POPE, Georgina Fane
Biography
Georgina Fane POPE was born January 1, 1862 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Her father was a Statesman. She trained at Bellevue Hospital, New York, USA.
Nursing Service in the Boer War
Sister Georgina Fane POPE was sent by Canada as their Senior Nurse to care for the sick and wounded during the Boer War.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Sailed in the Sardinian October 30, 1899 arriving Cape Town December 1899. The Roslin Castle left Cape Town for Halifax, N.S., December 13 with the following (on passage home)... The Roslin Castle arrived Halifax January 1901. Sailed SS Corinthian January 28 1901 to Liverpool, then from Southampton on RMS Saxon, arriving Cape Town March 2, 1901. Departed Durban June 25, 1902 in SS Winifedian, arriving Halifax July 22, 1902. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross (RRC) for her services as the Senior Canadian nurse in South Africa.
Post Boer War
In 1906 she began work as a member of the permanent Canadian Army Medical Corps at the Canadian Hospital in Halifax. Two years later, she attained the position of Matron, the first in the history of the Canadian Army Medical Corps. She went overseas in 1917, but was invalided back to Canada at the end of 1918.
References
- ↑ WO 100/225 QSA Medal Roll p223 created at The Irish Hospital, Pretoria; dated July 11, 1901
- ↑ WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p13 created at No1 General Hospital, Wynberg; dated July 14, 1901
- ↑ WO 100/229 QSA Medal Roll p30 created at No3 General Hospital, Kroonstad; dated August 7, 1901
- ↑ The London Gazette, October 31, 1902; p6907
- ↑ The Times, December 19, 1900 p10b&10c
- ↑ WO 100/287 QSA Medal Roll p200 created at Toronto; dated June 6, 1901
- ↑ WO 100/287 QSA Medal Roll p265 created at Ottawa; dated December 3, 1902
- ↑ Nicholson, GWL (1975) Canada's Nursing Sisters. AM Hakkert Ltd.
