Nursing Sister Florence Isabel Gertrude De Cow
Survivor of WW1
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
No. 3 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Montreal, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
26 years 9 months
Date of Discharge:
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Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Graduate Nurse
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Ida De Cow, Mother, Strathroy, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
Chest:
38.0 in / 97 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
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| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 3 Canadian General Hospital |
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Notes
Named on Nominal Roll for No. 3 General Hospital (McGill), embarkation Port - Montreal, Ship - S.S. Metagama, and dated 06 May 1915.
Nursing Sister Florence Isabel De Cow's photograph appears in the Illustrated Souvenir / Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital, Christie Street, Toronto. Compiled by F. W. Coyne, Y.M.C.A., Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto.
Containing Photo Groups and Snap-shots of Officers, Nursing Sisters, Patients, Hospital Celebrities, Distinguished Visitors and Others.Alphabetical list of over 3000 names of all patients, past and present, together with present addresses; also names and addresses of Officers, Nursing Sisters and others.
Online edition.
Nursing Sister De Cow's photo in uniform appears on page 40 (see attached image). She is a staff member at the hospital.
NS De Cow returned to Canada aboard RMS Olympic, Arriving Halifax, N.S. 18 January 1919.
Research Notes
Source: M. I. Pirie
Group: Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto, Ontario / Patients & Staff
Passenger Manifest RMS Olympic, Southampton-Halifax. LAC microfilm roll T-14794.
