Ainslie Clair Dagg
Dublin Core
Title
Ainslie Clair Dagg
Description
Ainslie Clair Dagg was born in Manitoba, Canada in 1892. She hailed from an affluent family; her father was a successful merchant involved in commercial fishing industry. Young Ainslie was enrolled in BSS(Bishop Stachan School ) in 1910-1911 in Toronto. Later, she went to Winnipeg general Hospital School of Nursing. After graduating, she volunteered for Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Service. After working for two different hospitals, she finally volunteered in CAMC (Canadian Army Medical Corps) in 1918. She volunteered to serve people wounded during World War 1 because of her desire to offer humanitarian aid. She contacted Influenza while serving in November 1918. She later died due to severe Pneumonia. She is buried in a cemetery in Buckinghamshire, UK.
Type
Person
Coverage
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1892
Birthplace
Canada
Death Date
1918
Occupation
Nursing Sister
Student Cataloguer
Alabdallat, Hussein
Citation
“Ainslie Clair Dagg,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/553.