Nursing Sister Annie Aileen Creaghan  Died: September 1, 1977
Regimental Number: |
NA
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Survived War: |
Yes |
Force: |
Army |
Regiment: |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Battalion: |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
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Place of Birth: |
Newcastle, New Brunswick |
Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
Mr. J. D. Creaghan, Father, Newcastle, New Brunswick |
Address at Enlistment: |
537 Dorchester St.,Montreal, Canada |
Date of Birth: |
June 22, 1887 |
Trade or Calling: |
Trained Nurse |
Marital Status: |
Single |
Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Montreal, Quebec |
Date of Enlistment: |
April 3, 1916 |
Age at enlistment: |
28 |
Height: |
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Chest: |
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Expansion: |
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Religion: |
Roman Catholic |
Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe |
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Cause of Death: |
Survived |
Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
September 1, 1977 |
Age at Death: |
90 |
Buried at: |
St. Mary's Cemetery, Newcastle, New Brunswick |
Plot: |
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Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
No |
Interned: |
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Gender: |
Female |
Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2128-15 |
Rank |
Regiment |
Unit |
Company |
Nursing Sister
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Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
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she was called "Neen" by her family and friends
The Commercial: 1916 4 Apr - Aileen sailed from Montreal, last Friday, for the UK ...has been accepted as a nurse with the Red Cross....also notes brothers Lt T Cyril Creaghan with 2nd Cdn Pnr Bn, Lt Gerald with Royal Aerial Service
10 Oct - Miss Clare Creaghan left , last Tuesday, for England where she expects to be taken on staff of a field hospital for service at the front......also notes that Aileen is already in service ant that two brothers are with the "British Aviation corps" Neen liked her coffee “hot as hell, dark as night, and sweet as sin.”
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