list of canadian nurses who died in world war i list of canadian nurses who died in world war i this is a list of canadian nurses who died during world war i. canadian nurses were given the nickname "bluebirds," because of their blue dresses and white veils. out of the over three thousand canadian nurses who volunteered their services 53 nurses died while serving their country. the military history of canadian nurses during world war i began on august 4, 1914, when the united kingdom entered the first world war (1914–1918) by declaring war on germany. the british declaration of war automatically brought canada into the war, because of canada's legal status as a british dominion which left foreign policy decisions in the hands of the british parliament. propaganda poster showing a dead canadian nurse after the sinking of hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle when canada entered the war there were five permanent force nurses and 57 listed in reserve. by 1917 the canadian army nursing service included 2,030 nurses, of which 1,886 were overseas, with 203 on reserve. by the end of the war, 3,141 had enlisted. the first world war had casualty clearing station, an advance unit, that was close to the front line. being near the front these stations were often bombed or hit by artillery. in one such incident in may 1918 a number of nurses were killed when the building they were tending wounded was bombed by imperial german aircraft. in another incident, on june 27, 1918, 14 nurses were killed when their hospital ship hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle was torpedoed while travelling from halifax, nova scotia, to liverpool, england. war wasn't the only threat to nurses as at least six died in late 1918 of "pneumonia," probably related to the spanish flu which raged throughout the world during the winter of 1918/1919. list of canadian nurses who died during wwi no. name unit division age date of death photo circumstances of death place of death ref(s) 1 agnes estelle alpaugh canadian army medical corps 27 october 12, 1918 2 dorothy mary yarwood baldwin canadian army nursing service 3 stationary hospital 26 may 30, 1918 killed during a bombing raid raid at doulens, france 3 margaret elisa baker canadian army medical corps 45 may 30, 1919 ontario, canada 4 miriam eastman baker canadian army medical corps 15 general hospital 32 october 17, 1918 uk 5 christina campbell canadian army medical corps 5 general hospital 40 june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 6 bertha bartlett newfoundland voluntary aid detachment 23 november 3, 1918 london, united kingdom 7 ernestine champagne canadian army medical corps 8 general hospital 39 march 24, 1919 quebec, canada 8 ainslie st clair dagg canadian army medical corps 15 general hospital 26 november 29, 1918 died of pneumonia buckinghamshire, united kingdom 9 lena aloa davis canadian army nursing service 4 general hospital 29 february 21, 1918 died of illness contracted on duty in salonika greece 10 gertrude donaldson (petty) canadian army medical corps 1 general hospital 26 july 29, 1919 ontario, canada 11 carola josephine douglas canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 12 alexina dussault canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 13 agnes florien forneri canadian army medical corps 8 general hospital 28 april 24, 1918 12 canadian hospital, bramcote, uk 14 minnie aenath follette canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 15 margaret jane fortescue canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 16 margaret marjory (pearl) fraser canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 17 christine frederickson canadian army medical corps 32 october 28, 1918 manitoba, canada 18 minnie katherine gallaher canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 19 sarah ellen garbutt canadian army nursing service ontario military hospital 49 august 20, 1917 died of cancer vincent square hospital london 20 grace mabel grant canadian army medical corps 35 september 12, 1919 died of nephritis ( inflammation of the kidneys) halifax 21 matilda ethel greene canadian army nursing service 7 general hospital 32 october 9 1918 died of pneumonia no 24 british general hospital, etaples, france 22 victoria belle hennan canadian army medical corps 9 general hospital 31 october 23, 1918 kent, united kingdom 23 myrtle margaret hunt canadian army medical corps 28 january 16, 1918 nova scotia, canada 24 jessie brown jaggard canadian army medical corps 3 stationary hospital 42 september 25, 1915 died through illness west mudros, lemnos 25 lenna mae jenner canadian army medical corps 29 december 12, 1918 kent, united kingdom 26 jessie jarvis canadian army medical corps 29 may 23, 1918 nova scotia, canada 27 ida lilian kealy canadian army medical corps 1 general hospital 38 march 12, 1918 died of pneumonia hampshire, united kingdom 28 jessie nelson king canadian army medical corps 1 general hospital 26 april 4, 1919 pas de calais, france 29 margaret lowe canadian army nursing service 1 general hospital 30 may 28, 1918 killed during a bombing raid etaples, france 30 katherine maud macdonald canadian army nursing service 1 general hospital 25 may 19, 1918 killed during a bombing raid etaples, france 31 agnes mcdougall canadian army medical corps 46 july 18, 1919 ontario, canada 32 rebecca macintosh canadian army medical corps 9th canadian general hospital 26 march 7, 1919 flintshire, united kingdom 33 margaret christine macleod canadian army medical corps 32 december 20, 1919 nova scotia, canada 34 agnes macpherson canadian army nursing service rrc 3 stationary hospital 27 may 30, 1918 killed during a bombing raid etaples, france 35 jessie mabel mcdiarmid canadian army medical corps 5 general hospital june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 36 rebecca ellen mceachen canadian army medical corps 32 november 16, 1918 ontario, canada 37 evelyn verrall mckay canadian army medical corps 3 general hospital 25 november 4, 1918 died of pneumonia boulogne, france 38 mary agnes mckenzie canadian army medical corps 38 june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 39 rena mclean canadian army medical corps 2 stationary hospital june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 40 henrietta mellett canadian army medical corps 15 general hospital 34 october 10, 1918 drowned when ship was torpedoed in the irish sea when the rms leinster was sunk by sm ub-123 41 mary frances elizabeth munro canadian army medical corps 3 stationary hospital 49 september 7, 1915 died of dysentery 3 stationary hospital, greece 42 grace eleanor boyd nourse canadian army medical corps 37 february 3, 1916 quebec, canada 43 eden lyal pringle canadian army nursing service 3 stationary hospital 24 may 30, 1918 killed during a bombing raid doullens, france 44 jean ogilvie alport (roberts) canadian army medical corps 4 general hospital 32 november 13, 1918 saskatchewan, canada 45 nellie grace rogers canadian army medical corps 28 october 19, 1918 died of pneumonia davisville hospital 46 elsie gertrude ross canadian army medical corps 33 february 26, 1916 died of pleuropneumonia ontario, canada 47 ada janet ross canadian army medical corps 1 general hospital 50 july 12, 1918 died of tuberculosis, peritonitis and pleurisy. derbyshire, united kingdom 48 mary belle sampson canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 49 gladys irene sare canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 50 letitia sparks canadian army medical corps 7 general hospital 38 august 20, 1917 died of illness egpyt 51 anna irene stamers canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 52 jean templeman canadian army medical corps june 27, 1918 drowning hospital ship hmhs llandovery castle 53 alice louise trusdale canadian army medical corps 26 september 12, 1919 ontario, canada 54 addie allen (adruenna) tupper canadian army medical corps 2 general hospital 46 december 9, 1916 died of pneumonia middlesex, united kingdom 55 pearson twist canadian military v.a.d. 33 september 26, 1918 56 gladys maude mary wake canadian army nursing service 1 general hospital 34 may 21, 1918 dies of wounds etaples, france 57 anna elizabeth whitely canadian army nursing service 10 stationary hospital 46 april 21, 1918 boulogne, france other allied nations out of the 3,141 nurses who served during world war i, 53 died. below are other nations and their nurse casualties. nationality number of nurses killed notes total nurses enlisted