Edith Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian nursing sister in World War I
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Edith Campbell
- Edith Campbell, (12 December 1871 – 1951) was a Canadian nurse.
- She was one of the first Canadian nurses to arrive in England to assist in the establishment of the Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital, a field hospital in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, and serve during the First World War in both England and France, earning a number of medals including the Royal Red Cross, first class, and the Military Medal.
- She was also twice mentioned in dispatches. After the war, she was superintendent of the Toronto Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses.
- Her medals and a number of her personal items are held by the Canadian War Museum.
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