Bertha Bartlett
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Title
Bertha Bartlett
Description
Bertha Bartlett was born in 1894 in Newfoundland and in 1916, at the age of 21, she decided to volunteer with the Canadian Military Voluntary Aid Detachment overseas. Bertha would find herself working in two military hospitals in England over the course of her service. Bertha proved to be an outstanding nurse and worked through the Spanish flu pandemic of the time in 1918. Bertha cared for many who were infected with the disease and later contracted the virus. Bertha passed away from the Spanish flu on November 3, 1918 and was laid to rest in Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London.
Date
1916-1918
Type
Person
Coverage
Canadian Military Voluntary Aid Detachment, England
Rights
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1894
Birthplace
Newfoundland
Death Date
1918
Place of Death
London, England
Occupation
Nurse
Citation
“Bertha Bartlett,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed October 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/556.