Lieutenant Elizabeth Pierce
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1882-09-29
Place of birth: Bruce County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. S. Pierce (mother), Lacombe, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Professional Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Church of England
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Lieutenant (Navy).
- Lieutenant (Army).
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
574383
Service file: B7821-S020
Uploader's Notes:
The HMCHS Prince George was a 307 foot steel vessel drafted into the Royal Canadian Navy on August 8, 1914. At some point it was decided that Canada was not going to have a hospital ship and it was paid off on September 4, 1914 and returned to its owners. Elizabeth Pierce, Anne Dover, Gertrude Black, Penelope Mellen, Mabel Lindsay, and Bessie Watson spent a short period of time in the navy before resuming their nursing career in the army.
Nursing sister Elizabeth Pierce, born in Bruce County, Ontario in 1882, left for overseas duty in January 1915, and stayed in the RCAMC (Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps) until August 1920. She graduated from the Victoria Royal Jubilee Hospital nursing program in 1908.
Uploader's Research notes: Other names: CATHERINE ELIZABETH PIERCE [Nursing Sister Navy Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Prince George (HS) Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-07-20
Last modified: 2012-09-02