Mildred Robertson

Rank:

Nursing Sister

Unit at enlistment:

Canadian Army Medical Corps, I.O.D.E. Hospital, Hyde Park, London, England

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Awards or decorations:

Mentioned in Despatches

Commemorated at:

Alexandra Presbyterian Church

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Halifax

Birth city:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Next of kin address:

78 Robertson Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Nurse

Religious denominations:

Presbyterian

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

London Gazette: 29890
Date: January 4, 1917
Honour or Award: Mentioned in Despatches
Name: Mildred Robertson
Unit: Canadian Nursing Service

BX January 26, 1917

Honour Confirmed

Mrs. J.S. Hamilton has received a letter from Miss Mildred Robertson which confirms the report that Miss Robertson, who is on active service as a nurse, has been decorated with the coveted honour of the Royal Red Cross.

BX February 6, 1919

In Charge of New Hospital – Matron Mildred Robertson First Nurse to Go Overseas from Here, at Toronto

One of the first Brantford nurses to go overseas, Nursing Sister Mildred Robertson, began new duties in Toronto yesterday, when the Dominion Orthopedic Hospital on Christie Street, which has been in process of erection for some time, opened its doors to 50 soldier patients from Davisville.

Miss Robertson is the matron of this new home for amputation cases. She is a graduate of the Brantford General Hospital, and went overseas with the first contingent in 1914. She served for four strenuous years in military hospitals in France and England, and more than one returned soldier has had reason to offer thanks for her presence in the hour of crisis. Three weeks ago she returned from England, and after a short rest, resumed her nursing work as matron of the new hospital.

For the next few weeks it is proposed to bring 50 men a day to the hospital from Military District No. 2, and it is thought that within a month more than 600 will be installed. The building’s capacity is 900 men.

Miss Robertson’s opinion of the hospital as compared with others in which she has served is that without doubt it is one of the finest institutions of its kind on the American Continent. No hospital is better equipped with more modern appliances and more facilities for treating the crippled returned men.