Lieutenant Helena Benedicta MacCallum
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
MacCallum,
Helena Benedicta
Date of birth: 1878-07-21
Place of birth: Deloro Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Annie MacCallum, mother. Deloro, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Graduate Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1951-05-08
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Lieutenant (Army).
- Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of award: 1918-06-21
Images
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
144938
Service file: B6608-S036
Uploader's Notes: Daughter of John Alexander MacCallum and Anna MacCallum; wife of Robert Hugh Ells Toronto World - Canadian Nurses Receive Decorations , published 25 June 1918, pg. 10.
According to the above newspaper report, Miss MacCallum graduated from St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, going overseas with the University of Toronto Hospital.
A photo of Miss MacCallum appeared in the Toronto Star on June 29th, 1918 (see attached). The caption was:
Miss H. MacCallum,
who has been decorated with the Royal Red Cross. She went overseas with the University of Toronto Base Hospital.
Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 4 Canadian General Hospital Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Westcliffe Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital Royal Red Cross 2nd Class ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-01-18
Last modified: 2022-03-20