Nursing Sister Penelope Mellen
Survivor of WW1
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
No. 2 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Prestwick, Ayrshire
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
24 years 2 months
Date of Discharge:
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Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
England
Trade or Calling:
Nurse
Next of Kin:
Miss Margaret Mellen, Kenwood, 41 Marina Rd., Prestwick, Ayrshire
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Quebec City, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 2.0 in / 157 cm
Weight:
Chest:
33.0 in / 84 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Unknown
Place of Discharge:
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Plot:
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 2 Canadian General Hospital |
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| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Royal Canadian Navy |
Navy |
H.M.C.S. Prince George (HS) |
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Notes
The HMCHS Prince George was a 307 foot steel vessel drafted into the Royal Canadian Navy on August 8, 1914. At some point it was decided that Canada was not going to have a hospital ship and it was paid off on September 4, 1914 and returned to its owners. Elizabeth Pierce, Anne Dover, Gertrude Black, Penelope Mellen, Mabel Lindsay, and Bessie Watson spent a short period of time in the navy before resuming their nursing career in the army.
Nursing sister Penelope Mellen, born in Prestwick, Scotland in 1890, left for nursing overseas in May 1915, returning in June 1917. She graduated from the Victoria Royal Jubilee Hospital in 1914.
