Lieutenant Emma Florence Pense
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Pense,
Emma Florence
Date of birth: 1884-01-01
Place of birth: Kingston Ontario Canada
Next of kin: E. H. Pense, B.Sc., Brother, Kingston, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Trained Nurse
Gender: female
Religion: Church of England
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
Lieutenant (Army).
Survived war: yes
Awards
Royal Red Cross
Source: Toronto Star - August 18th, 1917. Reported that Miss Emma Pense was the second Canadian to receive the Order of the Royal Red Cross. No further details given.
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
563850
Service file: B7724-S029
Uploader's Notes:
It was reported in the Toronto Star on August 18th, 1917 (see attached image) that Nursing Sister Emma Pense of Kingston, Ontario, was "one of the first of the Canadian military nurses to see service at the front, has been invested by the King with the Order of the Royal Red Cross, the second Canadian to receive the honour."
Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Canadian Army Medical Corps Royal Red Cross ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-07-11
Last modified: 2021-02-23