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Lieutenant Sarah Jane Robley

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1876-08-10
Place of birth: Pictou Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Thomas Robley, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1952-07-22

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant (Army). 1916-10-06 ?
  2. Lieutenant (Army).
  3. Lieutenant (Army).
  4. Lieutenant (Army). ? to 1916-10-06
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: yes
Awards

Royal Red Cross
Description: Sister Jennie was stationed at a casualty clearing station near the front lines when the last German advance was on and remained with the officers of the hospital until the last moment assisting them to get the wounded to a place of safety. During the course of this advance, the Germans shelled the hospital from the air and land. The Doctors, orderlies and Miss Robley rolled the wounded men in blankets and carried them to a wheat field some distance some distance back of the lines and hid them there. This was during continuous shellfire from the enemy guns.
Date of award: 1918-04-06
Notes: Buckingham Palace

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 608599
Service file: B8403-S046
Uploader's Notes:

Daughter of Thomas Robley, Pictou, Nova Scotia

Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps King's Canadian Red Cross Convalescent Hospital Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station From No. 1 Can. Gen. Hospital Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 2 Canadian General Hospital Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Bearwood Convalescent Hospital, Wokingham Royal Red Cross

Sister Jennie was stationed at a casualty clearing station near the front lines when the last German advance was on and remained with the officers of the hospital until the last moment assisting them to get the wounded to a place of safety. During the course of this advance, the Germans shelled the hospital from the air and land. The Doctors, orderlies and Miss Robley rolled the wounded men in blankets and carried them to a wheat field some distance some distance back of the lines and hid them there. This was during continuous shellfire from the enemy guns.

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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2009-02-05
Last modified: 2021-01-08