Lieutenant Beatrice Jean Blewett

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Blewett, Beatrice Jean

Date of birth: 1890-06-12

Place of birth: Peterborough Ontario Canada

Next of kin: Coleman Blewett, Father, 317 Reid St., Peterborough, Ontario

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Nurse

Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General

Gender: female

Religion: Methodist

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA

Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Rank detail

Lieutenant (Army).
Lieutenant (Army).

Degree of service: Mesopotamia

Survived war: yes

Awards

Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of award: 1917-10-25

Images

NS Beatrice Blewett, 2nd Class Royal Red Cross Medal

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 48951

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B0820-S035

Uploader's Notes:

The British Journal of Nursing, published October 24, 1914, page 325:

"The following contingent of nurses have arrived in England from Canada by H.M.T. Franconia for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and are at present the guests of St. Thomas' Hospital."

NURSING SISTERS NO. 1 GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Sister: Beatrice J. Blewett

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Uploader's Research notes:

Matrons & Nursing Sisters Decorated - Royal Red Cross

An April 1916 photo of a group of Canadian nurses at Salonika with No. 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital includes a nurse with the surname Blewett. This is likely Beatrice Blewett.
Photo / Trent University Archives.

[Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Canadian General Hospital Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps King's Canadian Red Cross Convalescent Hospital Royal Red Cross 2nd Class ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2009-03-04

Last modified: 2021-11-22