Bluebirds: Canadian Nurses of WW1

Bluebirds: Canadian Nurses of WW1

This community was inspired by the Library and Archives Canada exhibit, "The Call to Duty: Canada's Nursing Sisters," which explores the lives of six women who served as nursing sisters during the First World War. The community is not limited to these six, however, and I am adding more women to the group as I find them. Canadian nurses were nicknamed bluebirds because of their blue dresses, accented by white aprons and sheer veils. When I've found them, however, I've also included Canadian nurses who for whatever reason served with other forces, and therefore wore a different uniform.

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  • Born 1881

    Died 1972

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1892

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1887

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1891

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1886

    Died 1965

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1884

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1890

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1881

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1880

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1885

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1877

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1893

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1876

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1881

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1892

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1883

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1890

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1879

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1893

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

  • Born 1886

    Died 1957

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps