Nursing Sister Helen Barbara MacKay

Survivor of WW1

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. 16 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
34 years 5 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Graduate Nurse
Next of Kin:
W. H. D. MacKay, Father, R.R. No. 4, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Address at Enlistment:
R. R. No. 4, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 4.0 in / 163 cm
Weight:
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
4.5 in / 11 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Unknown
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. 16 Canadian General Hospital
Rank given as part of LG citation of RRC (2nd class) award 24th Oct 1917

Awards

Conflict Award Action Date of Award Date of Citation Source
WW1 Royal Red Cross 2nd Class L/G 30350 p.10981 23/10/1917

Notes

There are two attestations on file. The first 1915 attestation was approved by ? Macdonald, Matron-in-chief, for D.M.S., Canadian Contingents.
The second attestation is in the form of an Officers' Declaration Paper and is marked as a "Duplicate Copy" and includes a May 12, 1917 medical examination. On this form her present and next-of-kin addresses are R.R.4, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and her father's name is given as W. H. D. MacKay.
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A Royal Red Cross (Second Class) was awarded to a person named Helen McKay. Further research is required to confirm is this is the person in question.
Matrons & Nursing Sisters Decorated - Royal Red Cross

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