Women have long answered the call to serve and have shaped Canada’s military history in profound ways. From early roles as caregivers and nurses to positions of leadership and combat, they have and continue to serve with strength and resilience.
Since Confederation, over 200 women have died while serving in the Canadian military and Royal Canadian Mounted Police. We honour their memory by ensuring their sacrifice is never forgotten. Explore the links below to discover their stories and honour their legacy.
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| Watson | Irene | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | |
| Fowler | Florence May | Canadian Women's Army Corps | |
| Johnson | Nora | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | |
| Pomeroy | Eileen | Canadian Merchant Navy | |
| Cook-Gorbell | Lillie | Canadian Merchant Navy | |
| Bennett | Pamela Gladys | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | |
| Richardson | Helena Maria | Auxiliary Services | |
| McBride | Mona Ethelyn | Canadian Women's Army Corps | |
| Fitzgerald | Gladys Helen | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Wallace | Olive May | Canadian Women's Army Corps | |
| Fitzpatrick | Bride | Canadian Merchant Navy | |
| Dumoulin | Andree | Canadian Women's Army Corps | |
| Enright | Nellie Josephine | Royal Canadian Air Force | |
| Foran | Sarah Josephine | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | |
| Buchanan | Emilie | Canadian Women's Army Corps | |
| Tupper | Addie Allen (Adruenna) | Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Garbutt | Sarah Ellen | Canadian Army Nursing Service | |
| Jenner | Lenna Mae | Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Wells | Shirley Isabel | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | |
| Sherman | Edna Alice | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | |
| Champagne | Ernestine | Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Alpaugh | Agnes Estelle | Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Bolton | Grace Errol | British Red Cross Society | |
| Trusdale | Alice Louise | Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Hannaford | Ida Durant | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | |
| Green | Matilda Ethel | Canadian Army Nursing Service | |
| Mann | Margaret | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | |
| Passant | Thelma Florence | Canadian Women's Army Corps | |
| Lomax | Gladys | Canadian Women's Army Corps | |
| Baker | Laura Mae | Canadian Women's Army Corps | |
| Heysel | Mary Kathryn | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | |
| Grundy | Florrie | Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service | |
| Atkinson | Jean Burgess | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | |
| McLaren | Mary Susannah | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Hart | Margaret Victoria | Canadian Women's Army Corps | |
| McGill | Margaret Airlie | Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service | |
| MacDonald | Katherine Maud | Canadian Army Nursing Service | |
| Gannon | Frances Eileen | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Steane | Maud Elizabeth | Canadian Merchant Navy | |
| Baird | Hannah | Canadian Merchant Navy | |
| MacDonald | Vera Catherine | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| MacKay | Mary Margaret Murray | Territorial Army Nursing Service | |
| Wake | Gladys Maude Mary | Canadian Army Nursing Service | |
| Lowe | Margaret | Canadian Army Nursing Service | |
| Parkinson | Margaret Mccullough | South African Military Nursing Service | |
| Mellett | Henrietta | Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Munro | Mary Frances Elizabeth | Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Jaggard | Jessie Brown | Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| Sparks | Letitia | Canadian Army Medical Corps | |
| James | Dorothy Helena | Canadian Women's Army Corps |
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