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Lieutenant Lenora Herrington

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1874-07-03
Place of birth: Prince Edward County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: W. S. Herrington, Napanee, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Methodist

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Rank detail

Lieutenant (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Military Medal
Description: For gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy air raid. She remained at duty the entire night, and by her excellent example and personal courage was largely responsible for the maintenance of discipline and efficiency.
Date of award: 1918-09-24
Source: London Gazette 24 Sept. 1918 Canadian Gazette 9 November 1918 P. 1607
Comment: London Gazette link

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 468887
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4296-S026
Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Military Medal

For gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy air raid. She remained at duty the entire night, and by her excellent example and personal courage was largely responsible for the maintenance of discipline and efficiency.

London Gazette link ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2006-05-30
Last modified: 2007-05-24