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47 Canadian nurses died from disease, hospital ship sinking, bombings. According to Collections Canada 3,141 women enlisted as nurses.
14 Nursing Sisters were aboard the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle when it was sunk in June of 1918. The U-boat that torpedoed the ship surfaced also sunk all but one lifeboat and shot many of the survivors. Out of 234 aboard the ship, only 24 survived.
6 Nursing Sisters died as a result of their hospital being bombed. 15 are known to have died of disease.
A good website "Finding the Forty-Seven" is tracking down how and when the nurses died.
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2139 served overseas423 served in Australia25 died388 were decoratedhttp://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/anecdotes/casualty.html
Hom many women died in ww1?
308
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Uhmm.. Canada?
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1234
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2139 served overseas423 served in Australia25 died388 were decoratedhttp://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/anecdotes/casualty.html
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many
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yes they did
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the nurses ate hay stacks and dirt
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There were about 1,012,000 people form the UK that died in WW1.
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The conditions were harsh and nasty
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100000000000000
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Most nurses in WW1 were trained in hospitals and had the occansional lectures. Majority of a traniee-nurses training was practical.
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none
Hom many women died in ww1?
308
