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Lieutenant Margaret Parks

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Parks, Margaret
Date of birth: 1876-03-13
Place of birth: Saint John New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Miss Louise Parks, 62 Parks St., Saint John, New Brunswick
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Physician
Occupation (normalized): General Physician
Gender: female
Religion: Presbyterian

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Description: His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Royal Red Cross Decoration to the undermentioned ladies of the Nursing Services in recognition of their valuable service in connection with the War
Date of award: 1917-10-23
Date of award: 1917-10-24
Source: L/G 30350 p.10981 23/10/1917

Images

Nursing Sister Margaret Parks.  A Canadian Physician, she served in England and France.
Nursing Sister Margaret Parks.  A Canadian Physician, she served in England and France.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 564186
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7603-S010
Uploader's Notes:

The following biography is transcribed from The War Memorial Volume of Trinity College, Toronto. Edited by A. H. Young and W. A. Kirkwood. Printers Guild, Limited, Toronto, 1922. It is transcribed as it originally appeared and it may contain typos or other errors.

PARKS, MARGARET; Physician; 62 Parks St., St. John, N.B. M.D., C.M. 1901; C.A.M.C. Nursing Sister, 1914; Anaesthetist No. 1 Canadian General Hospital, Salisbury Plain, England, 1914; No. 2 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Le Touquet; No. 1 C.H.G., Etaples; Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington, Kent, England; No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station, September 1917 - October 1918; resigned October 1918.

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A Royal Red Cross (Second Class) was awarded to a Margaret Parks. Further research is required to confirm if this is the person in question.

Matrons & Nursing Sisters Decorated - Royal Red Cross

Uploader's Research notes: M. I. Pirie [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 16 Canadian General Hospital Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Canadian General Hospital Royal Red Cross 2nd Class His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Royal Red Cross Decoration to the undermentioned ladies of the Nursing Services in recognition of their valuable service in connection with the War ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-07-11
Last modified: 2020-09-20