Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1916
Over half of the 1916 graduating class served as nursing sisters during World War I. Two nursing sisters from the Class of 1916, Margaret Lowe and Ainslie St. Clair Dagg, sacrificed their lives.
Ainslie St. Clair Dagg, Class of 1916
Ainslie St. Clair Dagg was born on February 5, 1892 to Emily and James Dagg in Selkirk Manitoba. She attended Havergal College (precursor to Balmoral Hall) and graduated in 1909. Dagg enrolled in the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1916.
In 1917, she joined the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) and was sent to England where she served for a year. She then enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in April 1918.
Nursing sister Dagg was posted to the Duchess of Connaught’s Canadian Red Cross Hospital (later called No. 15 Canadian General Hospital, Taplow). Soon after arriving at her posting, she contracted influenza and then pneumonia. She died on November 29, 1918.
Ainslie St. Clair Dagg was buried at the Clivedon Cemetery, which was within the grounds of Clivedon House, an estate house the Astor family opened for recuperation of the wounded. The cemetery was used by the Duchess of Connaught’s Red Cross Hospital. Nursing sister Dagg and another nursing sister, Miriam Eastman Baker – both considered victims of the 1918 influenza epidemic were the first graves in this cemetery.
Ainslie St. Clair Dagg is also remembered on the War Memorial in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The memorial is located at the northwest corner of the Legislative Grounds.
Alice Jones, Class of 1916
Alice Mary Jones was born on December 21, 1886, the daughter of John Lane Jones, a farmer in Shropshire, England. Alice, her brother and father (who was a widower) immigrated to Canada in 1910 and established a farm in Shackleton, Saskatchewan.
Her father remarried which allowed for Alice to enroll in the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1913. She graduated in 1916 and accepted a position on staff at Winnipeg General Hospital. In 1917, she joined the staff of Brett Hospital, Banff, Alberta.
In February 1918, she enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) and went overseas in September. Soon after arriving in England, she contracted influenza and was hospitalized at Granville Canadian Special Hospital, Buxton and then sent to the Canadian Red Cross Special Hospital, Buxton with pneumonia.
After she recovered, nursing sister Jones was posted to King’s Canadian Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Bushey Park, Hampton Hill, where she served until returning to Canada in 1919 and being posted to the Saskatchewan Military Hospital, No. 12 District Depot, Moose Jaw until general demobilization in November 1919.
In March 1920, she accepted a position at Balfour Tuberculosis Sanatorium in West Kootenay, British Columbia. It is there she met and married World War I veteran, Charles Holt, who operated the country store and post office.
Alice Jones passed away on January 17, 1970.
Alice Torr, Class of 1916
Alice Torr was born on November 30, 1881 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.
She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and joined the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS). After serving for one year with the QAIMNS, she enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in November 1917. Nursing sister Torr served in England and France, where she received a medal for her service.
After the war, she moved to Toronto and nursed at Christie Street Hospital for 24 years before joining the staff at the Gravenhurst Sanatorium, before retiring to Orillia at the age of 70. She passed away on September 13, 1970.
Bernice Petch, Class of 1916
Bernice Anna Petch was born on November 30, 1894 in South Dakota. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1917.
Nursing sister Petch served in England and France. In England, she was stationed at the Ontario Military Hospital (No. 16 Canadian General Hospital), Orpington. She was then transferred to France where her postings included: No. 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital; No. 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples and No. 3 Canadian General Hospital.
In June 1919, Bernice was discharged and returned to Canada. She married Dr. John Beatty in November 1919, who also served in the CAMC. They lived in Regina, Saskatchewan and later in St. Catharines, Ontario.
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Christina (Tena) May Stewart, Class of 1916
Christina (Tena) May Stewart was born on May 25, 1881 in Almonte, Ontario. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in November 1916.
Nursing sister Stewart served in England and was posted to the Duchess of Connaught’s Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Taplow and Granville Canadian Special Hospital, Buxton. Her sister, Ethel Stewart (Class of 1915) also served during the war with the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) and with the CAMC.
In November 1918, nursing sister Stewart contracted bronchitis and pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. She returned to Canada in March 1919 and was sent to the Gravenhurst Sanatorium in Gravenhurst, Ontario due to poor health. She died there on November 7, 1927 and was buried in the family plot in Almonte, Ontario on Armistice Day – November 11, 1927.
