Ainslie St Clair DAGG (2)

Ainslie St Clair DAGG. Sister CAMC 15th Canadian General Hospital.

Born Selkirk Manitoba, Canada 5 February 1892. Daughter of J A Dagg and Emily Dagg nee Clark, 5 Panama Court, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1901-1911 attended Bishop Strachan School.
1916 her father was residing at 39 West Gate, Winnipeg, Canada
10 December 1918 her father was residing at 559 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Canada

Soon after she graduated in 1916 she volunteered with the Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Service.

She died of influenza and bronchopneumonia in 15 Canadian General Hospital, Taplow, Buckinghamshire in the morning of 29 November 1918 aged 26.
She was laid to rest with full Military Honours at Cliveden War Cemetery, Buckinghamshire

Q.A.I.M.N.S.R service records -
Army number, 2Reserve D/156
Staff Nurse Miss Ainslie St Clair DAGG from Canada
12 October 1916 embarked on S.S. Scandinavian from Montreal for England.
21 October 1916 posted to 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Hollymoor, Birmingham where she nursed for sixteen months
18 February 1918 transferred to Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich where she worked for six weeks 18 March 1918 resignation end of her contract and waiting to be transferred to the C.A.M.C. at Taplow, Buchinghamshire
On some date she was commissioned to Nursing Sister.

Notes for her Canadian Service records -
Transferred 29th March 1918 from the Q.A.I.M.S.R. and on the 02 April 1918 was taken on strength with No 15 Canadian General Hospital, (Duchess of Connaught's Red Cross.) Taplow Buckinghamshire.
Died of influenza of bronchopneumonia in her hospital 29 November 1918 aged 26. She was laid to rest with full Military Honours at Cliveden War Cemetery, Buckinghamshire.

At rest in Cliveden War Cemetery, Buckinghamshire.

Service –
Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister
Canadian Army Medical Corps

Photograph of grave marker credited to Susan Dutton. Archivist at the Bishop Strachan School.