Nursing Sister Ruth Marie Craig
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. 16 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Brightside, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
25 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
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Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Nurse
Next of Kin:
Jane Craig, mother.326 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
326 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
London, England
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 3.0 in / 160 cm
Weight:
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
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Buried at:
Binscarth Cemetery, Binscarth, Manitoba
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. 16 Canadian General Hospital |
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| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
French Flag Nursing Corps |
French Army |
French Flag Nursing Corps |
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Notes
Nursing Sister Ruth Marie Craig served at the Canadian Special Hospital, Lenham, Kent. She was S.O.S. on May 2nd, 1919, and transferred to No. 16 Canadian (Ont) General Hospital, Orpington. War Diary Entry.
Miss Craig is the only daughter of Andrew Forrest Craig and Jane Craig (nee Barr) of Brightside and is a graduate of the Western Hospital of Toronto. Miss Craig went to France in May of 1916 with the French Flag Nursing Corps. They were sent by the Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses and their service might be called voluntary as they received only a small remuneration. Before leaving this unit of nurses were taught the French language and infinite trouble was taken to accumulate a vocabulary of words and phrases which would be most likely to be required. The time for teaching was short and it was a case of learning what would be most needed. Besides this, a little booklet of words and phrases with their translation into French was prepared and through the generosity of John Ross Robertson these have been printed and given not only to the nurses for the French but to all Canadian nurses in military service.
On 14 November 1919, in Toronto, Ruth married Charles William Torrance. Born in Rat Portage (later renamed Kenora) in northwestern Ontario, Charles was the son of William and Sophia (nee Johnston) Torrance. A physician, Charles served overseas with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Ruth and Charles were to make Binscarth, Manitoba their home. Ruth died in 1981
