Letita "Etta" Sparks
Dublin Core
Title
Letita "Etta" Sparks
Description
Within a year of shipping off across the Atlantic, Letita "Etta" Sparks is diagnosed with a malignancy is her right breast, which is subsequently diagnosed as carcinoma of the breast, ultimately leading to her death in military hospital, late August of 1917. Etta served for months at the 7th General Hospital in France whilst experiencing 'considerable pain', which she did not report until July 26th - less than a month before her death. The assessment finds the case inoperable, and the condition of Nursing Sister Sparks too severe to be 'invalided to Canada'. The officers finding speak to the plausibility of Sparks as as dutiful contribute to the war effort, despite potentially dooming herself by failing to report her own medical condition in time.
Date
1915-1917
Type
Person
Coverage
Canadian Army Medical Corps, Egypt
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1879
Birthplace
Ottawa, Canada
Death Date
1917
Place of Death
Brighton, England
Occupation
Nursing Sister
Portrait Credit
Army Form A. 45. Proceedings of a Medical Board (1917) https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B9171-S019
Associated Course
Rethinking Modern Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1302)
Citation
“Letita "Etta" Sparks,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed May 20, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/574.