Agnes McPherson
Dublin Core
Title
Agnes McPherson
Description
Agnes MacPherson was 25 years of age at the time of her enlistment and 27 years at the time of her death. Although her time serving as a Nursing Sister was limited, she was able to help many people while stationed at the 3rd Stationary Hospital in Doullens, France. Agnes spent her time diagnosing and treating soldiers who had been injured in the war. The ratio of Nursing Sisters who served to Nursing Sisters who died is very low (thought to be less than 100 deaths) and so Agnes MacPherson dying via enemy bombing is rare. It was a raid made on the hospital on May 30th, 1918 during her service where bombs were dropped from enemy aircrafts. Agnes was severely wounded and eventually succumbed to her wounds. Everything she possessed was given to her next of kin, Helen Mary MacPherson, her mother as requested by her will.
Date
1916-1918
Type
Person
Coverage
Doullens, France
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1891
Death Date
1918
Place of Death
Doullens, France
Occupation
Nursing Sister
Portrait Credit
Service File. Canada: 1918. From Library and Archives Canada. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=img&app=microform&id=31829_B016758-00038. (accessed March 16, 2022).
Citation
“Agnes McPherson,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed May 20, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/566.