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.

List of Canadian women who have died in service (PDF).

1918

Surname	Given name(s)	Branch/unit	Date of death
Hunt	Myrtle Margaret	Canadian Army Medical Corps	16 January 1918
Davis	Lena Aloa	Canadian Army Nursing Service	21 February 1918
Kealy	Ida Lilian	Canadian Army Medical Corps	12 March 1918
Hannaford	Ida Durant	Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service	14 March 1918
Whitely	Anna Elizabeth	Canadian Army Nursing Service	21 April 1918
Forneri	Agnes Florien	Canadian Army Medical Corps	24 April 1918
MacDonald	Katherine Maud	Canadian Army Nursing Service	19 May 1918
Wake	Gladys Maude Mary	Canadian Army Nursing Service	21 May 1918
Jarvis	Jessie	Canadian Army Medical Corps	23 May 1918
Lowe	Margaret	Canadian Army Nursing Service	28 May 1918
Baldwin	Dorothy Mary Yarwood	Canadian Army Nursing Service	30 May 1918
MacPherson	Agnes	Canadian Army Nursing Service	30 May 1918
Pringle	Eden Lyal	Canadian Army Nursing Service	30 May 1918
Fraser	Margaret Marjory	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Douglas	Carola Josephine	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Templeman	Jean	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Stamers	Anna Irene	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Sare	Gladys Irene	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Sampson	Mary Belle	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
McLean	Rena	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
McKenzie	Mary Agnes	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
McDiarmid	Jessie Mabel	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Gallaher	Minnie Katherine	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Fortescue	Margaret Jane	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Follette	Minnie Asenath	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Dussault	Alexina	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Campbell	Christina	Canadian Army Medical Corps	27 June 1918
Ross	Ada Janet	Canadian Army Medical Corps	12 July 1918
Oliphant	Mary Elizabeth	Canadian Merchant Navy	09 September 1918
Johnstone	Jane	Canadian Merchant Navy	09 September 1918
Twist	Dorothy Pearson	Canadian Military V.A.D.	26 September 1918
Green	Matilda Ethel	Canadian Army Nursing Service	09 October 1918
Mellett	Henrietta	Canadian Army Medical Corps	10 October 1918
Alpaugh	Agnes Estelle	Canadian Army Medical Corps	12 October 1918
Baker	Miriam Eastman	Canadian Army Medical Corps	17 October 1918
Rogers	Nellie Grace	Canadian Army Medical Corps	19 October 1918
Hennan	Victoria Belle	Canadian Army Medical Corps	23 October 1918
Frederickson	Christine	Canadian Army Medical Corps	28 October 1918
Alport (Roberts)	Jean Ogilvie	Canadian Army Medical Corps	03 November 1918
Bartlett	Bertha	Newfoundland Voluntary Aid Detachment	03 November 1918
McKay	Evelyn Verrall	Canadian Army Medical Corps	04 November 1918
MacEachen	Rebecca Helen	Canadian Army Medical Corps	16 November 1918
Dagg	Ainslie St Clair	Canadian Army Medical Corps	29 November 1918
Jenner	Lenna Mae	Canadian Army Medical Corps	12 December 1918

Date modified:: 2020-12-09