Nursing Sister Catherine Leishman
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. 15 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Kilsyth, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
31 years 2 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Scotland
Trade or Calling:
Victorian Nurse
Next of Kin:
Margaret Leishman, sister.Kilsyth, Glasgow, Scotland
Address at Enlistment:
Box 376, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
Chest:
31.0 in / 79 cm
Expansion:
34.0 in / 86 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:
Plot:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 15 Canadian General Hospital |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 14 Canadian General Hospital |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 10 Canadian General Hospital |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 2 Canadian Stationary Hospital |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital |
Taplow |
|
|
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
Canadian Army Medical Corps Depot |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
Canadian Army Medical Corps Reinforcements |
|
|
|
Notes
Daughter of William Leishman and Elizabeth Leishman (nee Ross); wife of Charles Leslie
Scotland Census records from 1881, 1891 and 1901 suggest that she was actually born in 1877 or 1878 but no birth or baptism record was found to corroborate the correct date
