Nursing Sister Margaret Ann Low (Lowe)  Died: May 28, 1918
Regimental Number: |
NA
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Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army |
Regiment: |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Battalion: |
1st Canadian General Hospital |
Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
47 Granary St., Burghead, Elginshire |
Country: |
Scotland |
Next of Kin: |
Thomas Low, Father,
Binscarth, Manitoba |
Address at Enlistment: |
763 Wolsely Ave.,
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Date of Birth: |
January 26, 1886 |
Trade or Calling: |
Professional Nurse |
Marital Status: |
Single |
Prior Military Experience: |
No |
Place of Enlistment: |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Date of Enlistment: |
March 27, 1917 |
Age at enlistment: |
31 |
Height: |
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Chest: |
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Expansion: |
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Religion: |
Presbyterian |
Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe |
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Cause of Death: |
Died of Wounds |
Battle Died/Wounded: |
Died of gunshot wounds to the chest through German air raid at Etaples. |
Date of Death: |
May 28, 1918 |
Age at Death: |
32 |
Buried at: |
Etaples Military Cemetery, France |
Plot: |
XXVIII. M. 9. |
Commemorated: |
(i) War Memorial at Binscarth, Manitoba, (ii) Memorial Plaque at Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario. |
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Prisoner of war: |
No |
Interned: |
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Gender: |
Female |
Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5768-43 |
Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Research Notes |
There is a photo collection for Margaret Low at the Canadian Virtual Memorial at this link, including photographs of her funeral, a memorial plaque in her honour in Toronto, and images of the Binscarth Manitoba War Memorial. There is another link to an LAC archive photo of her funeral at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/4056218734/sizes/o/in/photostream/
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Rank |
Regiment |
Unit |
Company |
Nursing Sister
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Canadian Army Medical Corps |
1st Canadian General Hospital |
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Margaret's full service record is online as of September 2010. Name at birth was Margaret Low (not Lowe). Attestation papers signed "Lowe". She was born 26/01/1886 at 47 Granary St., Burghead, Moray, f. Thomas LOW(salmon fisher), m. Christina nee Chisholm, married 4th of September,1874 at Kinloss.
See Scot. Genea. B1886 131 18.
Daughter of Thomas Low, of Binscarth, Manitoba. Father - Thomas (salmon fisher). Mother - Christina nee Chisholm. Parents married at Kinloss, 4th September, 1874. |
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