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Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse Jean Emily Harstone

Survivor of WW1

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General Information

Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Not Specified
Branch:
British Army
Regiment:
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Battalion:
Lady Byng Convalescent Hospital, Thorpe Hall, England
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
Date of Discharge:
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Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Not Specified
Trade or Calling:
Next of Kin:
Robert Harstone, 565 Water St., Peterborough, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Peterborough, Ontario
Religion:
Unknown
Place of Enlistment:
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
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Marital Status:
Not Specified
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Europe
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Buried at:
Canadian Great War Project

Images

<p>V.A.D. &amp; Ambulance Driver, Miss Jean Emily Harstone.&nbsp; Etaples &amp; Le Treport, France.</p>
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Ranks

Conflict Rank Regiment Branch Unit Company Date From Date To
WW1 Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment British Army Lady Byng Convalescent Hospital, Thorpe Hall, England
WW1 Ambulance Driver Voluntary Aid Detachment British Army Etaples Motor Convoy, France
Red Cross Ambulance Driver at Etaples, France; and later at Le Treport, winter of 1918-1919.
WW1 Subsection Leader Voluntary Aid Detachment British Army British Red Cross Convoy, France

Notes

Nursing District - Canadian Imperials

1913 B.A. Trinity College, University of Toronto
1914 M.A., University of Toronto

The following biography is transcribed from The War Memorial Volume of Trinity College, Toronto. Edited by A. H. Young and W. A. Kirkwood. Printers Guild, Limited, Toronto, 1922. It is transcribed as it originally appeared and it may contain typos or other errors.
HARSTONE, JEAN EMILY; Westminster Hotel, 240 Jarvis St., Toronto. Daughter of Robert Harstone, 565 Water St., Peterborough, Ontario; B.A. 1913, M.A. 1914; V.A.D.; Overseas April 6, 1916; Lady Byng Convalescent Hospital, Thorpe Hall, England; Red Cross Ambulance Driver, Etaples, France; Subsection Leader, British Red Cross Convoy, France; Ambulance Driver at Le Treport, Winter of 1918-1919.

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