World War I (1914-1918)

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Odell, Elizabeth

Born on June 29, 1888, Odell graduated from Bishop’s University in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages. She went on to teach at Westbourne School in West Toronto, before enrolling in the Montreal General Hospital of Nursing, where she graduated top of her class.

She served four years in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I.

Poster

Bishop's Fighting Woman - Nursing in the First World War

Bishop’s Fighting Woman – Nursing in the First World War
By: Alyshia Mccabe and Paige LaPierre

Burial Information:

Saint Peter Cemetery in Sherbrooke Quebec

Resources:

The Mitre Archives

The Alumnae Association of The Montreal General Hospital School of Nursing

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