Nursing Sister Bessie Heeney
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Danford Lake, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
39 years 4 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
88 years 2 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Trained Nurse
Next of Kin:
Henry Heeney, Father, Danford Lake, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
266 Woodbine Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
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Chest:
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Not Specified
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Unknown
Place of Discharge:
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Length of Service:
Buried at:
Holy Trinity Anglican Church cemetery, Danford Lake, Quebec
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
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Notes
Bessie (Hannah Elizabeth) Heeney, daughter of Henry Heeney and Eleanor Jane Walsh, was a registered nurse prior to the war. She enlisted with her niece, Olive Mildred Rogan (N/Sister) in Toronto in May 1917. She and Olive would arrive in England in the fall of 1917, where they were initially attached to No 9 General Hospital, then sent to No 4 Canadian General Hospital at Basingstoke at the end of Nov 1917 to await embarkation to France with the No. 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital. They would serve with the 8th Canadian Stationary Hospital from ~ Nov 1917 until ~ April 1919 (at Camiers, Charmes, Rouen and finally Dunkerque). In early May 1919, after the 8th Stationary Hosp. had been closed down, Bessie and Olive were transfered to Granville Canadian Special Hospital in Buxton, England where they served for another 3 months before being SOS and returned to Canada. Bessie would marry Raymond Earle Towler (a British soldier) after the war. On March 10, 1966, Bessie passed away and was interred at the Holy Trnity Anglican Church cemetery in Danford Lake, Quebec.
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