Nursing Sister Rena McLean  Died: June 27, 1918
Regimental Number: |
NA
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Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army |
Regiment: |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Battalion: |
Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) |
Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Souris, Price Edward Island |
Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
John McLean, Father, Souris, Prince Edward Island |
Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
June 14, 1880 |
Trade or Calling: |
Trained Nurse |
Marital Status: |
Single |
Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Date of Enlistment: |
September 28, 1914 |
Age at enlistment: |
34 |
Height: |
5 Feet 3 Inches |
Chest: |
35 1/2 Inches |
Expansion: |
2 1/2 Inches |
Religion: |
Presbyterian |
Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe |
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Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action |
Battle Died/Wounded: |
Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86 |
Date of Death: |
June 27, 1918 |
Age at Death: |
38 |
Buried at: |
Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia |
Plot: |
Panel 2. |
Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
No |
Interned: |
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Gender: |
Female |
Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
Rank |
Regiment |
Unit |
Company |
Nursing Sister
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Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) |
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Daughter of John and Matilda McLean, of Souris, Prince Edward Island. The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive. In France in Nov. 1914 to start up No. 2 Canadian Hospital On line biography here.
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