Lieutenant Christina Campbell
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1877-08-17
Place of birth: Beauly Inverness-shire Scotland
Next of kin: Angus Campbell, brother. P.O. Box 707, Victoria, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Professional 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).
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: 4021454
LAC ID:
84083
Service file: B1424-S041
Uploader's Notes:
Daughter of Alexander and Harriet Campbell (nee Macdonald)
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.
Other information:
Uploader's Research notes: Alexander Campbell married Harriet McDonnell at Glenmorrison of Urquhart, on 11th of January, 1848. [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps H.M.H.S. Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2021-05-03