Bridgewater Bulletin 12 December 1916, page 4 column 2, 3 and 4
Nursing Sister Tupper Dead - The Passing of a Noble High-Minded Woman Who Died at Duty's Post
Worn out in heart and body, Nursing Sister Tupper of Bridgewater laid down her life's burden in the Canadian hospital at Uxbridge, England, on Saturday, the 9th inst. and passed to her eternal rest. The news was received here with unfeigned sorrow by a large number of friends, and we know that the tidings of Nursing Sister Tupper's death is mourned by the soldiers from home to whom she was a sincere friend and for whom she worked unceasingly to alleviate their sufferings and brighten their weary days of exile; for she lived her noble work though it wrung her heart to witness the anguish of our stricken heroes. When Nursing Sister Tupper was home last winter she gave brief talks on the condition of things at the front and in the hospitals, the result was that she carried back a goodly sum collected by ladies, young and old, in this county, to be expended in comfort for our boys in the trenches or in hospitals, and since then sums of money have been sent to her for the same purpose, and her reports as to the disposition of these funds were full of devotion to the cause she espoused and since died for. Last February, in France, Nursing Sister Tupper was awarded the Royal Red Cross decoration, and on December 2nd, just gone by, she was decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace. Thus, full of earthly honors, she passed to the great beyond where eternal reward awaited her and the turmoil and horrors of war trouble her no more. Nursing Sister Tupper was the widow of the late William S. Tupper of this town, and a daughter of Mrs. R.P. Trefry, also of Bridgewater. Mrs. Florence Wade, Mrs. Alfred Wade, Mrs. Starr and Mrs. H.M. Pattillo are half sisters to whom the sympathy of the community is extended. The remains will be buried in England in deference to the request of the deceased.
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Nursing Sister Tupper was ordered to report at Quebec on September 23, 1914, and sailed with the first contingent from Valcartier, arriving in England on October 16th. She was placed on observation duty in military hospitals. Later she went to London and then to Millank, where she, with other nurses, were presented to Princess Louise. Her first Canadian military duty was at Salisbury. She was sent to France on April 6th, 1915, and served at No. 2 Canadian General Hospital where she had charge of 160 beds. She remained there until May 30th when the strain of heavy work caused her health to fail and she was invalided to England and remained in the Convalescent Home for Canadian Nurses for some time. Her next duty was at Clivedon and Shorncliffe. From there she was sent with other nurses in charge of 800 Canadian wounded soldiers to Canada for convalescence, arriving in Halifax on November 15th, 1915. She came home to Bridgewater and remained until December 2nd, when she sailed for England from St. John and registered for duty at Ramsgate in the special Canadian Hospital. Desiring duty nearer the seat of war she was sent back to France in February, 1916. It was here on the King's birthday that she was awarded the Royal Red Cross. She served here until the first of November, when she was sent back to England for winter duty at the Canadian Hospital, Uxbridge, broken in health from the constant and continued strain of her faithful work. On December 2nd Nursing Sister Tupper was decorated by His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace. Directly afterwards she contracted a cold which developed into pneumonia, and on last Saturday morning her mother received a cable stating that she was seriously ill, and in the evening of the same day the wires brought the sad news of her death. "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Contributed by Linda Bedford
This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at Hillingdon and Uxbridge Cemetery.
Nursing Sister Tupper Dead - The Passing of a Noble High-Minded Woman Who Died at Duty's Post
Worn out in heart and body, Nursing Sister Tupper of Bridgewater laid down her life's burden in the Canadian hospital at Uxbridge, England, on Saturday, the 9th inst. and passed to her eternal rest. The news was received here with unfeigned sorrow by a large number of friends, and we know that the tidings of Nursing Sister Tupper's death is mourned by the soldiers from home to whom she was a sincere friend and for whom she worked unceasingly to alleviate their sufferings and brighten their weary days of exile; for she lived her noble work though it wrung her heart to witness the anguish of our stricken heroes. When Nursing Sister Tupper was home last winter she gave brief talks on the condition of things at the front and in the hospitals, the result was that she carried back a goodly sum collected by ladies, young and old, in this county, to be expended in comfort for our boys in the trenches or in hospitals, and since then sums of money have been sent to her for the same purpose, and her reports as to the disposition of these funds were full of devotion to the cause she espoused and since died for. Last February, in France, Nursing Sister Tupper was awarded the Royal Red Cross decoration, and on December 2nd, just gone by, she was decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace. Thus, full of earthly honors, she passed to the great beyond where eternal reward awaited her and the turmoil and horrors of war trouble her no more. Nursing Sister Tupper was the widow of the late William S. Tupper of this town, and a daughter of Mrs. R.P. Trefry, also of Bridgewater. Mrs. Florence Wade, Mrs. Alfred Wade, Mrs. Starr and Mrs. H.M. Pattillo are half sisters to whom the sympathy of the community is extended. The remains will be buried in England in deference to the request of the deceased.
