Tag: nursing sisters
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Nursing Sister Helen Donaldson Shearer RRC in the Great War
Nursing Sister (Lieutenant) Helen Donaldson Shearer born 8 May 1888 in Brockville, Ontario to William and Sarah Shearer. In addition, Helen married Captain William Wallace Chipman, C.A.M.C., who had a brother in the Canadian Field Artillery, Acting Bombardier Charles Clifford Chipman. Enlistment Helen Donaldson Shearer attested 5 January 1916 at Kingston, Ontario. She was Presbyterian.…
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Nursing Sister Flora Harriet Wylie, R.R.C. in the Great War
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…
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Nursing Sister Lenna Mae Jenner, C.A.M.C. in the Great War
Lenna Mae Jenner born 17 November 1889 in Brookfield, Queen’s County, Nova Scotia. Daughter of the Rev. John Hugh and Mary Fisher Jenner (MacIntyre), of 133 Prince Street, Saint John, New Brunswick. Sister of Ada Blanche Ross. Nursing Sister Lenna Mae Jenner’s older brother Sergeant Hugh Burton Jenner 68123 with the CEF first contingent in…
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Sergeant Arthur Knight in the Great War
Sergeant Arthur Knight not just witness, but a participant in the most tragic event for Canadians in the Great War. This is the story of the pain and suffering of a Canadian soldier awarded 3 Blue Service Chevrons serving with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Sergeant Arthur Knight one of six CAMC soldiers posted to…
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No.1 Canadian General Hospital in the Great War
No.1 Canadian General Hospital Organized at Valcartier 14 September 1914 initially under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Murray MacLaren. Most of personnel from No. 5 Field Ambulance (Active Militia), Montreal. No.1 Canadian General Hospital had as its basis, the volunteers, officers and men from No.5 Field Ambulance. Brought to camp by Major Roland Playfair Campbell, given…
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Nursing Sister Mary Lillian Cameron in the Great War
Early Life Lieutenant Mary Lillian Cameron born 8 December 1894 in Canso, Nova Scotia to Laura and Frederick A. Cameron. Mary enlisted 22 May 1917 at Montreal with Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC). Her unit being No.4 General Hospital (University of Toronto). Mary Lillian single. The oldest of three children. Her father operated a general store in the small fishing port.…
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Major John Pollands Girvan in the Great War
John Pollands Girvan 27071 was born 28 November 1887 in Kingarth, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. He belonged to an active militia when he attested on 14 September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec. His next-of-kin was his sister, Joan M. Girvan. John stood 6′ tall, with fresh complexion, blue eyes and fair hair. In 1907, he became…
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Nursing Sisters Demobilization in the Great War
The first members of the Canadian Army Medical Corps Nursing Service to be attached to the British Expeditionary Force, were a contingent of 20 Nurses who arrived in France on 7 November 1914 for duty with Imperial units. Peak strength of the C.A.M.C. in France was 828 Nursing Sisters on 1 March 1918. With the…
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Matron Bertha Jane Willoughby in the Great War
CEFRG is proud to present our first blog post about a Bluebird. Matron Bertha Jane Willoughby, C.B.E., O.B.E., R.R.C., was highly decorated during the Great War. Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and Royal Red Cross 1st Class. Mentioned in Dispatches, no less than three…