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This tribute to Canadian Nursing Sisters tells of these brave and dedicated women. Their story is one of humour as well as anguish. It is a story of unyielding women who braved all the hardships of war to do their duty and serve their patients, and of those who nursed the casualties left in the wake of war. Military nursing had its beginnings in the Crimean War, although the tradition of alleviating the sufferings of soldiers is an old one. The organizing of battle nursing and the dispatch of women as nurses, begun by Florence Nightingale for the British, soon found its way to Canada. On June 26, 1885, through a Brigade Order sent by Major-General J.W. Laurie, Nursing Sisters took to the field with Canadian troops. From the North-West Campaign on Nursing Sisters joined every military force sent out by Canada, from the Boer War to Korea. Over the years the devotion and efficiency of the Nursing Sisters of Canada have earned them a very high reputation among the troops with whom they served and to whom they ministered. Nursing Sister War HistoryThe history of the Canadian Nursing Sisters spans almost the entire history of Canada as an independent nation. During the Crimean and American Civil War nurses...
History of the Nursing Sisters Association of CanadaThe history of the Nursing Sisters Association of Canada is one which spans the greater part of the Twentieth century. In many ways the Nursing Sisters are a unique group...
Nursing Sisters RecollectNursing Sisters from across Canada share their wartime experiences through interviews. RealVideo
The Nursing Sisters' Memorial"Erected by the nurses of Canada in Remembrance of their Sisters who gave their lives in the Great
War - 1914-1918 and to perpetuate a noble tradition in the relations of the old world and the new."
Nursing Sister War DeadA total of 78 Nursing Sisters, 61 from the First World War and 17 from the Second World War are honoured in the
Books of Remembrance, for giving their lives during these conflicts.
Facts on Canada's Nursing SistersCanada's Nursing Sisters have a proud legacy of military service that dates back as far as 1885
Photo AlbumAn historical perspective of the Nursing Sisters of Canada through photos from the National Archives of Canada.
Book ReferencesFor those who would like references to further reading material on Canadian Nursing Sisters.
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