Nursing Sister Margaret Ann Low (Lowe)
Died of Wounds in WW1
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Margaret Lowe was a professional nurse from Winnipeg who served as a Nursing Sister with the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the First World War. She served in England and France. On 19 May 1918 she was wounded during an enemy air raid in France. She died of her wounds on 28 May 1918.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Wounds
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
No. 1 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
29 years 2 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
30 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
30 years 4 months
Country Born:
Scotland
Trade or Calling:
Professional Nurse
Next of Kin:
Thomas Lowe (father), Binscarth, Manitoba
Address at Enlistment:
753 Wolseley Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.0 in / 165 cm
Weight:
140 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
33.0 in / 84 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Wounded in an enemy air raid in France on 19 May 1918; penetrating gunshot wound of the right chest with compound fracture of the skull. Died of wounds on 28 May 1918.
Length of Service:
428 days in service
Buried at:
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Nursing Sister Margaret Ann Low (Lowe)
Grave of Nursing Sister Margaret Lowe, age 32, Canadian Army Nursing Service, 1st Canadian Gen. Hosp.
Grave of Nursing Sister Margaret Lowe, age 32, Canadian Army Nursing Service, 1st Canadian Gen. Hosp.
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 1 Canadian General Hospital |
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| WW1 |
Lieutenant |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 1 Canadian General Hospital |
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| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 16 Canadian General Hospital |
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| WW1 |
Lieutenant |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 16 Canadian General Hospital |
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Service Chronology
1917-03-26 — Medically examined at Winnipeg for service as a professional nurse. — Winnipeg, Manitoba
1917-05-29 — Embarked at Halifax for overseas service. — Halifax, Nova Scotia
1917-06-08 — Disembarked at Liverpool. — Liverpool, England
1917-06-23 — Taken on strength at Orpington. — Orpington, England
1917-08-07 — Posted to No. 16 Canadian General Hospital. — Orpington, England / No. 16 Canadian General Hospital
1917-12-05 — Granted leave with subsistence allowance. — England
1918-02-09 — Arrived in France from England. — France
1918-03-10 — Posted to No. 5 Canadian Stationary Hospital. — France / No. 5 Canadian Stationary Hospital
1918-05-19 — Wounded during an enemy air raid; penetrating gunshot wound of the right chest recorded. — France
1918-05-21 — Admitted to No. 24 General Hospital with a penetrating gunshot wound of the right chest. — Étaples, France / No. 24 General Hospital
1918-05-28 — Died of wounds received in the enemy air raid; record also notes compound fracture of the skull. — Étaples, France / No. 24 General Hospital
Notes
Original medical history records apparent age 28; professional nurse; height . Service file explicitly records that she was not eligible for the 1914-15 Star.
Name at birth was Margaret Low (not Lowe). Attestation papers signed 'Lowe'.
She was born 26/01/1886 at 47 Granary St., Burghead, Moray, f. Thomas LOW(salmon fisher), m. Christina nee Chisholm, married September 4, 1874 at Kinloss.
See Scot. Genea. B1886 131 18.
Daughter of Thomas Low of Binscarth, Manitoba. Father - Thomas (salmon fisher). Mother - Christina nee Chisholm.
Additional Service Notes
Nursing Sister, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Served overseas in England and France. Wounded in an enemy air raid in France on 19 May 1918, sustaining a penetrating gunshot wound of the right chest with compound fracture of the skull. Died of wounds on 28 May 1918.
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Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father and next of kin: Thomas Lowe, Binscarth, Manitoba. Will dated 16 May 1917 leaves Margaret Lowe's real and personal estate to Thomas Lowe.
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