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Lieutenant Beatrice Jean Blewett

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-06-12
Place of birth: Peterborough Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Coleman Blewett, Father, 317 Reid St., Peterborough, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Methodist

MILITARY INFORMATION

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

Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of award: 1917-10-25

Images

NS Beatrice Blewett, 2nd Class Royal Red Cross Medal

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 48951
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0820-S035
Uploader's Notes:

The British Journal of Nursing, published October 24, 1914, page 325:

"The following contingent of nurses have arrived in England from Canada by H.M.T. Franconia for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and are at present the guests of St. Thomas' Hospital."

NURSING SISTERS NO. 1 GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Sister: Beatrice J. Blewett

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Uploader's Research notes:

Matrons & Nursing Sisters Decorated - Royal Red Cross

An April 1916 photo of a group of Canadian nurses at Salonika with No. 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital includes a nurse with the surname Blewett. This is likely Beatrice Blewett.
Photo / Trent University Archives.

[Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Canadian General Hospital Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps King's Canadian Red Cross Convalescent Hospital Royal Red Cross 2nd Class ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2009-03-04
Last modified: 2021-11-22