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Lieutenant Mae Belle Sampson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-06-05
Place of birth: Nottawasaga Bay Simcoe Co. Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Hugh Sampson, Mother, Duntroon, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Graduate Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Presbyterian
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
  1. Lieutenant (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army). 1918-03-25 to 1918-07-06
  3. Lieutenant (Army). 1918-09-30 to 1917-10-08
  4. Lieutenant (Army). 1916-09-03 to 1916-09-30
  5. Lieutenant (Army). 1916-03-31 to 1916-08-28
  6. Lieutenant (Army). 1915-06-09 to 1916-03-31
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hospital ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles southwest of the Fastnet Rock by U86
Awards

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List
Description: London Gazette 30404
Date of award: 1917-11-28

1914-1915 Star

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 4021737
LAC ID: 212291
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8626-S049
Uploader's Notes:

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Sampson of Duntroon, Ontario.

The British Journal of Nursing, published October 24, 1914, page 325:

"The following contingent of nurses have arrived in England from Canada by H.M.T. Franconia for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and are at present the guests of St. Thomas' Hospital."

NURSING SISTERS NO. 1 GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Sister: Mae B. Sampson

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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.

Please access the Canadian Virtual Memorial on the link within this page to view Miss Sampson's portrait.

24/10/17 Admitted to No. 16 Canadian General Hospital, Orpington with Diptheria. Discharged 12/11/17

Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

[Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 2 Canadian Stationary Hospital Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Uxbridge Transferred to No. 1 Can. Stationery Hosp Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Canadian General Hospital Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station

24-11-15 Proceeded on leave. Returned 4-12-15

Transferred to No. 2 Canadian Stationary Hosp. 30/03/1916

Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital

Embarked Southampton 24/09/1916 H.M.S. Britannic. Disembarked Salonika 06/10/1916

25/08/1917 Embarked for Toronto (sick leave - Debrility) on SS "Saxonia"

08/10/1917 Posted to No. 16 Can Gen. Hosp (Ont. Mil Hosp)

Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps H.M.H.S. Llandovery Castle Missing believed drowned 27/06/1918 Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List London Gazette 30404 1914-1915 Star ]

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Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2021-01-08