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Nom de l'objet : Cape
Catégorie de l'objet : Personal Artifacts
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : Clothing - Outerwear
Matériaux : fibre, cotton, polyester
metal
Technique de fabrication : woven
sewn
Numéro d'accession : 467
Fabricant : Unknown
Nom du marchand : Unknown
Date de fin de production : 19080000 Later Than
Description : A short cape with a lining and stand up collar. There is a metal clasp and chain near the collar that hold the cape on.
Commentaires : The first association of nurses with the Canadian military was during the Northwest Rebellion. In 1885, military troops were sent to Saskatchewan; they were accompanied by volunteer civilian nurses. Following the Rebellion, the nurses were praised for their bravery and awarded the Northwest Medal. Volunteer nurses from the Victorian Order of Nurses were sent with volunteer soldiers to the Yukon in 1898. Nurses again were sent voluntarily to the Boer War in 1899. A reserve nursing corps was established in 1904. It consisted of twenty-five nurses. It was not until World War I, however, that a permanent nursing corps was established. Unlike nurses from other militaries, Canadian nurses held a military rank. They worked in four types of patient care units: field ambulances, evacuation posts, stationary hospitals, and general hospitals. At the end of the war, 3 141 Nursing Sisters were enlisted and 2 504 had been sent overseas. During World War II, the nursing service was expanded to all three branches of the Canadian military. Each branch had a distinctive uniform but all nurses wore the white veil. At the end of the war 4 480 nurses were enlisted in the Canadian military with 3 656 in the army, 481 in the air force, and 343 in the navy. Today nurses serve with the Canadian Forces Medical Services and have participated in military efforts in Korea, the Gulf War, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda, Somalia, and Afghanistan.
Nombre d'objets : 1
Nombre de parties composantes : 1
Étiquette ou poinçon : The clasp is a gold-linked chain with two lion heads attached to the cape.
Établissement : Debert Military Museum  Facebook-Debert Military Museum 
Ville de l'établissement : Debert
Province de l'établissement : NS

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