Lieutenant Helen Janet Woolson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Woolson,
Helen Janet
Date of birth: 1888-03-02
Place of birth: Ingersoll Ontario Canada
Next of kin: William A. Woolson, Father, Ingersoll, Ontario
Marital status: no data
Occupation (attested): Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Address:
322 Queens Av., London, Ontario
Gender: female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1973-01-10
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
Lieutenant (Army).
Survived war: yes
Awards
Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
322421
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B10576-S043
Uploader's Notes:
Biographical information from the Helen Woolson fonds:
One of six children of William A. Woolson and Janet (Jessie) Murdoch Woolson.Born in Ingersoll, Ontario on March 2, 1888. Graduated from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in 1908. Enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in May of 1916, and was initially assigned to the No. 10 Canadian Stationary Hospital.Reassigned in July to the No. 1 Canadian General Hospital. Remained with the No. 1 General for the duration of the war.Awarded the Royal Red Cross, Second Class, in June 1919. Lived for most of her life in London, Ontario. She died in that city on January 10, 1973.Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No 10 Stationary Hospital Royal Red Cross Class 2 ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-01-26
Last modified: 2010-01-10