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Lieutenant Elsie Evelyn Joy Charles

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-05-16
Place of birth: Stratford-on-Avon Warwickshire England
Next of kin: Edward John Charles, Father, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Marital status: no data
Occupation (attested): Graduate Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Address: Fernie Hospital, Fernie, British Columbia
Gender: female
Religion: Church of England

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army). 1917-11-28 to 1918-07-06
Survived war: yes

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 96985
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B1642-S005
Uploader's Notes:

Elsie Charles served with the No 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital during the war. She went with the unit from England to France in December 1917 where she served with it at Camiers and Charmes. After the war, Elsie married Canadian Soldier James Mcrae Brough (No. 45332). They would live in Vancouver, BC where James passed away on July 30, 1956. Elsie survived him for another 6 years, passing away on Nov 20, 1962.

Uploader's Research notes:

Other names: BROUGH (surname). Link.

No 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital War Diary

N/S/ O.M. Rogan personal Diary

"British Columbia, Death Registrations, 1872-1986," Elsie Evelyn Joy Brough, 1962

[Nursing Sister Army Canadian Infantry No 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital SOS Jul 6, 1918 - Ill & evacuated to Base Hospital, Boulgne Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-09-16
Last modified: 2012-11-15