Nursing Sister Gladys Maude Mary Wake
Died of Wounds in WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Wounds
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
No. 1 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Esquimalt, Victoria, British Columbia
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
34 years 5 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Graduate Nurse
Next of Kin:
Gervas Fountayne Wake, Father, Compton Hill, Malvern, Worcestershire
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
London, England
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 2.0 in / 157 cm
Weight:
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Bombing of No. 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 19 May 1918.
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Plot:
XXVIII. L. 5.
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 1 Canadian General Hospital |
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| Canadian Army Nursing Service |
Available Transcriptions
| Type |
Date |
Published |
Headline |
| News Clipping |
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|
Canadian Nurses Heroic Under Fire |
Notes
Daughter of Gervas Fountayne Wake and Amy Rosamond Wake, of Compton Hill, Malvern, Worcestershire. Born at Esquimault, British Columbia.
Died of wounds sustained when German airships bombed the 1st Canadian General Hospital at Etaples 19 May 1918. She died of burns during the two hour raid. 66 patients and staff (including two other nurses) died as a result of this raid.
Photograph of Gladys M. M. Wake.
Further information about the Nursing Sisters of British Columbia.
Research Notes
There is a link to another picture of her funeral (from LAC) at:
Funeral of NS Wake
Also, CVM photo collection including an account of her death:
NS Wake
