Nursing Sister Anna McCaul 'Annie' Hiscock
Died of Illness in WW1
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Nursing Sister Anna McCaul Hiscock (5 December 1893 – 11 April 1918)
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Born in Kingston, Ontario on 5 December 1893, Anna McCaul Hiscock was the daughter of Edgar Hiscock and Mary Boyd Carroll of 102 Barrie Street, Kingston. She trained as a nurse at the Kingston General Hospital Training School and entered service as a Nursing Sister with the Canadian Army Medical Corps on 1 June 1916.
Only a few months after reporting for duty she developed symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis, a disease to which military nurses were acutely exposed. On 20 October 1916 she was admitted to the Laurentian Sanatorium at Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, where her condition was described as “chronic” and “advanced.” She remained under military medical care for over a year before being invalided to her family home at 102 Barrie Street, Kingston, on 19 March 1918. Her discharge from the CAMC followed on 30 March 1918.
Nursing Sister Hiscock died of her illness at Kingston on 11 April 1918, less than two weeks after leaving military service. She is buried in Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston. Her death was a direct consequence of illness contracted while serving with the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the First World War.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Illness
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Kingston, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years 5 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
34 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
34 years 4 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Nurse
Next of Kin:
Edgar Hiscock, father.Kingston, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Kingston, Ontario
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Kingston, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
Weight:
Chest:
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
667 days in service
Buried at:
Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario
Plot:
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
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| Discharged Medically Unfit |
Notes
Daughter of Edgar Cook Hiscock and Mary Boyd Hiscock (nee Carroll); younger sister of Edgar Cook Hiscock Jr. (Service No. 454949)
Discharged March 30, 1918 Medically Unfit. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis
She was a graduate of Kingston General Hospital training school
Enlisted June 1 1916
Died shortly after discharge
Enlisted 1916. Was stricken with pulmanary advanced tuberculosis, chronic advanced, incurable
Admitted to Laurentian Sanitarium at Ste-Agathe des Monts one of Canada's primary TB facilities
Discharged 19 March 1918, sent home to Barrie, Ontario
Documentation to include her name on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial was submitted on 25 Nov 2025.
Additional Service Notes
Died shortly after being discharged.
LAC file incomplete
Additional Next of Kin Notes
