Lieutenant Alexina Dussault
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1882-03-25
Place of birth: St. Hyacinthe Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Napolene Dussault, 673 Cadieux, Montreal, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-06-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Halifax Memorial, Panel 2
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Lieutenant (Army).
- Lieutenant (Army). 1916-11-14 ?
- Lieutenant (Army). ? to 1916-11-14
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 4021504
LAC ID:
373069
Service file: B2779-S042
Uploader's Notes: 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.
Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station 14-11-16 Rejoined No. 2 Can. CCS with N.S. MM Fraser Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-02
Last modified: 2013-07-20