© 2020, Christian Cassidy
This
series tells the story of Manitobans who died fighting the
"Spanish" Influenza pandemic of 1918 -1919. For the complete list and an
introduction to the series, see part one.
Nursing Sister Christina Frederickson (1886 - 1918)
Christina Frederickson was born in Iceland in 1886. The Frederickson family came to North America when Christina was two
years old and her childhood was spent in Duluth, Minnesota. The family moved to Glenboro, Manitoba when she was in her teens.
Frederickson
went to Edmonton where she attended Strathcona Hospital's nursing school
from 1913 to 1916. Upon graduation, she returned to Glenboro to practice.
An item in the Glenboro Gazette of November 22, 1917 notes that
Christina left for Edmonton where she would spend the winter and thanked
her for her “excellent service” to the community.
On
January 10, 1918, Frederickson enlisted to serve in the war as a
Nursing Sister and was assigned to the Strathcona Military Hospital in
Edmonton. (Modern military references, like her Canadian Virtual War Memorial entry, state that she enlisted October 1, 1918, but the medical exam sheet in her medical file clearly states January 10, 1918.)
Medical notes in her military file state that Frederickson began her shift on the morning of October 24, 1918 and, "That afternoon she was relieved (as) she was obviously unfit to continue" when her temperature reached 103 degrees and she developed a "troublesome" cough.
The October 28 entry notes that at 12:45 am she was "very weak" and her temperature had risen to 104 degrees. She died at 5:20 pm that day. Christina Frederickson was 32 years old.
Frederickson's body was returned to Manitoba and was buried in Bru Frikirk Ju Lutheran Church Cemetery at Glenboro.
Medical notes in her military file state that Frederickson began her shift on the morning of October 24, 1918 and, "That afternoon she was relieved (as) she was obviously unfit to continue" when her temperature reached 103 degrees and she developed a "troublesome" cough.
The October 28 entry notes that at 12:45 am she was "very weak" and her temperature had risen to 104 degrees. She died at 5:20 pm that day. Christina Frederickson was 32 years old.
Frederickson's body was returned to Manitoba and was buried in Bru Frikirk Ju Lutheran Church Cemetery at Glenboro.
Image sources:
Portrait from Military Service Recognition Book (2019), Royal Canadian Legion AB-NWT Command
Newspaper clipping from Nov. 22, 1917, Glenboro Gazette
Portrait from Military Service Recognition Book (2019), Royal Canadian Legion AB-NWT Command
Newspaper clipping from Nov. 22, 1917, Glenboro Gazette
Nursing Sister Ainslie St. Clair Dagg (1892 - 1918)
Ainslie
Dagg was born February 5, 1892, in Selkirk, Manitoba. The
family moved to Winnipeg around 1904 and Ainslie attended Havergal
College, (now
Balmoral Hall), then Toronto's Bishop Stachan School.
By 1913, Dagg was back in Winnipeg and was accepted to the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing. She lived in the nurses' residence while studying.
After graduating in 1916, Dagg volunteered with the Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Service and was sent to England. She joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps as a Nursing Sister on April 2, 1918 and was assigned to the No. 15 Canadian General Hospital, at Clivedon, England.
Dagg contracted influenza and was admitted to her own hospital on November 19, 1918 in "seriously ill" condition. She died of pneumonia on November 29, 1918 at the age of 26 and was buried in the Cliveden War Cemetery.
For a more detailed story about Nursing Sister Dagg, see my West End Dumplings post.
Dagg contracted influenza and was admitted to her own hospital on November 19, 1918 in "seriously ill" condition. She died of pneumonia on November 29, 1918 at the age of 26 and was buried in the Cliveden War Cemetery.
For a more detailed story about Nursing Sister Dagg, see my West End Dumplings post.
Image sources:
Portrait from Imperial War Museum
Signature from Military File, Library and Archives Canada
Hospital photo from Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County
Eva May McNee (ca. 1890 - 1918)
Eva McNee was originally from Huron County, Ontario and a graduate of the Winnipeg General Hospital's School of Nursing.
She contracted the disease while caring for patients at the King George Hospital annex on Logan Avenue and was transferred to the King George Hospital. She suffered for two weeks before dying on November 23, 1918 at the age of 28.
McNee's funeral took place in Winnipeg on November 25th. According to this article she was buried in the Maitland Cemetery just outside the town of Goderich, Ontario. Her headstone reads: "She lived and died for others".
She contracted the disease while caring for patients at the King George Hospital annex on Logan Avenue and was transferred to the King George Hospital. She suffered for two weeks before dying on November 23, 1918 at the age of 28.
McNee's funeral took place in Winnipeg on November 25th. According to this article she was buried in the Maitland Cemetery just outside the town of Goderich, Ontario. Her headstone reads: "She lived and died for others".
Image sources:
Portrait and headline from Nov. 29, 1918, Winnipeg Tribune
Portrait and headline from Nov. 29, 1918, Winnipeg Tribune
Ella Nichols was the first volunteer nurse in Winnipeg to die in the battle against influenza.
Nichols was a typist at Great West Life Assurance Company and was likely sent home when many of the city's big offices were shut down due to health orders. Rather than sit at home, she lived with her parent at 588 Ashburn Street, she signed up to be a volunteer nurse.
Nichols was a typist at Great West Life Assurance Company and was likely sent home when many of the city's big offices were shut down due to health orders. Rather than sit at home, she lived with her parent at 588 Ashburn Street, she signed up to be a volunteer nurse.
After
her training, Nichols was assigned to the King George Hospital annex on Logan
Avenue. She was transferred to King George Hospital
when she fell ill and later died on November 13th at the age of 22. She was buried in
Elmwood Cemetery.
Nichols' name was added to the company's official honour roll of employees who gave their lives in World War I, (source).
Image sources:Nichols' name was added to the company's official honour roll of employees who gave their lives in World War I, (source).
Portrait from: Nov. 14, 1918 Winnipeg Free Press
Card of Thanks: Nov. 18, 1918, Winnipeg Free Press
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