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Nursing Sister Tupper was ordered to report at Quebec on September 23, 1914, and sailed with the first contingent from Valcartier, arriving in England on October 16th. She was placed on observation duty in military hospitals. Later she went to London and then to Millank, where she, with other nurses, were presented to Princess Louise. Her first Canadian military duty was at Salisbury. She was sent to France on April 6th, 1915, and served at No. 2 Canadian General Hospital where she had charge of 160 beds. She remained there until May 30th when the strain of heavy work caused her health to fail and she was invalided to England and remained in the Convalescent Home for Canadian Nurses for some time. Her next duty was at Clivedon and Shorncliffe. From there she was sent with other nurses in charge of 800 Canadian wounded soldiers to Canada for convalescence, arriving in Halifax on November 15th, 1915. She came home to Bridgewater and remained until December 2nd, when she sailed for England from St. John and registered for duty at Ramsgate in the special Canadian Hospital. Desiring duty nearer the seat of war she was sent back to France in February, 1916. It was here on the King's birthday that she was awarded the Royal Red Cross. She served here until the first of November, when she was sent back to England for winter duty at the Canadian Hospital, Uxbridge, broken in health from the constant and continued strain of her faithful work. On December 2nd Nursing Sister Tupper was decorated by His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace. Directly afterwards she contracted a cold which developed into pneumonia, and on last Saturday morning her mother received a cable stating that she was seriously ill, and in the evening of the same day the wires brought the sad news of her death. "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Contributed by Linda Bedford
This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at Hillingdon and Uxbridge Cemetery.
Bridgewater Bulletin 12 December 1916, page 4 column 2, 3 and 4
Nursing Sister Tupper Dead - The Passing of a Noble High-Minded Woman Who Died at Duty's Post
Worn out in heart and body, Nursing Sister Tupper of Bridgewater laid down her life's burden in the Canadian hospital at Uxbridge, England, on Saturday, the 9th inst. and passed to her eternal rest. The news was received here with unfeigned sorrow by a large number of friends, and we know that the tidings of Nursing Sister Tupper's death is mourned by the soldiers from home to whom she was a sincere friend and for whom she worked unceasingly to alleviate their sufferings and brighten their weary days of exile; for she lived her noble work though it wrung her heart to witness the anguish of our stricken heroes. When Nursing Sister Tupper was home last winter she gave brief talks on the condition of things at the front and in the hospitals, the result was that she carried back a goodly sum collected by ladies, young and old, in this county, to be expended in comfort for our boys in the trenches or in hospitals, and since then sums of money have been sent to her for the same purpose, and her reports as to the disposition of these funds were full of devotion to the cause she espoused and since died for. Last February, in France, Nursing Sister Tupper was awarded the Royal Red Cross decoration, and on December 2nd, just gone by, she was decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace. Thus, full of earthly honors, she passed to the great beyond where eternal reward awaited her and the turmoil and horrors of war trouble her no more. Nursing Sister Tupper was the widow of the late William S. Tupper of this town, and a daughter of Mrs. R.P. Trefry, also of Bridgewater. Mrs. Florence Wade, Mrs. Alfred Wade, Mrs. Starr and Mrs. H.M. Pattillo are half sisters to whom the sympathy of the community is extended. The remains will be buried in England in deference to the request of the deceased.
