Agnes Murdoch CLIMIE. (Mentioned in Despatches) Staff Nurse 9/Nurses C/2941 TFNS attached to 58th General Hospital, Lerouville, France.
Daughter of Andrew Climie and Isabella Adam of 18, St. Bride's Road, Newlands, Glasgow.
Died as the result of bomb explosions during an air raid on her hospital 30 September 1917 aged 32 whilst singing to a nervous patient at St Omer, France.
A memorial was erected by officers and nursing staff of the No. 4 Stationary Hospital [or the 58th (Scottish) General Hospital] at Longuenesse in Souvenir Cemetery.
At rest in St. Omer Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, France.
A joint gratuity was granted on the 15 May 1918 to her father, sisters, Isabel Mary, Allina Climie Jannette, Messrs Holt and Co for Capt A Climie. R.A.M.C.
26 July 1918 gratuity granted to her brother, Private 203198 James A Climie. 1st Gordon Highlanders.
Notes from her service records, most relate to her will and not her where she was posted.
Service record -
Her service started 12 August 1914 when she joined for duty at 4th (Scottish) General Hospital, Glasgow. (Stobhill Hospital) Glassgow to 01 September 1916. About 2nd September 1916 she was posted to 58th Scottish General Hospital, Lérouville, France.
The WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1920 show death date as 1.10.17. Her service medals and emblem were issued 14 June 1923.
She is commemorated on the Scottish Nurses Memorial at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh and the Roll of Honour of Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Extract from The British Journal of Nursing dated 10 November 1917 -
Nurse Agnes Murdoch Climie, who was recently killed by bombing in a general hospital in France.
Miss Climie, who was trained at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, was a member of the Territorial Force Nursing Service, and was on the staff of the 4th Scottish General Hospital, Stobhill, from the beginning of the war till last spring. Though not on duty during the raid, she went to her ward, and when killed was singing to a patient who was nervous. She was “mentioned“ for valuable services in March last.
The link below gives a short story about her -
Air raid on 58th Scottish General Hospital, Saint-Omer, France.
On the night of the 30 of September 1917, 'During a hostile air raid, three bombs were dropped on the hospital at 10.40pm. One struck a marquee occupied by patients and two nurses, who were on duty. Three nurses, Staff Nurse Agnes Climie, and VADs Elizabeth Thomson and Daisy Coles died, together with 16 patients. Another nurse was found, Mabel Lee Milne.
Photograph credited to IWM.
