Nursing Sister Jessie Mabel McDiarmid
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:
Ashton, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
35 years 1 month
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
37 years 10 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
37 years 10 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Professional Nurse
Next of Kin:
John McDiarmid, father, Ashton, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
London, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.0 in / 165 cm
Weight:
160 lbs / 73 kg
Chest:
38.0 in / 97 cm
Expansion:
4.0 in / 10 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Unknown
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
Length of Service:
1015 days in 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) |
|
|
|
Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW1 |
Mentioned in Dispatches |
|
|
|
London Gazette 30404 |
Notes
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27, 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.
Research Notes
Jessie was a personal friend of Nursing Sister Celestina Geen
