Place of birth | Carlisle, England |
Occupation | Nurse |
Address | Kent Town, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 54 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs E Bell, Kirklinton, Cumberland, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Matron |
Unit name | 2nd Australian General Hospital, Nursing Staff |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Matron |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Nursing Service |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29845 (1 December 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 (19 April 1919) |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Royal Red Cross, 1st Class Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: Mention in Despatches Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England. Served as Matron, in charge of nursing duties, No 1 Hospital, Choubra, Egypt, 1914-17. Returned to Australia on board HT 'Euripides' in charge of nursing duties, 22 January 1917. Embarked from Melbourne, 12 May 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 19 July 1917. Attached to 2rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 27 July 1917. Marched out for return to Australia, 14 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Marathon', 14 April 1918; disembarked in Australia, 13 June 1918. Discharged on account of age and aenemia, 28 August 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |