Lieutenant Mary Meta Hodge
PERSONAL INFORMATION
MILITARY INFORMATION
Lieutenant (Army).
Military Medal (Enemy Air Raid)
Description: For gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy air raid. Although injured by a falling beam, these sisters displayed great presence of mind in extinguishing overturned oil stoves, and later rendered valuable assistance in the removal of patients.
Date of award: 1918-09-24
Source: London Gazette 9/24/18Canadian Gazette 11/9/18 p. 1601
Comment: One of 9 Military Medals awarded to Canadian Nursing Sisters. Eleanor Jean Thompson was the other nursing sister referred to.The London Gazette entry can be found here.
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
Summary of Toronto Star article entitled "Sister Hodge Wins M.M.", published November 1st, 1918. See attached image for full article with a photo of NS Hodge.
article about NS Hodge captioned "Brave Woman Carried Wounded from Burning Building Until She Collapsed."on May 30th, 1918, No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital, France, was bombed. Sister Hodge with another sister "...removed the patients out of their ward from the burning building, until Sister Hodge became so badly wounded she was rendered unconscious."Hodge was the daughter of Mrs. S. Hodge and the late Robert Hodge of Winnipeg. She was born in Ireland. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital.Two brothers, H. B. Hodge of Wycliffe College and Robert S. Hodge of Winnipeg, gave their lives in December 1915.
One of 9 Military Medals awarded to Canadian Nursing Sisters.
Eleanor Jean Thompson was the other nursing sister referred to.
The London Gazette entry can be found here.