Nursing Sister Minnie Katherine Gallaher
Killed in Action in WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
H.M.H.S. Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship)
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Kingston, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
35 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
38 years 5 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Graduate Nurse
Next of Kin:
Mrs. M.E. Gallaher, 10 Regent Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Shorncliffe Camp, Kent
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 8.0 in / 173 cm
Weight:
Chest:
42.5 in / 108 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Hospital ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
H.M.H.S. Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) |
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Available Transcriptions
| Type |
Date |
Published |
Headline |
| News Clipping |
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|
Llandovery Castle Sinking - Series of articles |
Notes
Daughter of Rev. John and Maud Logan Gallaher of Pittsburg, Ontario.
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberately torpedoed and most survivors, including 14 nursing sisters, were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
Nursing Sister Minnie Katherine Gallaher's photo appeared in Our Heroes in The Great World War, compiled by J.H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919. This photo and other information may be found through this link on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.
Version: 1 Last modified: 2026-03-25 16:03:03
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