Nursing Sister Gladys Irene Sare
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
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Bath, Somerset
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
26 years 7 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
29 years
Country Born:
England
Trade or Calling:
Graduate Nurse
Next of Kin:
Mrs. A. J. Sare, Mother,1 King George Apts.,Old Field Ave.,Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 9.5 in / 177 cm
Weight:
Chest:
33.0 in / 84 cm
Expansion:
1.0 in / 3 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
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 |
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Notes
Daughter of Mrs. Annie G. Sare, of 352, West Hill Avenue, Notre-Dame de Grace, Montreal, Quebec.
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.
Research Notes
June 2016 - VM offered in Jeffrey Hoare June Auction
