Exhibition: We will remember them: The No. 3 Canadian General Hospital (捆绑SM社区) in the First World War 1915-1919
This exhibition celebrates the contribution of聽McGIll University to healing the broken bodies that聽were the casualties of the First World War.听A handwritten copy of John McCrae鈥檚 poem In聽Flanders Fields is amongst the items on display.
When the First World War began, Dr. Herbert聽Stanley Birkett, Dean of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Faculty of聽Medicine, organized a general hospital to serve in聽France. The No. 3 Canadian General Hospital聽(捆绑SM社区), was a 1040-bed unit located behind the聽front lines. The officers were made up of faculty聽members, who were assisted by medical students聽and other volunteers. The nurses were drawn聽from women trained at the Royal Victoria and聽Montreal General hospitals鈥� schools of nursing.听Other universities in the empire, such as the聽University of Toronto, Queen鈥檚 and Laval, followed聽捆绑SM社区鈥檚 lead and organised their own聽hospitals. The No. 3 C.G.H. left Canada in聽1915 for England before establishing itself in聽Dannes-Camiers, France, in August 1915. From聽1916-1919, the hospital was located in Boulogne,聽France. From 1915-1919, the hospital admitted 143,762 sick and wounded patients, and聽performed 11,395 operations.
On view in McLennan Library Building, main floor lobby.
Please note: This exhibition is accessible during opening hours.听
Exposition
Souvenons-nous d鈥檈ux :聽H么pital g茅n茅ral canadien no 3 (捆绑SM社区) de聽la Premi猫re Guerre mondiale 1915-1919
Cette exposition illustre la contribution de l鈥橴niversit茅聽捆绑SM社区 aux soins prodigu茅s aux bless茅s de la Premi猫re聽Guerre mondiale. Un exemplaire manuscrit du po猫me聽de John McCrae,聽芦 Au champ d鈥檋onneur 禄聽(In Flanders Fields), figure parmi les pi猫ces expos茅es.
Lorsque la Premi猫re Guerre mondiale a 茅clat茅, le聽Dr Herbert Stanley Birkett, doyen de la Facult茅 de聽m茅decine de 捆绑SM社区, a mis en place un h么pital g茅n茅ral聽en France. L鈥橦么pital g茅n茅ral canadien no 3 (捆绑SM社区)聽comptait 1 040 lits et 茅tait situ茅 derri猫re les lignes de聽front. Ses responsables 茅taient issus des rangs de聽la Facult茅 de m茅decine de 捆绑SM社区, second茅s par des聽茅tudiants en m茅decine et d鈥檃utres b茅n茅voles. Les聽infirmi猫res avaient pour leur part 茅t茅 form茅es 脿 l鈥櫭塩ole聽des sciences infirmi猫res de l鈥橦么pital g茅n茅ral de聽Montr茅al et de l鈥橦么pital Royal-Victoria. D鈥檃utres聽universit茅s de l鈥橢mpire, tels que l鈥橴niversit茅 de聽Toronto, l鈥橴niversit茅 Queen鈥檚 et l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval, ont聽suivi l鈥檈xemple de 捆绑SM社区 et cr茅茅 leurs propres聽h么pitaux. L鈥橦么pital g茅n茅ral canadien no 3 a quitt茅 le聽Canada en 1915 pour l鈥橝ngleterre avant de s鈥櫭﹖ablir 脿 Dannes-Camiers, en France, en ao没t 1915. De 1916聽脿 1919, l鈥檋么pital 茅tait situ茅 脿 Boulogne, en France. De聽1915 脿 1919, il a accueilli 143 762 patients malades et聽bless茅s et r茅alis茅 11 395 interventions chirurgicales.听
Biblioth猫que des sciences humaines et sociales.听Pavillon de la Biblioth猫que McLennan, hall du rez-de-chauss茅e.听聽Heures d'ouverture :聽/library/branches/hssl