Eleanor Christopherson, Class of 1916
Eleanor Christopherson was born on June 28, 1893 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and accepted a position on the Military Wards at Winnipeg General Hospital. She also nursed at No. 10 Manitoba Military Hospital (Tuxedo Park) until enlisting with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1917.
Nursing sister Christopherson served in England and France and was posted to No. 13 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Hastings and No. 3, No. 8 and No. 6 Canadian Stationary Hospitals in France. She returned to Canada in July 1919 and married W.M. Graham; they moved to Yorkton, Saskatchewan and later returned to Winnipeg in the early 1960s.
She passed away in January 1965.
Elizabeth McPhail (Dr. Elizabeth Steele), Class of 1916
Elizabeth McPhail was born on September 30, 1893 in Paisley, Bruce County, Ontario. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1917.
Nursing sister McPhail served from 1917 to 1919 in England at No. 16 Canadian General Hospital, Orpington and No. 12 Canadian General Hospital, before returning to Canada in July 1919.
In 1921, she married Robert Crawford Steele in British Columbia; he also served during WWI as a pilot in Royal Flying Corps. They lived in British Columbia for a short time before returning to Winnipeg where Elizabeth enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine at University of Manitoba, graduating in 1935.
Elizabeth Melvin, Class of 1916
Elizabeth Melvin was born on November 23, 1890 in Teeswater, Ontario. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and joined the staff at No. 10, Manitoba Military Hospital (Tuxedo Park).
In June 1917, Elizabeth enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC). Nursing sister Melvin served in England with the No. 9 Canadian General Hospital, Shorncliffe; Granville Canadian Special Hospital, Buxton and No. 16 Canadian General Hospital, Orpington.
After the war, Elizabeth worked as a special duty nurse in Dauphin, Manitoba before returning to Winnipeg where she was involved in public health nursing. She later moved to St. Catharines, Ontario with her husband Sydney Symondson. She died on August 30, 1967.
Ethel Bennet, Class of 1916
Ethel Bennett was born on August 18, 1883 in Northumberland, England. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and accepted a position on staff at the King George Hospital.
Ethel enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1917 and served in England and France. In England, nursing sister Bennet was posted at several different hospitals including: Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington; Canadian Military Hospital, Basingstoke; and West Cliff Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital, Folkestone. In November 1917, she was transferred to France and served at No. 10 Canadian Stationary Hospital.
After the war, she accepted a position in Winnipeg at the City Welfare Department. She passed away in Winnipeg on July 19, 1959.
Grace Harriott, Class of 1916
Grace Irene Harriott was born on October 11, 1888 in Selkirk, Manitoba. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in November 1916.
Nursing sister Harriott served in England and France and was initially posted to the Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington before being transferred to the No. 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, France. She had appendicitis while serving in France and several months recovering before returning to service at West Cliff Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital and later the Red Cross Special Hospital, Buxton. While in England she married Gordon Tickell.
After the war, they settled in British Columbia. Grace passed away on May 12, 1966 in Vancouver.
Isabel Jeffares, Class of 1916
Isabel Jeffares was born on November 6, 1895 in Winnipeg Manitoba. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916. After graduation, Isabel enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in July 1916 and served in England and France from 1916-1919.
While in England, nursing sister Jeffares was posted to No. 9 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Bramshott and No. 16 Canadian General Hospital, Orpington. She was sent to France and posted at No 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport and at No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.
After the war, Isabel resided in Winnipeg and worked for the Manitoba Provincial Board of Health until moving to Vancouver in 1923 to work as a public health nurse. She married John Gibb and they lived in British Columbia. She passed away on June 14, 1951 in Nanaimo.
Isabel Mortimer, Class of 1916
Isabel Mortimer was born on June 9 1888 in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and joined the staff of Winnipeg General Hospital.
In March 1917, she enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) and served in England and France from 1917 to 1919. Nursing sister Mortimer was posted to No. 9 Canadian Stationary Hospital and No. 12 Canadian General Hospital, Bramshott. She left for France in December 1917, however she became ill and was admitted to hospital at No. 3 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport.
