Mary Agnes McKenzie
Dublin Core
Title
Mary Agnes McKenzie
Description
Mary Agnes McKenzie was born on April 28th, 1880, to Thomas C and Mary B McKenzie. Mary Agnes McKenzie remained single and resided at home with her parents at 290 McPherson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. McKenzie identified herself as a Presbyterian. McKenzie graduated from the Rochester General Hospital nursing school in 1903 and later enlisted as a nursing sister, January 31st, 1916. McKenzie was stationed at the hospital ship Llandovery Castle. McKenzie contracted Pyorrhoea due to an infection during her service, causing her to go on leave during 1917, however, she remained fit for duty and soon returned. McKenzie was reported missing, assumed to have drowned, on June 27th, 1918, following the torpedoing of the hospital ship Llandovery Castle. Her gravestone resides at Halifax Memorial in Nova Scotia and was erected by the Graduate Nurses of Toronto.
Date
1916-1918
Type
Person
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1880
Birthplace
Toronto, Canada
Death Date
1918
Occupation
Nursing Sister
Portrait Credit
“Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me”. Photograph. From the Government of Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/4021637?Mary%20Agnes%20McKenzie Accessed March 14th, 2022
Toronto Star Photograph Archive, Courtesy of Toronto Public Library
Toronto Star Photograph Archive, Courtesy of Toronto Public Library
Associated Course
Rethinking Modern Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1302)
Student Cataloguer
Thompson, Tyra
Citation
“Mary Agnes McKenzie,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed May 20, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/563.