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Lieutenant Hilda Corelli

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Corelli, Hilda
Date of birth: 1884-05-30
Place of birth: Birkenhead Cheshire England
Next of kin: Lieut-Colonel Corelli, father. Headquarters Staff, Canadians
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Graduate Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Church of England

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Royal Red Cross
Date of award: 1918-06-21

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 117109
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1998-S055
Uploader's Notes:

Nursing Sister Corelli reported for duty at the Canadian Special Hospital at Lenham, Kent, on December 6th, 1917. War Diary Entry.

Another diary entry for this hospital reports that NS Corelli had come from No. 16 Canadian General Hospital. War Diary Entry.

Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Canadian Special Hospital Lenham

This rank is given in the LG citation of the award of the Royal Red Cross in June 1918.

The citation specifically says "(Lt. C.A.M.C)" and states currently "Can. Nursing Service, Can. Spec. Hospl., Lenham, Kent". I can't find any other mention of a Canadian Nursing Service as a force though.

Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Special Hospital (tubercular) Royal Red Cross ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-10-05
Last modified: 2021-05-10