In March 1919, she returned to Canada and accepted a position working at Dr. Galloway’s private hospital in Winnipeg where she worked for two years before joining the staff of King George Hospital. In 1929, Isabel was on staff at Cowdray Sanatorium in Mexico before returning to Canada in 1930 to accept a position as Lady Superintendent of Fort Qu’Appelle Sanatorium in Saskatchewan.
She married George Green and they settled in California. She died in 1974.
Isabella Sinclair, Class of 1916
Isabella Sinclair was born on February 2, 1889 in Millwood, Manitoba. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in February 1918.
Nursing sister Sinclair served in England at Granville Canadian Special Hospital, Buxton and later at No. 16 Canadian General Hospital, Orpington. In August 1919, she was discharged and returned to Manitoba.
Isabella moved to British Columbia and married Robert Trotter. She passed away on March 5, 1987.
Jessie Macey, Class of 1916
Jessie Gertrude Macey was born on November 18, 1891 in Saskatchewan. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1917.
Nursing sister Macey served in England and France. She was posted to Granville Canadian Special Hospital, Ramsgate and No. 16 Canadian General Hospital (Ontario Military Hospital). In November 1917, she went to France and was stationed at No. 7 and No. 2 Canadian General Hospitals, Le Treport. Nursing sister Macey completed her service at No. 11 Canadian General Hospital, Moore Barracks before returning to Canada in May 1919.
From 1920 -1925, Jessie worked in the United States, first as an anaesthetist at St. Mark’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio and then as a private duty nurse in California and Hawaii before accepting a position as a Nurse Superintendent of one of the Mayo Clinic Hospitals. She passed away in November 1967 in Ontario.
Katherine Ethelwynne Gray, Class of 1916
Katherine Ethelwynne Gray was born on May 19, 1892 in Brierwood, Manitoba. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916.
Katherine enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in January 1917 and served in England and France. Nursing sister Gray was first stationed at Granville Canadian Special Hospital before being transferred to No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in France. She completed her service in England at No. 11 Canadian General Hospital, Moore Barracks.
She returned to Canada in July 1919 and joined the staff of Winnipeg General Hospital. She married L.E. Borden and they moved to British Columbia. Katherine Gray died in 1975.
Katherine Martin, Class of 1916
Katherine McMillan Martin was born on November 26, 1891 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in November 1916.
Nursing sister Martin served in England and France from 1917 to 1919 and was posted to Granville Canadian Special Hospital, Ramsgate; Canadian Convalescent Officers Hospital, Kent and West Cliff Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital, Folkestone before being posted to No. 2 Canadian General Hospital in France.
After the war, she moved to Whonnock, British Columbia. She died in 1955.
Kathleen Perrin, Class of 1916
Kathleen Shields Perrin was born on January 21, 1894 in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in November 1916.
While with the CAMC in Canada, nursing sister Perrin was placed in charge of the Military Wards at Winnipeg General Hospital. In April 1917, she went overseas and served in England and France. Her postings included Granville Canadian Special Hospital, Ramsgate; Canadian Officers Hospital, Broadstairs; West Cliff Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital, Folkestone and No. 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, France.
After the war, she married T.F. Helliwell and was involved in private duty nursing in British Columbia. She passed away in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 17, 1980.
Margaret Lowe, Class of 1916
Margaret Lowe was born on January 26, 1886 in Morayshire, Scotland, the daughter of Thomas Lowe and Christina Lowe. Her mother died when she was five and her older sister was eight. Her father brought the two girls to Canada and they settled at Binscarth, Manitoba because they had family in the area that could help raise the children.
Margaret graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1917; she left for England on May 29, 1917.
Nursing sister Lowe served in England with No. 16 Canadian General Hospital, No. 10 Canadian Stationary Hospital, and No. 4 Canadian General Hospital. She proceeded to France in January 1918 where she joined the No. 10 Canadian Stationary Hospital at Calais until March 8, 1918 and then was posted to No. 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples.
Late in the evening of May 19th, 15 German aircraft attacked Etaples and bombed the railway bridge that carried military trains over the River Canche. The raid lasted two hours and 116 bombs were dropped over many of the hospitals and camps in the area. One of the bombs fell near the nursing sisters’ quarters and destroyed it – nursing sister Katharine Macdonald was killed instantly and seven other nursing sisters were wounded, including Margaret Lowe, who suffered a chest wound and skull fracture.
