08 March 2021

Women/Commonwealth Day

Today is International Women's Day, and also Commonwealth Day.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a blog post celebrating women of conspicuous courage.

Included are Nursing Sister Agnes Wightman Wilkie - Royal Canadian Navy, who died when the  SS Caribou was torpedoed in 1942,  Her 36-page service file, all but 11 of which are for dates after her death, is at LAC here.


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