Nursing Sister Florence Hannah Pownceby
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:
Wentworth, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
30 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Nurse
Next of Kin:
Elizabeth Boensel, mother.64 Lyndhurst Street, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.
Address at Enlistment:
64 Lyndhurst Street, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
Chest:
31.0 in / 79 cm
Expansion:
33.0 in / 84 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
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Buried at:
Links
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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Notes
Florence was single when she served in the War. Among her postings were Orpington in England and Shorncliffe, and Westenhanger. The particulars of units on whose strength Florence served are: No 16 Can. Gen., No 3 can. Gen., Kitchener Military Hospital, Can. R.C.S. Hospital, Buxton; Granville Can. Special Hospital, Buxton M.D. #2. In 1920 she married Bernard Dyart Coombes in Hamilton, Ontario.
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