Margaret Brooke (Canadian naval officer)
Lieutenant-Commander Margaret Brooke | |
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| Born | April 10, 1915 Ardath, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | January 9, 2016 (aged 100) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Education | University of Saskatchewan |
| Occupation(s) | Scientist and naval officer |
Margaret Brooke MBE (April 10, 1915 – January 9, 2016), served as a nursing sister during the Second World War rising to the rank of lieutenant commander in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Following the war, she earned a bachelor's degree and then a PhD in paleontology, serving as an instructor and researcher at the University of Saskatchewan's Department of Geological Sciences.