| Accession Number |
20000105-054 |
| Museum |
CWM |
| Collection |
Canadian Nurses Association
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art Canadian War Museum
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| Person / School / Hospital |
Subject, Smellie , C.B.E., R.R.C., L.L.D., Colonel Elizabeth Lawrie
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| Place of Use |
Continent - North America, Country - Canada
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| Place of Origin |
Country - Canada
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| Artist / Maker / Manufacturer |
Forbes, Captain Kenneth Keith
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| Inscription |
(obverse label 1/avers étiquette 1): Presented to COLONEL ELIZABETH SMELLIE. C.B.E., R.R.C., L.L.D Matron in Chief R.C.A.M.C. by the Nursing Services June 17th 1944. (obverse label 2/avers étiquette 2): Colonel Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie; C.B.E., R.R.C,L.L.D; The first Canadian Woman to be promoted to the rank of Colonel; In recognition of service with the Canadian Army: Matron 1915-1920, Matron- in Chief 1940 -1944, organized the Canadian Women's Army Corps, 1941, |
| Title |
Colonel Elizabeth Laurie Smellie C.B.E., R.R.C., L.L.D. |
| Begin Date |
1944/01/01 |
| End Date |
1944/06/07 |
| Measurements |
Height 106.9 cm, Width 86.7 cm |
| Events |
1914-1919 First World War
1939-1945 Second World War
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| Service Component |
Canadian Army
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| Branch |
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
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| Caption |
Medal Set, Colonel Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie, CBE, RRC, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| Additional Information |
Colonel Smellie was a distinguished nursing sister in the First World War who was 'Mentioned in Despatches.'* She was Matron-in-Chief in the Canadian Medical Army Corps during the Second World War. In 1941, she took a leave of four months to supervise the organization of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC). She was the first Canadian woman to be promoted to the rank of colonel. |
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| Caption |
Colonel Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie Canada's Matron-in-Chief |
| Additional Information |
Colonel Smellie was a distinguished nursing sister in the First World War who was 'Mentioned in Despatches.' She was Matron-in-Chief in the Canadian Medical Army Corps during the Second World War. In 1941, she took a leave of four months to supervise the organization of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC). She was the first Canadian woman to be promoted to the rank of colonel. After the war she worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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