Unveiling Women in War: The Voluntary Aid Detachment during the First World War
When Canadian men rushed to the recruiting stations in 1914, professionally trained nurses could enlist with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC); the first contingent, composed of 101 nursing sisters, sailed for England as early as September 1914. [1] For women who were not trained nurses, however, there were relatively few opportunities to actively participate […]
Beyond the Poet: John McCrae and the Canadian Army Medical Corps
This Sunday, January 28th, will mark the centenary of the death of the well-known Canadian poet- John McCrae. Author of the poem In Flanders Fields, McCrae’s memory is immortalized in the words he wrote during the Second Battle of Ypres. The Canadian soldier, however, was more than just a poet. When the war broke out […]