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Nursing Sister Tupper was ordered to report at Quebec on September 23, 1914, and sailed with the first contingent from Valcartier, arriving in England on October 16th. She was placed on observation duty in military hospitals. Later she went to London and then to Millank, where she, with other nurses, were presented to Princess Louise. Her first Canadian military duty was at Salisbury. She was sent to France on April 6th, 1915, and served at No. 2 Canadian General Hospital where she had charge of 160 beds. She remained there until May 30th when the strain of heavy work caused her health to fail and she was invalided to England and remained in the Convalescent Home for Canadian Nurses for some time. Her next duty was at Clivedon and Shorncliffe. From there she was sent with other nurses in charge of 800 Canadian wounded soldiers to Canada for convalescence, arriving in Halifax on November 15th, 1915. She came home to Bridgewater and remained until December 2nd, when she sailed for England from St. John and registered for duty at Ramsgate in the special Canadian Hospital. Desiring duty nearer the seat of war she was sent back to France in February, 1916. It was here on the King's birthday that she was awarded the Royal Red Cross. She served here until the first of November, when she was sent back to England for winter duty at the Canadian Hospital, Uxbridge, broken in health from the constant and continued strain of her faithful work. On December 2nd Nursing Sister Tupper was decorated by His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace. Directly afterwards she contracted a cold which developed into pneumonia, and on last Saturday morning her mother received a cable stating that she was seriously ill, and in the evening of the same day the wires brought the sad news of her death. "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Contributed by Linda Bedford
This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at Hillingdon and Uxbridge Cemetery.
Nursing Sister Tupper Dead - The Passing of a Noble High-Minded Woman Who Died at Duty's Post
Worn out in heart and body, Nursing Sister Tupper of Bridgewater laid down her life's burden in the Canadian hospital at Uxbridge, England, on Saturday, the 9th inst. and passed to her eternal rest. The news was received here with unfeigned sorrow by a large number of friends, and we know that the tidings of Nursing Sister Tupper's death is mourned by the soldiers from home to whom she was a sincere friend and for whom she worked unceasingly to alleviate their sufferings and brighten their weary days of exile; for she lived her noble work though it wrung her heart to witness the anguish of our stricken heroes. When Nursing Sister Tupper was home last winter she gave brief talks on the condition of things at the front and in the hospitals, the result was that she carried back a goodly sum collected by ladies, young and old, in this county, to be expended in comfort for our boys in the trenches or in hospitals, and since then sums of money have been sent to her for the same purpose, and her reports as to the disposition of these funds were full of devotion to the cause she espoused and since died for. Last February, in France, Nursing Sister Tupper was awarded the Royal Red Cross decoration, and on December 2nd, just gone by, she was decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace. Thus, full of earthly honors, she passed to the great beyond where eternal reward awaited her and the turmoil and horrors of war trouble her no more. Nursing Sister Tupper was the widow of the late William S. Tupper of this town, and a daughter of Mrs. R.P. Trefry, also of Bridgewater. Mrs. Florence Wade, Mrs. Alfred Wade, Mrs. Starr and Mrs. H.M. Pattillo are half sisters to whom the sympathy of the community is extended. The remains will be buried in England in deference to the request of the deceased.
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Nursing Sister Tupper was ordered to report at Quebec on September 23, 1914, and sailed with the first contingent from Valcartier, arriving in England on October 16th. She was placed on observation duty in military hospitals. Later she went to London and then to Millank, where she, with other nurses, were presented to Princess Louise. Her first Canadian military duty was at Salisbury. She was sent to France on April 6th, 1915, and served at No. 2 Canadian General Hospital where she had charge of 160 beds. She remained there until May 30th when the strain of heavy work caused her health to fail and she was invalided to England and remained in the Convalescent Home for Canadian Nurses for some time. Her next duty was at Clivedon and Shorncliffe. From there she was sent with other nurses in charge of 800 Canadian wounded soldiers to Canada for convalescence, arriving in Halifax on November 15th, 1915. She came home to Bridgewater and remained until December 2nd, when she sailed for England from St. John and registered for duty at Ramsgate in the special Canadian Hospital. Desiring duty nearer the seat of war she was sent back to France in February, 1916. It was here on the King's birthday that she was awarded the Royal Red Cross. She served here until the first of November, when she was sent back to England for winter duty at the Canadian Hospital, Uxbridge, broken in health from the constant and continued strain of her faithful work. On December 2nd Nursing Sister Tupper was decorated by His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace. Directly afterwards she contracted a cold which developed into pneumonia, and on last Saturday morning her mother received a cable stating that she was seriously ill, and in the evening of the same day the wires brought the sad news of her death. "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Contributed by Linda Bedford
This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at Hillingdon and Uxbridge Cemetery.
Inscription
TUPPER Adruenna A 8 Dec 1916 widow of William Stanley, R.R.C., Nursing sister, served with the Canadian Forces from the commencement of the war & was decorated with the order of t
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