Nursing Sister Evelyn Verrall McKay
Died of Illness in WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Illness
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
No. 3 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Galt, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
23 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
25 years 11 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Graduate Nurse
Next of Kin:
M.S. McKay (Father), 85 Rose St., Galt, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
85 Rose St., Galt, Ontario
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
London, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
Weight:
Chest:
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Plot:
VII. C. 26.
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 3 Canadian General Hospital |
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| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
Canadian Base Hospital, Toronto |
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| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
Exhibition Camp Hospital, Toronto |
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Notes
Daughter of Mark S. and Sarah M. McKay, of Galt, Ontario.
Globe and Mail death notice states she died in No. 3 Canadian General Hospital on November 4th at Boulogne, France in her 26th year of broncho-pneumonia. She was the youngest daughter of Mark S. and Mrs. McKay of Galt.
Evelyn McKay was born in Galt, Ontario, and was the only Nursing Sister to appear on the Galt Ontario War Memorial. Photos of the memorial are on her record at the Canadian Virtual Memorial.
Nursing Sister McKay's photo appeared in the Toronto Star on November 8th, 1918. (See her Virtual Memorial Record to view this photo).
McKay was a graduate of Grace Hospital, Toronto. Her obituary in the Toronto Star (see C.V.M.) indicated that Evelyn was well-known in Toronto. She served for one year at Toronto's Base Hospital (Gerrard St.) at at the Canadian Exhibition Camp. She went overseas in 1916.
Research Notes
Globe and Mail - November 9, 1918 Page 8 Death notice
Note: Closeups of the names on the Galt Ontario Cenotaph are available by contacting M. I. Pirie at imagesofcanada@ hotmail.com
