Lieutenant Minnie Asenath Follette
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Follette,
Minnie Asenath
Date of birth: 1884-11-11
Place of birth: Port Grenville Cumberland County Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. O.A. Follette, Wards Brook, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Church of England
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).
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: 4021524
LAC ID:
401045
Service file: B3172-S018
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. 1 Casualty Clearing Station
26-7-15 Proceeded on leave
2-8-15 Returns from leave
Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps HMHS Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2020-12-05