DOB/DOD: January 16, 1894 (Norwalk, CT) – May 23, 1980 (Meriden, CT); 86 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married Franklin H. Smith [1887-1977] on November 20, 1920, in New York City
LOCAL ADDRESS: 11 Hanford Place, South Norwalk
FAMILY: Born to William [1861-?] and Jean Wynter Chalmers [1865-1948]. One sister, Jean E. Chalmers Hooker [1887-1959].
SERVICE DATES: Called into active service on May 29, 1918. Served at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC, until July 16, 1918. Then Base Hospital #48, Mars-sur-Allier, France, until January 19, 1919. Then Base Hospital #53, Langres, France, until April 23, 1919. Discharged on May 22, 1919.
From freepages.rootsweb.com, a play at Base Hospital #48, December 13 & 14, 1918; the war had been over for just over a month at this point
Cast of “The Red Lamp” – Lt. Frohlich, Lt. J. Broderick, Capt. Miller, and Misses Katherine Goold, Lillian Bulgar and Williamina Chalmers
Also from freepages.rootsweb.com
Marveling often at the incredibly beautiful operating technique of Lieutenant Colonel Honan, Major Grant, and Captains Hetrick, Reynolds, and White, obvious even to a layman, the deft, unobtrusive skill of Nurses Mackay and Chalmers, anticipating every move of the surgeons.
From The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) May 25, 1980
Smith, Williamina Chalmers, 86, died Friday afternoon, May 23rd, in Westfield Manor Nursing Home Meriden. She was the widow of Franklin H. Smith and lived until 1977, most of her life in Rochester and Pittstord. She is survived by her niece, Mrs. Nancy Hooker Peters, 36 Alexander Dr., Meriden, CT 06450; a grandnephew, Thomas; his two children and a cousin, Mrs. Clarence Wynd, 4 Landsdown Lane, Rochester. Friends wishing to give something in her memory may contribute to the Visiting Nurse Service, 1609 Main St East, Rochester. Interment will be at the convenience of the family in Riverside Cemetery, Rochester. Arrangements by Zornow Funeral Home, Pittsford.
Williamina Chalmers is buried in Riverside Cemetery, 2650 Lake Ave, Rochester, New York; Section G-2-99.
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