Lieutenant Eleanor Jean Thompson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Thompson, Eleanor Jean

Date of birth: 1888-12-02

Place of birth: Valleyfield Quebec Canada

Next of kin: Mrs. Alexander Thompson, Mother, Valleyfield, Quebec

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Graduate Nurse

Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General

Address: 1465 rue St. Denis, Montreal, Quebec

Gender: female

Religion: Methodist

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA

Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Rank detail

Lieutenant (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: yes

Battle wounded/killed: Air Raid

Awards

Military Medal (Enemy Air Raid)
Description: For gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy air raid. Although injured by a falling beam, these sisters displayed great presence of mind in extinguishing overturned oil stoves, and later rendered valuable assistance in the removal of patients.

Date of award: 1918-09-24
Source: London Gazette 9/24/18 Canadian Gazette 11/9/18 p. 1601

Comment: One of nine Military Medals awarded to Canadian Nursing Sisters. Meta Hodge was the other nursing sister referred to.The London Gazette entry can be found here.

Medaille des Epidemies en Bronze (France)
Date of award: 1926-07-09
Source: 9 July 1926 LG7 August 1926 CG P. 418
Comment: French Award

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 263940

Attestation record(s): image 1

Service file: B9630-S055

Uploader's Notes: One of the nine Canadian Nursing sisters awarded the Military Medal

Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No 6 General Hospital Laval, Quebec Military Medal Enemy Air Raid For gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy air raid. Although injured by a falling beam, these sisters displayed great presence of mind in extinguishing overturned oil stoves, and later rendered valuable assistance in the removal of patients.

One of nine Military Medals awarded to Canadian Nursing Sisters.

Meta Hodge was the other nursing sister referred to.

The London Gazette entry can be found here.

Medaille des Epidemies en Bronze French Award
]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-06-03

Last modified: 2007-05-30