Rebecca McIntosh
Dublin Core
Title
Rebecca McIntosh
Description
Rebecca McIntosh (MacIntosh) was born on June 29th, 1892, in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia. On April 5th, 1917, she enlisted to the Canadian Army Medical Corps (C.A.M.C) as a Nursing Sister. On April 27th, she boarded the ship that would take her from Halifax to Liverpool. Following her journey overseas, she was sent to her first location of military medical service, the 10th Canadian General Hospital near Brighton. On December 17th, 1918, she was transferred to her second location of military medical service, the 9th Canadian General Hospital near Bodelwyddan. On March 7, 1919, McIntosh was pronounced dead following a battle with broncho-pneumonia. Her body rests at the St. Margaret Churchyard in Flintshire. McIntosh was commemorated for her efforts in The First World War Book of Remembrance.
Date
1917-1918
Type
Person
Coverage
Canadian Army Medical Corps, Brighton, England
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1892
Birthplace
Pleasant Bay, Canada
Death Date
1919
Place of Death
Bodelwyddan, Wales
Occupation
Nursing Sister
Associated Course
Rethinking Modern Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1302)
Student Cataloguer
Blanchard, Cora
Citation
“Rebecca McIntosh,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed October 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/561.