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Margaret Brodie WATERSTROM

Date of birth16 April 1883
Place of birthHotham, Victoria
SchoolNorth Melbourne and Glen Iris Primary Schools: Nursing Training at Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationNurse
AddressEast Malvern, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Waterstrom, 'Irona', Anthony Street, East Malvern, Victoria
Enlistment date26 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentStaff Nurse
Unit nameNurses (July 1915 - Nov 1918)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 29 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollStaff Nurse
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Nursing Service
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


'For valuable services rendered with the Bushire Force in Persia during the period from 1st April, 1918, to 31st March, 1919.'
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31764 (3 February 1920); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 42 (20 May 1920).

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-law: Private Oswald Claude Davies SWINDLEY, Regimental No. 953, 29th Battalion, returned to Australia 3 July 1917
Date of death25 February 1963
Age at death79
Place of burialSpringvale Crematorium, Victoria

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