Edith Campbell RRC MM (1871 - 1951)

Born 12 Dec 1871 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died 22 Feb 1951 at age 79 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Edith Campbell RRC MM is Notable.

Matron Edith Campbell RRC MM served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 25 Sep 1914
Unit(s): Canadian Army Medical Corps
Service ended: 23 Apr 1919

Edith Campbell, RRC, MM (12 December 1871 – 1951) was a Canadian nurse. She was one of the first Canadian nurses to arrive in England to assist in the establishment of the Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital, a field hospital in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, and serve during the First World War in both England and France, earning a number of medals including the Royal Red Cross, first class, and the Military Medal. She was also twice mentioned in dispatches. ^[1]

After the war, she was superintendent of the Toronto Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses. Her medals and a number of her personal items are held by the Canadian War Museum.

Sources

1. ↑ Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEC), "Personnel Records of the First World War ref. RG150," digital images and pdf files (when available), Gouvernement of Canada, Library and Archives Canada (Collection Landing Page : accessed service file 3 September 2021), Edith Campbell, item 84352, Rank NS (Nurse); citing Service File Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1429 - 52; PDF No. B5499-S044. Record Page with PDF available for download

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #108117351
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Campbell
• https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5014718