She died on May 28, 1918 at the 24th British General Hospital, Etaples and was buried at the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. For her service and sacrifice, Margaret Lowe was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Margaret Taylor, Class of 1916
Margaret Frances Taylor was born on December 24, 1891 in Boissevain, Manitoba.
She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and immediately joined the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) where she served for 17 months at the 2nd Birmingham War Hospital in England.
In March 1918, Margaret enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC). It is not known where she was posted during her service.
After the war, she returned to Winnipeg and engaged in private duty nursing. She married George Aikens and they settled in Boissevain, Manitoba. It is believed she passed away in 1983.
Marian Skillen, Class of 1916
Marian Lucile Skillen was born on June 20, 1890 in St. Martins, New Brunswick.
She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1917. Nursing sister Skillen served in England and France. She was first posted to the Duchess of Connaught’s Canadian Red Cross Hospital in April 1917. In June 1918, she was transferred to France, however upon her arrival she was admitted to No. 3 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport due to appendicitis.
After she recovered she was posted to No. 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, however she again suffered an attack of appendicitis and was admitted to Queen Alexandra Military Hospital and then sent to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Bear Wood Park, Wokingham, Berks in order to convalesce.
After the war, she engaged in private duty nursing in Chicago, Illinois and also lived in England with her husband, Norman Stoneham, during the late 1930s. It is believed she passed away in 1987 in New Brunswick.
Mary Houston, Class of 1916
Mary Houston was born on September 4, 1888 in Ottawa, Ontario and moved to Saskatchewan with her family in 1900.
She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and joined the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) and served overseas for one year. At the end of her service with the QAIMNS, she enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in October 1917.
Nursing sister Houston served in England and France. She was posted to No. 10 Canadian General Hospital, Brighton in November 1917 and then transferred to No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital in France in March 1918. She was discharged and returned to Canada in July 1919.
After the war, Mary accepted a position at the Saskatchewan Sanatorium in Fort Qu’Appelle, where she worked until her retirement. She died on July 10, 1970.
Meta Hodge, Class of 1916
Meta Hodge was born on January 28, 1882 in Clontribet, Ireland to Sara and Robert Hodge. The family immigrated to Canada and Meta enrolled in the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing. She graduated in 1916 and immediately began working in the Military Wards at Winnipeg General Hospital.
In March 1917, Meta enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) and was posted to the Granville Canadian Special Hospital, Ramsgate before being transferred to No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital in France. The busy hospital, which received hundreds of casualties daily, was located near Doullens, surrounded by an open field and not close to a military installation.
During the night of May 30, 1917, German aircraft bombed the hospital and the main building, despite having the large red cross painted on the roof, received a direct hit. Three nursing sisters were killed and one badly wounded. Nursing sister Hodge was wounded; however, she remained at her post and assisted in evacuating patients out of the burning building until losing consciousness herself. She was sent to the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital in London to recover and received the Military Medal for bravery during enemy raids. Nursing sister Hodge recovered and was reposted to No. 14 Canadian General Hospital, Brighton before being discharged and returning to Canada in August 1919.
After the war, Meta joined the staff of Winnipeg General Hospital and later worked as a Public Health Nurse for the Manitoba Provincial Board of Health. In 1921, she moved to Philadelphia where she took a post-graduate course on Infectious Diseases. When she returned to Canada she moved to British Columbia to work with the Department of Education in Victoria.
Meta Hodge died on June 19, 1954 in Vancouver.
Renee White, Class of 1916
Renee Millard White was born on August 12, 1892 in Huntsville, Ontario.
She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and began working in the Military Wards at Winnipeg General Hospital and later nursed at No. 10 Manitoba Military Hospital (Tuxedo Park). She enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1917 and went overseas; however, it is not known where she was posted.
After the war, she returned to her home in Huntsville, Ontario.
Ruby Belle Dickie, Class of 1916
Ruby Belle Dickie was born in Carlyle, Saskatchewan on July 29, 1890 to James Hay Dickie and Elizabeth Mitchell Clinkskill. She moved to Winnipeg at an early age and graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916. Immediately after graduation, she joined the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAIMNSR) and served in Mesopotamia, Egypt and England.
