Lieutenant Violet Alice ’Alie’ Sewell

Lieutenant (Army).

According to the war diaries (online), Nursing Sister V. A. Sewell was granted 10 days leave of absence from July 2 - 12 to go to Exeter. See diary page under link title "February 1916, pg 5" - here .

It is worthwhile to check all the diary pages for the Canadian Red Cross Special Hospital, Buxton, to look at Nursing Sister Sewell's career. The diary pages may be accessed at the above-mentioned link.

For example, this page for a diary entry dated April 17th, 1916 reports "The next addition to the Staff was the transfer of five Nursing Sisters who at once took over the organization of the ward equipment. These ladies were Nursing Sisters, J. A. McNulty, W. Dowding, M. Ashley, A. E. Gregory, and V. A. Sewell, and they also took over the work of stamping, and sewing in silk the name of the Hospital on all linen that had to that time been delivered."

An entry on this page states for 1916 states: "Aug. 31st. Two Nursing Sisters are taken off the strength, and are transferred to France. These Sisters being V. A. Sewell, and A. R. Gregory who were of the first arrivals here of the Nursing Staff."

Died of cancer of the kidney