Rank: Nursing Sister
Branch: Canadian Army Medical Corps
Norval was born in Perth, Ontario on March 15, 1891. She enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1917 and served in the following places:
-No. 11 Canadian General Hospital (Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, England) May 1917 – July 1918
-No. 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital (Charmes, Rouen, and Dunkerque) Aug 1918 – April 1919
-Canadian Army Medical Corps Casualty Company (England) April/May 1919
In August of 1919 Norval returned to Canada. Her father and brothers had come up to Sexsmith during her time overseas, and she joined them here. Here she met and married Gordon McDonald; their land was located at 13-74-5-W6 and 21-74-4-W6. Norval died on May 2, 1988 and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 310