Nursing Sister Helen Lauder Fowlds

Survivor of WW1

Date of Death:

General Links Ranks Awards

General Information

Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
No. 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Hastings, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
25 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
75 years 7 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Nurse
Next of Kin:
Frederick W. Fowlds, Father, Hastings, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
London, England
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 4.0 in / 163 cm
Weight:
Chest:
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Plot:

Ranks

Conflict Rank Regiment Branch Unit Company Date From Date To
WW1 Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps Army No. 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital
WW1 Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps Army King's Canadian Red Cross Convalescent Hospital
WW1 Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps Army Canadian Convalescent Officers' Hospital, Matlock Bath

Awards

Conflict Award Action Date of Award Date of Citation Source
WW1 Royal Red Cross 2nd Class

Notes

A graduate in Nursing from Grace Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
Her brother, Donald Grant Fowlds, was killed in action. His death is mentioned in her letters which are held at Trent University archives. October 24, 1918 - letter re death of Don Fowlds.

Married Captain Gerald Marryat, Canadian Engineers, on April 25, 1921.
Her full service record is online as of September 2010.

Research Notes

Her records and papers were bequeathed to Trent University.

http://www.trentu.ca/admin/library/archives/ffowldswelcome.htm

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