Nursing Sister Mary Ethel Morrison
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Pictou, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
38 years 6 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
77 years 9 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Professional Nurse
Next of Kin:
Lydia Ann Morrison, Mother, 1442 Elford St., Victoria, British Columbia
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
London, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 2.0 in / 157 cm
Weight:
Chest:
35.5 in / 90 cm
Expansion:
3.5 in / 9 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia
Plot:
O 085 W F
Links
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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Notes
Nursing Sister Mary Ethel Morrison received the Royal Red Cross and was twice mentioned in despatches. She served in England, Salonika and France.
Nursing Sister Mary Ethel Morrison kept a photo album which became the subject of a book entitled Battlefront Nurses in WWI, written by her niece.
Battlefront Nurses in WW I
Author: Maureen Duffus
Published 2009, Victoria, BC
ISBN 978-0-9733809-1-0
168 pages
A diary, a memoir & photo albums from two British Columbia Nursing Sisters.
Photograph of NS Mary Ethel Morrison.
