Canada, 5 May 1919. S.o.S. of ADMS Staff, 12 June 1919. Then, ceases to be attached to Clearing Service Command on transfer to Medical District No.2 with effect 1 September 1919. Finally, S.o.S. posted to DoH ADMS as of 7 October 1919. Then, S.o.S., AMCTD No.2 with effect from 5 July 1920, on appointment to RCAMC, Toronto.
Flora Harriet Wylie awarded the Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, 3 June 1919, London Gazette No. 31370. Then, after her return to Canada, Flora joined the permanent force, serving in various military hospitals, concluding with eight years at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario.
Death
Flora Harriet Wylie died on 10 April 1944. Thursday April 13 – The Almonte Gazette: The death occurred early Monday morning in the Kingston General Hospital of Nursing Sister Flora H. Wylie, R.R.C., daughter of the late Captain William Hamilton Wylie and his wife, Margaret Maitland Wylie.
Nusring Sister Wylie awarded the R.R.C., the A.R.R.C., the 1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and coronation medals. Finally, surviving are three sisters, Mrs A.K.Sutherland, Milwaukee, Mrs Russell Young, Philadelphia and Mrs C.B.Dawson of Winnipeg, an uncle A.C.Wylie of Almonte and an aunt, Mrs Orr Bennett of St Catharines.
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