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Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy

July 31, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy

On 8 August 1914 a contingent of nursing sisters sailed in the the hastily converted, His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship PRINCE GEORGE. I wonder if they realized they were making history. They were the first women to serve at sea in a ship under the control of the Royal Canadian Navy! This milestone would not be […]

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