Nursing Sister Bessie Irving Watson
Survivor of WW1
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:
Cockermouth, Cumberland
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
England
Trade or Calling:
Nurse
Next of Kin:
Miss Mary Watson (sister), Westward Park, Wigton, Cumberland, England
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
At Sea
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 5.0 in / 165 cm
Weight:
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Unknown
Place of Discharge:
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Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Plot:
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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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| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Royal Canadian Navy |
Navy |
H.M.C.S. Prince George (HS) |
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Notes
The HMCHS Prince George was a 307 foot steel vessel drafted into the Royal Canadian Navy on August 8, 1914. At some point it was decided that Canada was not going to have a hospital ship and it was paid off on September 4, 1914 and returned to its owners. Elizabeth Pierce, Anne Dover, Gertrude Black, Penelope Mellen, Mabel Lindsay, and Bessie Watson spent a short period of time in the navy before resuming their nursing career in the army.
Nursing sister Bessie Watson, born in Cumberland, England in 1882, signed up in Valcartier, Quebec. She travelled overseas in March 1915, and served in England and France until she was permitted to resign her commission in June 1916.
