Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Nurse |
Address | Woolstoncraft, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Taylor, 'Ben Ledi', Shurley Road, Wollstonecroft, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Staff Nurse |
Unit name | 1 Australian General Hospital 1-6 Special Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Staff Nurse |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Nursing Service |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Temporarily attached to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 20 March 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital; struck off strength, 7 April 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Runic', 11 April 1916 (Nursing Staff). Embarked Melbourne, 19 August 1916; disembarked Suez, 20 September 1916. Embarked Alexandria for England, 16 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1917. Posted to 8th General Hospital, 11 February 1917. Reported to duty, 39th Casualty Clearing Station, 16 August 1917. Reported for duty to 10th Stationary Hospital, 5 September 1917. On leave, 8 September 1917; rejoined hospital from leave, 24 September 1917. Admitted to 14th General Hospital, Wimmereux, 4 November 1917 (debility); transferred to England, 9 November 1917, and admitted to Southwell Gardens Hospital, Kensington, London. Attached to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, for temporary duty, 10 December 1917. Admitted to Southwell Gardens Hospital, 15 December 1917 (debility: slight). Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Corinthic', 10 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit: neurasthenia), Sydney, 30 November 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TAYLOR Bessie Annie |