Ruby Dickie wrote about her experiences in Mesopotamia in a letter “In an Eastern Theatre of War,” that was published in the Nurses’ Alumnae Journal, December 1919.
Excerpts from a letter written by Ruby Dickie:
In an Eastern Theatre of War
In November, 1917, I was fortunate enough to one of the party of nurses belonging to the Queen Alexandra’s Military Nursing Service Reserve, detailed for duty in the East. How excited we all were when the news was received, and what shopping expeditions were soon on foot in order to be properly equipped for active service in that far off theatre of war. We did not know whether we would be travelling over land or via the Cape, the poor sailors hoping it would be the former. However, it turned out not to be the case, and it was our good fortune to take the longest way round and safest way there.
On November 28 [1917] we sailed from the historical port, Plymouth, together with five other transports, two destroyers, and one cruiser. How thrilling the embarking was! The harbor was full of all kinds of boats and war craft of every description, the sight of which was quite cheering when one thought of the long voyage ahead of us and the danger of submarines.
…..we arrived at Basra, the port for Mesopotamia and the base for the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force. Basra has become a very busy place since the British entered the country. All the supplies brought form abroad are transshipped here from the ocean-going vessels to the smaller river boats which carry goods to the interior.
At Basra we again transshipped –this time we embarked in a paddle ambulance boat, a very comfortable craft which was used for bringing the sick and wounded down the river. The sail up the Tigris to Amara, our final destination, took 36 hours and was a very novel experience for all.
It was January when we arrived and the wet season was in full swing – the mud left nothing to be desired in quality and quantity. It is that sticky variety that would pull off your gum boots if you were not careful. The wet season lasts from December to February, then the weather becomes warmer and is bearable until May; June, July, August and September are much too hot for comfort.
We were stationed at the 32nd British General Hospital, which had a capacity of 1000 beds. The huts were made of reeds plastered over with mud, the roof and floor were also mud. The operating theatre was the only part of the building that could boast of glass windows – in the wards were straw shutters, which served the purpose of windows. By far the greater number of cases was medical ones. Patients suffering from malaria, dysentery, typhoid and other fevers and cardiac diseases, filled most of the beds. Epidemics of cholera, smallpox, plague, etc., were frequently occurring but these were cared for in the isolation hospitals. The hospital was well equipped with electric fans, light and ice, but with the temperature 110 – 115 [degrees] in the shade for weeks at a time, even these luxuries did not make it the most comfortable spot on earth for a sick person. Imagine the suffering and hardships endured by those who entered the country the first years of the campaign, when there were none of these comforts, not even a decent water supply.
It was the dream of every patient in hospital to get down to India, but this good luck came only to the most severe cases. Surgical cases that required further operative care were sent down and the most severe cases of dysentery were usually sent down. Other cases were sent to convalescent camps in Mesopotamia. The work in hospital was very interesting, as one came in contact with many diseases which are rarely found in this country. It is wonderful what progress medical science has made during the past few years in regard to the treatment and control of the many terrible diseases so prevalent in the East, the medical men of the army doing much to help on the good work during the war.
Ruby B. Dickie ‘16
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After the war, she returned to Winnipeg and accepted a position with the Manitoba Provincial Board of Health. She was transferred to Brandon in 1925. In 1936, she was honoured by King George V during his Jubilee.
Later in her career, she joined the Out Patients Department of St. Boniface Hospital, until her retirement in 1956.
Ruby was an active member of the Winnipeg General Hospital Nurses’ Alumnae Association and took on many roles involving in the publication of the Alumnae Journal.
She passed away in Winnipeg on March 20, 1981.
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Ruth McKay, Class of 1916
Ruth McKay was born on November 23, 1891 in Moncton, New Brunswick. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1916 and enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in March 1917.
Nursing sister McKay served in England and France and was posted to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Uxbridge in May 1917 before being transferred to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton (No. 10 Canadian General Hospital). In 1918, she was admitted to hospital in France suffering from influenza. She was discharged and returned to Canada in February 1919.
After the war, Ruth was a special duty nurse at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. She died in Albany, New York on August 5, 1920 of septicemia following an operation for appendicitis.
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