Agnes Warner

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Agnes Warner was a Canadian nurse and writer best known for her First World War letters. Those letters were later published as My Beloved Poilus, a firsthand account of her work caring for wounded soldiers in France.

Her writing stands out because it is both intimate and observant. Rather than focusing only on military events, she wrote about hospital life, the suffering and resilience of soldiers, and the emotional strain of nursing near the front.

Warner also had strong interests beyond nursing. Local historical sources note her work in studying regional plant life and donating many specimens to the Natural History Society Museum, showing the same care and attention that readers find in her letters. No suitable verified portrait image could be confirmed from the sources reviewed during this search.