Nursing Sister Elaine Susanna Wright

Survivor of WW2

Date of Death:

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Service Biography

Elaine Susanna Wright was born at Howick, Quebec, on 29 April 1914. A trained and registered nurse, she was working at General Hospital in Sweetsburg, Quebec, when she was appointed a Nursing Sister in the Active Militia of Canada, R.C.A.M.C., in June 1940. She entered the Canadian Active Service Force that October and served overseas with No. 1 Canadian General Hospital first in the United Kingdom, where her service included hospital and training postings in England, then moved with the No. 1 Canadian Hospital to Italy in November 1943. In March 1945 the Hospital moved again, this time to France and Northwest Europe. On 30 April 1945 she married Lieutenant Peter Meighen Webster at Brussels, Belgium. She returned to Canada in 1945 and was struck off strength of the Canadian Army (Active) on 10 October 1945, returning to reserve status.

General Information

Conflict:

WW2

Regimental No.:

Cause of Death (in war):

Survived

Branch:

Army

Regiment:

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

Battalion:

No. 1 Canadian General Hospital

Company:

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth:

Howick, Quebec

Date of Enlistment:

Age at Enlistment:

26 years 5 months

Date of Discharge:

Age at Discharge:

31 years 5 months

Date of Death:

Age at Death:

79 years 11 months

Country Born:

Canada

Trade or Calling:

Nurse / Registered Nurse

Next of Kin:

Mother: Mrs. Susanna Wright; later husband: Lieutenant Peter Meighen Webster

Address at Enlistment:

Sweetsburg, Quebec

Religion:

Presbyterian

Place of Enlistment:

Montreal, Quebec

Was a Prisoner of War:

Height:

5 ft 3.3 in / 161 cm

Weight:

108 lbs / 49 kg

Chest:

33.0 in / 84 cm

Expansion:

3.0 in / 8 cm

Marital Status:

Single

Prior Military Experience:

Yes

Saw Service in:

Europe

Place of Discharge:

London, Ontario

Discharge Type:

Regular/End of Service

Discharge Notes:

Battle Died/Wounded:

Length of Service:

1808 days in service

Buried at:

Links

Ancestry.com

Ranks

Conflict	Rank	Regiment	Branch	Unit
WW2	Nursing Sister	Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps	Army	No. 1 Canadian General Hospital
Professional appointment/rank; canonical Nursing Sister rule.
WW2	Lieutenant	Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps	Army	No. 1 Canadian General Hospital
Parallel commissioned rank from appointment date per canonical Nursing Sister rule.
WW2	Nursing Sister	Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.	Army

Awards

Conflict	Award	Action	Date of Award	Date of Citation	Source
WW2	1939-45 Star
WW2	Italy Star
WW2	France and Germany Star
WW2	Defence Medal
WW2	War Medal 1939-45
WW2	Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp

