Beyond the Book
Henry Norman Bethune (Mar 3, 1890 - Nov 12, 1939), known
as Norman, was born in
Gravenhurst, Ontario. He
interrupted his studies at the
University of Toronto to set up
classes for immigrants in a bush
lumber camp in northern Ontario
and then, at the outbreak of
World War I, enlisted in the
Royal Canadian Army Medical
Corps. While serving as as
stretcher bearer in France, he
was wounded at Ypres and
returned home to finish up his
medical studies, receiving his
M.D. in 1916. In 1917 he
re-enlisted in the Royal Navy.After...
