Nursing Sister Edna Mabel Auger
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Chatham, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
49 years 4 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Nurse
Next of Kin:
Mrs. James Fleming, Sister, Medicine Hat, Alberta
Address at Enlistment:
871 1st Avenue, Medicine Hat, Alberta
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Shorncliffe Camp, Kent
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 3.0 in / 160 cm
Weight:
Chest:
30.0 in / 76 cm
Expansion:
31.5 in / 80 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat, Alberta
Plot:
Section B, Block 116G, Plot 2, Lot 3,
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
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Notes
On May 19, 1918, 15 German AEG bombers from Boghol 6 (Bomber Squadron 6) of the Imperial German Army Air Force [1]attacked a bridge over the River Canche in Étaples and both No. 1 and No. 7 Canadian Hospitals were hit. The nurses' quarters of No. 1 Canadian General sustained a direct hit, scattering debris and setting it on fire. Sixty-six Canadians were killed including three Canadian army nurses. Edna Auger was awarded the Red Cross Second Class, one of the highest honours given by that organization, for carrying 5 wounded patients out of the burning hospital, a supreme feat as she was only 5 ft 3 inches tall and less than 100 pounds. She was presented with the medal by King George V at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Feb 22, 1918. Edna Mabel Auger returned home to Canada after the war on the Northland in July 1919. She went on to supervise the building and equipping of the first hospital in Grande Prairie, Alberta, then returned to Medicine Hat in 1923 as the Supervisor of Nursing where she also taught. She never married but was an active member of both her community and her profession for the rest of her life. She was a member of the University of Alberta Senate for fifteen years. She died May 2, 1932 at the age of 50 and is buried with her father in Section B, Block 116G, Plot 2, Lot 3, Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat, Alberta
