Edith R Dick
Edith Rainsford Dick (1 March 1906 – 29 March 1978)[1] was a Canadian nurse who served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps for World War II as a Major Matron. She was a recipient of the Royal Red Cross First Class Award.
Biography[edit]
Dick was born in Milton, Ontario on 1 March 1906 to W.I. Dick and Margaret Young, one of nine children.[1][2] She attended her early schooling in Milton. Dick went to the University of Toronto for a Bachelor of Arts for two years, which she left to enroll in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.[1] She returned from John Hopkins to Canada to finish her Bachelor's degree at the University of Toronto,[1][3] which she then completed a Certificate in Public Health Nursing from the University.[1]
Dick became Assistant Superintendent of the Ontario Hospital in Whitby in 1932.[1] She became the Superintendent of Nurses for the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital in 1934, following her role at the New Toronto Hospital the previous year.[1] In 1935, Dick applied to the Nursing Branch of the Ontario Department of Health, becoming the Inspector of Schools of Nursing for Ontario.[1]
She served in World War II as a major matron in two Canadian hospitals established in both England and France.[4] After her service, Dick was awarded the Royal Red Cross First Class Award by King George VI in 1948.[4][5][6]
Dick was inducted into the Milton Walk of Fame in 2014 for her influence on Canadian nursing standards.[4][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cooke, Alex (1997). Whitlock, Brenda (ed.). Milton Area Biographies. Vol. 2. Milton Historical Society. pp. 83–84. ISBN 0969562950.
- ^ "Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 14, 1944, p. 7". news.halinet.on.ca. June 14, 1944. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 8 Jun 1944, p. 1". news.milton.halinet.on.ca. June 8, 1944. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ a b c Slack, Julie (2014-02-24). "Five people inducted into Milton's Walk of Fame". Inside Halton. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "Bloomberg Nursing recognizes its veterans on Remembrance Day". Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ a b "Edith Dick gets star on the Milton Walk of Fame" (PDF). Registered Nurse Journal. 2014.
External links[edit]
- Dick's notable internment page, Evergreen Cemetery