Gladys Elizabeth Matheson, Class of 1917
Gladys Elizabeth Matheson was born on September 27, 1892 in Onion Lake, Saskatchewan.
She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1917 and accepted a position on staff at the No. 10 Manitoba Military Hospital (Tuxedo Park).
In November 1917, she enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) and served in both England and France.
Nursing sister Matheson was posted to No. 14 Canadian General Hospital, Eastbourne; No. 15 Canadian General Hospital, Taplow and No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in France.
After the war, she was engaged in private duty nursing in California and later in Winnipeg. She married Colonel S.M. Crim and they lived in several cities in the United States.
She passed away in Winnipeg on July 22, 1991 at the age of 99.
Kathryn Ross, Class of 1917
Kathryn Dorothy Ross was born on Bridgeville, Nova Scotia.
She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1917 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1918. Nursing sister Ross served in Canada and was posted to the No. 10 Manitoba Military Hospital, (Tuxedo Park).
After the war, she left for China to assist Dr. Williams in opening a hospital and training school for nurses and became the Superintendent of a large hospital in Chingtu, China for five years.
In 1943, she was the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Sister-in-Charge at Fort Osbourne Barracks in Winnipeg and later served with the U.N.R.A. [United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration] in Europe.
After World War II, she accepted a position in charge of a new hospital in Lahore, Pakistan.
She passed away on February 9, 1967 at the Camp Hill Military Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Winnifred Isabelle Stinson, Class of 1917
Winnifred Isabelle Stinson was born on May 25, 1891 in Carroll, Manitoba, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Stinson.
She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1917 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in January 1918.
Nursing sister Stinson served in England for one year and was posted to the No. 15 Canadian General Hospital, Duchess of Connaught’s Red Cross Hospital, Taplow and No. 5 Canadian General Hospital, Liverpool, before returning to Canada in September 1919. Her only brother, Charles R. Stinson, also served during World War I and died at Passchendaele in November 1917.
After the war, Stinson accepted a position on staff at Dr. Galloway’s private hospital in Winnipeg, where she worked until 1922, after which she began nursing at Deer Lodge Convalescent Hospital. In 1924, she married A.E. Kedward and they moved to England to reside.
She passed away on April 17, 1937 in Brighton, England.
Martha Timlick, Class of 1917
Martha Mary Edith Timlick was born on January 8, 1889 in Union Point, Manitoba.
She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1917 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1918. Nursing sister Timlick served in England until 1919.
Martha spent her career working in Manitoba – after the war she worked at Dauphin General Hospital and in 1921, she was in charge of the Operating Room at Children’s Hospital – a position she held until 1923. She also worked at Winnipeg General Hospital in Admitting.
She passed away on August 2, 1961.
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