Mae Belle Sampson
Dublin Core
Title
Mae Belle Sampson
Description
Mae Belle Sampson was a young women who studied, became a nurse and enlisted right after. She seemed to have a simple life that became more eventful as she enters the military. She did not live very long, and the documents do not reveal much about her personal life, she had no kids no husband and there was no mention of friends. I wonder if she enlisted because it was the right thing to do at the time or because she wanted an adventure. I chose this specific document because Mae Belle listed her mother Florence as her next of kin but the other name on her pay is Burt Sampson, it can be assumed that this is her father as Burt and Florence share the same surname. The dates on the document are dated before her death date and this has me wondering if all her pay was addressed to her father.
Date
1915-1918
Type
Person
Coverage
Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1885
Birthplace
Ottawa, Canada
Death Date
1918
Occupation
Nursing Sister
Portrait Credit
Library and Archives Canada. Assigned Pay. March 20, 2022. JPEG. Library and Archives Canada. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B8626-S049.
Associated Course
Rethinking Modern Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1302)
Citation
“Mae Belle Sampson,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed May 20, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/572.