Service Chronology

1914-04-29 — Born.
1940-06-24 — Appointed Nursing Sister in the Active Militia of Canada, R.C.A.M.C.; employed as a nurse at General Hospital, Sweetsburg. Registered Nurse, Quebec registration no. 37-450.
1940-10-28 — Joined No. 4 District Depot, C.A.S.F., as Nursing Sister.
1940-10-29 — Proceeded on command to the medical administrative office for Military District No. 4.
1940-10-28–1940-11-10 — Granted subsistence allowance while serving through No. 4 District Depot.
1940-12-11 — Transferred to her overseas unit.
1940-12-13 — Struck off strength C.A.S.F. (Canada) on embarkation at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1940-12-16 — Sailed from Halifax for overseas service.
1940-12-25 — Disembarked at Gourock, Scotland and taken on strength C.A.S.F. (Overseas).
1941-01-04–1941-01-08 — Granted five days disembarkation leave.
1941-04-28 — Administrative pay/allowance entitlement recorded at rank of Lieutenant (Nursing Sister).
1941-05-05–1941-05-09 — Admitted sick to No. 1 Canadian General Hospital with acute appendicitis; discharged to duty.
1941-06-21 — Granted first privilege leave with warrant.
1941-09-13 — Granted second privilege leave, no warrant.
1941-12-01 — Attached to No. 7 Canadian General Hospital.
1941-12-04 — Ceased attachment / returned from No. 7 Canadian General Hospital.
1942-01-19–1942-01-26 — Granted leave.
1942-02-22 — Sent on course to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Horsham.
1942-03-08 — Returned from course at Royal Victoria Hospital.
1942-08-03–1942-08-10 — Granted leave.
1942-11-09–1942-11-15 — Granted privilege leave.
1943-01-14 — No. 7 Canadian General Hospital redesignated Horsham General Hospital.
1943-03-03 — Admitted to No. 7 Canadian General Hospital.
1943-04-05 — Discharged from No. 7 Canadian General Hospital.
1943-05-02–1943-05-08 — Granted seven days privilege leave.
1943-08-22 — Discharged from No. 7 Canadian General Hospital.
1943-08-22–1943-09-21 — Granted one month convalescent leave.
1943-10-14 — Struck off strength from Horsham General Hospital to No. 1 Canadian General Hospital.
1943-10-15 — Taken on strength No. 1 Canadian General Hospital from Horsham General Hospital.
1943-11-03 — Embarked to Italy from the UK with the No. 1 Canadian General Hospital
1944-03-26 — Admitted to No. 1 Canadian General Hospital with common cold.
1944-03-30 — Discharged from No. 1 Canadian General Hospital.
1945-03-08 — Embarked from Italy; struck off strength Canadian Army (Central Mediterranean Force).
1945-03-10 — Disembarked in France and taken on strength with Canadian Army forces in Northwest Europe.
1945-04-30 — Married Lieutenant Peter Meighen Webster at Brussels, Belgium; change of next of kin and surname to Webster recorded.
1945-05-26–1945-05-30 — Admitted to No. 1 Canadian General Hospital with tonsillitis / acute pharyngitis; returned to duty.
1945-06-05 — Struck off strength No. 1 Canadian General Hospital to a repatriation/replacement organization.
1945-06-06 — Taken on strength from No. 1 Canadian General Hospital by a repatriation/replacement organization.
1945-06-08 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom and taken on strength of a Canadian Repatriation Depot from Northwest Europe.
1945-06-09 — Struck off strength to another Canadian repatriation/reinforcement organization.
1945-06-19 — Taken on strength from a Repatriation Depot.
1945-06-20 — Struck off strength / transferred onward through the repatriation organization.
1945-06-20 — Administrative repatriation posting entry recorded.
1945-07-07 — Struck off strength Canadian Army Overseas; overseas service terminated for War Service Gratuity purposes.
1945-07-08 — Taken on strength in Canada from Canadian Army Overseas.
1945-07-15 — Granted subsistence allowance.
1945-07-18–1945-08-16 — Granted leave.
1945-09-26 — Struck off strength to No. 1 District Depot.
1945-09-27 — Taken on strength No. 1 District Depot, London, Ontario, from No. 4 District Depot, Montreal.
1945-09-27–1945-10-10 — Granted subsistence allowance prior to retirement.
1945-10-10 — Struck off strength Canadian Army (Active) at her own request; returned to reserve status.

Notes

Elaine Susanna Wright was born at Howick, Quebec, on 29 April 1914, daughter of Mr. and Mrs., James Wright, formerly of Howick, Que. She was a trained and registered nurse; before joining the Canadian Active Service Force she was employed at General Hospital, Sweetsburg, Quebec, and held Quebec Registered Nurse number 37-450. She served as a Nursing Sister and Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. While overseas she served with No. 1 Canadian General Hospital in the United Kingdom, Italy/Central Mediterranean Area, and Northwest Europe. On 30 April 1945 she married Lieutenant Peter Meighen Webster at Brussels, Belgium and thereafter appears in the service file as Elaine Susanna Webster. Her medals included the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Service Notes

Appointed Nursing Sister in the Active Militia of Canada, R.C.A.M.C., effective 24 June 1940 while employed as a nurse at General Hospital, Sweetsburg, Quebec. Appointed Nursing Sister/Lieutenant in the Canadian Active Service Force on 28 October 1940. Served overseas with No. 1 Canadian General Hospital in the United Kingdom, the Central Mediterranean Area including Italy, and Northwest/continental Europe. Her service included attachments and treatment at No. 7 Canadian General Hospital/Horsham, a course at Royal Victoria Hospital, Horsham, embarkation from Italy on 8 March 1945, disembarkation in France on 10 March 1945, and repatriation through the United Kingdom in June 1945. She was struck off strength of the Canadian Army (Active) on 10 October 1945 and returned to reserve status.

Additional Next of Kin Notes

At appointment, Wright's next of kin was her mother, Mrs. Susanna Wright, whose address was 8045 Monkland Street, Montreal, Quebec. Her father was James Wright, formerly of Howick, Quebec, as recorded in the existing CWVMP material. While serving overseas, Elaine married Lieutenant Peter Meighen Webster of the Canadian Army (Active) at Brussels, Belgium, on 30 April 1945. Her husband then became her next of kin and the service record thereafter uses the married surname Webster. Postwar correspondence and gratuity records place Elaine Susanna Webster in London, Ontario.

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