Lieutenant Janet Mary Williamson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Williamson,
Janet Mary
Date of birth: 1887-04-03
Place of birth: Grenville Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Thomas H. Williamson, Father, Box 56, Grenville, Quebec (County Argenteuil)
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Professional Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Presbyterian
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Military Medal
Description: For gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy air raid. When in charge of a ward badly damaged she displayed exceptional coolness, and, regardless of personal danger, sustained her patients and ensured their evacuation.
Date of award: 1918-09-24
Source: London Gazette 24 Sept. 1918, Canadian Gazette 9 November 1918 P. 1608
Comment: London Gazette link
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
317881
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B10415-S015
Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 2 Canadian General Hospital Etaples Military Medal
For gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy air raid. When in charge of a ward badly damaged she displayed exceptional coolness, and, regardless of personal danger, sustained her patients and ensured their evacuation.
London Gazette link ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2006-05-30