Nursing Sister Edith Tilley Hegan
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. 11 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Saint John, New Brunswick
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
33 years 10 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Trained Nurse
Next of Kin:
Annie Louise Hegan, 51 Hazen St., Saint John, New Brunswick
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Unknown
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 11 Canadian General Hospital |
Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe |
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| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station |
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| Proceed to London for duty. |
Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW1 |
Royal Red Cross |
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Notes
Matron Edith Hegan, of St. John, N.B., who is at present visiting in Ottawa, is matron in charge of hospitals in New Brunswick and has a distinguished record in the overseas nursing service, having been awarded the Royal Red Cross of the first class. Miss Hegan was in Germany when the war broke out and it took her four months to get out of that country. Then she entered the Red Cross service and returned overseas early in 1915. After seeing much service in Etaples and other hospitals in France she was sent to the Russian front and was in Petrograd when the revolution broke out that dethroned the Czar and made first Kerensky and then Thotzky and Lenine dictators of Russia. Returning to England from Russia she was attached to several hospitals including the new Canadian institution at Cliveden. She was brought back to Canada some five months ago to engage in her present work. Source: Quebec Chronicle, March 27, 1919, page 12
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