Laura Gamble

Laura Gamble (4 September 1887 – June 27, 1918) was a Canadian nurse.

A 1910 alumna of the University of Toronto, Gamble joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps as a nurse during the First World War.[1] She served on a hospital ship in the Mediterranean[2] and at hospitals in Greece, France, and England.[3] For her service she was awarded the Royal Red Cross and the Victory Medal.[4]

References
  1. Canadian Great War Project: "Nursing Sister Laura Adelaide Gamble"
  2. Ottawa Citizen: "Amos: The Wakefield nurse who was decorated for First World War service"
  3. Library and Archives Canada: "Laura Gamble, Nursing Sister, Canadian Army Medical Corps"
  4. 1914.org: "Women in Public Service"
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