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Lieutenant Lucy Gertrude Squire

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1884-01-04
Place of birth: Wolverhampton Staffordshire England
Next of kin: James Lane Squire, father. Norwood, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Trained Nurse
Gender: female
Religion: Church of England

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army).
  3. Lieutenant (Army). ? to 1916-07-11
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: yes
Awards

Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Description: His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Royal Red Cross Decoration to the undermentioned ladies of the Nursing Services in recognition of their valuable service in connection with the War
Date of award: 1917-10-23
Date of award: 1917-10-24
Source: L/G 30350 p.10983 23/10/1917

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 245221
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B9212-S051
Uploader's Notes:

Previous service at Queen's Canadian Military Hospital, Shorncliffe, Kent, England.

Matrons & Nursing Sisters Decorated - Royal Red Cross

Uploader's Research notes: Canadian Census for 1901 and 1911 (Norwood, Ontario) show Lucy as living at home with her parents. Both Census show her year of birth as 1883 and the 1911 shows date as April 15. [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station

26-6-16 proceeded on leave

11-7-16 Proceed to London for duty

Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton Rank given as part of LG citation of award of RRC (2nd class) 24th Oct 1917 Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Canadian Red Cross Officers' Hospital, London Royal Red Cross 2nd Class His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Royal Red Cross Decoration to the undermentioned ladies of the Nursing Services in recognition of their valuable service in connection with the War ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-08-02
Last modified: 2021-04-16