BURNEY, Doris Elizabeth
Age at Death: 24
Rank Private
Unit Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Service Number W10290
Place of Burial Boissevain Cemetery, Boissevain MB
Date of Birth 1918.12.31
Place of Birth Boissevain MB
Enlistment May 10, 1942, Winnipeg MB
Date of Death 1943.12.23
Daughter of Gerald and Mildred Burney, of Boissevain
Doris grew up in Boissevain, Manitoba, the eldest of eight children. She had worked as a café waitress and a hospital maid prior to enlisting in May 1942. Her Personnel Selection Record includes the odd comment “Tries very hard to avoid differences of opinion, but finds it difficult during leisure time.” She worked as a waitress in the Officer’s Mess and Sergeant’s Mess at Minto Barracks, Winnipeg.
On October 24, 1943, Private Burney was admitted to hospital, where she was diagnosed with influenzal pneumonia. She spent nearly two months in hospital, her condition worsening, until she died on December 23. Among her effects were a bible, a diary and an unopened Christmas gift.
