Nursing Sister Christina Campbell
Killed in Action in WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
H.M.H.S. Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship)
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Beauly, Inverness-shire
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
38 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
40 years 10 months
Country Born:
Scotland
Trade or Calling:
Professional Nurse
Next of Kin:
Angus Campbell, brother.P.O. Box 707, Victoria, British Columbia
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
London, England
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Plot:
Panel 2.
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
H.M.H.S. Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) |
|
|
|
Notes
Daughter of Alexander and Harriet Campbell (nee Macdonald)
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
Other information:
BCNursingHistory.ca
Research Notes
Alexander Campbell married Harriet McDonnell at Glenmorrison of Urquhart, on 11th of January, 1848.
