Nursing Sister Katherine Maud MacDonald
Killed in Action in WW1
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Katherine Maude Mary Macdonald was born in Brantford, Ontario, on 18 January 1893. A nurse, Macdonald was appointed a nursing sister with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) on 9 November 1916. She initially served in the military hospital in Military District No. 1, centred in London, Ontario. Macdonald embarked for England with the CAMC draft on 6 April 1917. Arriving on 16 April 1917, she was first posted to No. 10 Canadian Stationary Hospital (CSH) in Seaford. On 17 October 1917, she was transferred to No. 14 CSH in Eastbourne. Macdonald was reposted to No. 10 CSH on 19 November 1917. Continuing her jumps to and from hospitals, she was attached to No. 14 CSH when No. 10 CSH proceeded to France on 4 December 1917. Macdonald then joined the No. 10 CSH in France on 28 January 1918. On 8 March 1918, she was transferred to No. 1 Canadian General Hospital (CGH), in Étaples. That was to be her last move. Macdonald was killed when bombs hit No. 1 CGH during a German air raid on Allied positions at Étaples on the night of 19 May 1918. She was one of the 53 Canadian nursing sisters who were killed by enemy fire, died from disease, or drowned during the war. Katherine Maude Mary Macdonald is buried in Étaples Military Cemetery, in France.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
No. 1 Canadian General Hospital
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Brantford, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
24 years 2 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
25 years 4 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
nurse
Next of Kin:
Maud Mary MacDonald (mother),165 Market St., Brantford, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
165 market St.,Brantford, Ontario
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
London, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
Weight:
Chest:
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Plot:
XXVIII. L. 8.
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Nursing Sister Katherine Maude Mary MacDonald
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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| Canadian Army Nursing Service |
Notes
Daughter of Mary Maud and the late Angus MacDonald, of Brantford, Ontario.
Killed in a hospital bombing at Etaples, France.
In 2008 the National Film Board of Canada made a short film about her story called Front Lines / Nurses at the Front. It may be viewed here - NFB Film.
The War Diary entries detailing the bombing and its casualty statistics may be viewed in the photo collection of her Canadian Virtual Memorial page (see above link).
Additional Service Notes
Additional Next of Kin Notes
