Lieutenant Gladys Maude Mary Wake
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Wake,
Gladys Maude Mary
Date of birth: 1883-12-13
Place of birth: Esquimalt, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Next of kin: Gervas Fountayne Wake, Father, Compton Hill, Malvern, Worcestershire
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Graduate Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-05-21
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, XXVIII. L. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Rank detail
Lieutenant, highest (Army).
Enlistment method: volunteered
Date enlisted: 1916-01-10
Location enlisted: London, England
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Bombing of No. 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 19 May 1918.
Commemoration location: Memorial Plaque, St. Paul’s, Esquimalt, British Columbia
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 497899
LAC ID:
293150
Service file: B9989-S048
Uploader's Notes:
Daughter of Gervas Fountayne Wake and Amy Rosamond Wake, of Compton Hill, Malvern, Worcestershire. Born at Esquimault, British Columbia.
Died of wounds sustained when German airships bombed the 1st Canadian General Hospital at Etaples 19 May 1918. She died of burns during the two hour raid. 66 patients and staff (including two other nurses) died as a result of this raid.
Photograph of Gladys M. M. Wake.
Further information about the Nursing Sisters of British Columbia.
Uploader's Research notes:
There is a link to another picture of her funeral (from LAC) at:
Also, CVM photo collection including an account of her death:
[Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No 1 General Hospital Canadian Army Nursing Service ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2010-05-03