Elizabeth Smellie | |
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| Born | March 22, 1884 Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Died | March 5, 1968 (aged 83) Toronto, Ontario |
| Buried | Riverside Cemetery, Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service | Canadian Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Canadian Women's Army Medical Corps (1940–44) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross |
Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie, CBE, RRC (March 22, 1884 – March 5, 1968) was a Canadian nurse and the first woman to be promoted to the rank of colonel in the Canadian Army.[1]
- ^ "Elizabeth Smellie". History, Heritage and Records. City of ThunderBay. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.