Lest We Forget Her: Canadian women who have died in service
When we think of war, we do not automatically associate it with women. And yet, women have long been called on to play important roles alongside men in times of war; at first, they often served as military nurses, but over time they have gradually come to occupy roles that were traditionally reserved for men.
From the research that has been done to date, it has been estimated that, since Confederation, nearly 200 women have died while serving in the Canadian military. It is important to take the time to think about these women and, at the same time, to remember all of the women who have served our country in times of war, military conflict and peace.
- 1915
- 1916
- 1917
- 1918
- 1919
- 1920
- 1921
- 1922
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- 1944
- 1945
- 1946
- 1947
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- 1959
- 1967
- 1977
- 1981
- 1988
- 1991
- 1994
- 2002
- 2006
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
1945
| Surname | Given name(s) | Branch/unit | Date of death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs | Margaret Agnes | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | 22 February 1945 |
| Britton | Dorothy Florence | Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service | 28 March 1945 |
| Clark | Galifreda Alice Petre | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 10 April 1945 |
| Schofield | Frances Noreen | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 23 April 1945 |
| Wakefield | Dorothy Maria | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 11 May 1945 |
| Begin | Mariette Francoise Yolande Claire | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 14 May 1945 |
| McGill | Margaret Airlie | Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service | 24 May 1945 |
| MacDonald | Vera Catherine | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | 22 June 1945 |
| Bennett | Pamela Gladys | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 13 July 1945 |
| Johnson | Nora | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 13 July 1945 |
| Mann | Margaret | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 13 July 1945 |
| Baker | Laura Mae | Canadian Women's Army Corps | 22 July 1945 |
| Floyd | Ruth | Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service | 28 July 1945 |
| Wells | Shirley Isabel | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 29 July 1945 |
| Davies | June Catherine | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 09 August 1945 |
| Rowsell | Triffie Pearl | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 10 August 1945 |
| Henry | Rosella Bernice | Canadian Women's Army Corps | 25 August 1945 |
| Litt | Olive Lillian | Canadian Women's Army Corps | 10 September 1945 |
| McWilliam | Margaret Frances | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 22 September 1945 |
| Perkin | Lesley Louise | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 09 October 1945 |
| Shaw | Elizabeth Anne | Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) | 13 October 1945 |
| Cooper | Frances Ellen | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | 26 October 1945 |
| Curtis | Elizabeth Audrey | Royal Canadian Air Force | 08 November 1945 |
| Pugh | Rosemary Edith | Canadian Women's Army Corps | 19 December 1945 |
| Fitzgerald | Gladys Helen | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | 30 December 1945 |
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