Nurse Amy Alice Simpson (Mrs Richard George Cordingley) Address : care of Mrs Walker, Paterson Street, Preston Next of kin : Sister in law, Mrs G. Simpson, Geelong Hospital. Parents Robert and Mary Lily Simpson (nee Sutton) Amy Simpson was just the second woman on our Darebin In Memoriam roll and for all practical purposes, […]
Tag: Nurses
World War 1 : Nurse Blodwyn Elizabeth WILLIAMS
Sister Blodwyn Elizabeth Williams Address : Brunswick Next of Kin : Father, Tudor Williams, Dowling Street, Ballarat (mother Mrs Elizabeth Williams, nee Jones) Blodwyn Wlliams’ background was almost entirely from Ballarat, although her place of residence when she embarked with Reinforcements for the 2 Australian General Hospital on HMAT Orsava, 17 July, 1915 was shown […]
World War 1 : Home Nurse Jessie FLANNERY
Nurse Jessie FLANNERY, Hutton Street, Thornbury Home Service Nurse, Bodington Soldier’s Home and Sanatorium, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales Parents : John Thomas and Mrs Matilda Flannery (nee Horgan) Jessie Flannery is not listed in official records as a member of the A.I.F., but her demise was listed in the “Died In Service” column of […]
World War 1 : Sister Emma Argyle CUTHBERT
Sister Emma Argyle CUTHBERT (R.R.C) Address : c-o Mrs BORTHWICK, ‘Malwa’, Main Street, Heidelberg Next of Kin : mother, Mrs Emma Argyle Cuthbert, King Street, Sydney (later South Yarra), Father Robert (late) Emma Cuthbert was shown c-o Mrs Borthwick, “Malwa”, Main Street, Heidelberg when she embarked; her mother was given as next of kin in […]
World War 1 : Sister Olive Lilian Creswell Haynes
The discovery of Sister Olive Haynes’ post-war connection is largely based on Women Were There, Too, one of the contributions written by Liz Pidgeon for “Fine Spirit and Pluck”, an anthology of WW1 stories from Banyule, Nillumbik and Whittlesea, published 2016 by Yarra Plenty Regional Library). Sister Haynes re-entered the spotlight as a result of […]
World War 1 : Matron Jessie McHardy White (M.B.E., R.R.C)
Jessie McHardy White (M.B.E., R.R.C) (nee Williamson) Address : Crathie House Private Hospital, Gipps Street, East Melbourne Next of Kin : Sister, Margaret Woodhead, “Glenarra”, Queen’s Parade, North Fitzroy Parents : John and Mary Williamson (nee McHardy) (“McHardie” is the spelling in most of the first World War documentation and many other references; it was […]
World War 1 : Sister Isabel Russell Ross
“ABOUT PEOPLE. Our Christmas Hills correspondent records the death of Miss Isabel Russell Ross, a well-known war nurse, on 12th inst. She went to the Great War on April 14, 1915, with the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve, and gave continuous service throughout the war. Nurse Ross was a daughter of the late John […]
World War 1 : Nurse Harriet Mary Hazel Bain
Harriet Mary Hazel Bain Address : 13 Darebin Street, Northcote Next of kin : father, Mr John Bain (mother, Winifred Louisa,nee Jones) Although Hazel Bain was the last of the nurses connected to Darebin to be uncovered, hers was a significant tale to tell in that she was the only one of the Darebin group that was forced to resign due to her […]
World War 1 : Women in Uniform
The City of Brunswick : Elizabeth Gertrude FLEMING Annie Frances GRIFFIN Mabel Lucy HUTCHINSON Linda FLOWER Alice Elizabeth KITCHEN/KITCHIN Blanche Catherine KILSBY Charlotte Joan McALLISTER (O.B.E) Flora MELVILLE Elvina Mary OVEREND BLANCHE Lily RICKETTS Sarah Jane PROCTER Olive Mary ROSE Florence WILLANS Blodywn Elizabeth WILLIAMS The Town of Coburg : Milanie Treleavan AMBLER Octavia Ione […]
World War 1 : Sister Rosalind Eva Ballard
Rosalind Eva Ballard Address : care Whittlesea Post Office Next of kin : Mother Mrs Charles E. Ballard, care Whittlesea Post Office. Father Charles died 13 August, 1915. Rosalind Ballard was the only nurse residing in the Shire of Whittlesea to volunteer for overseas service. She was 29 when she enlisted on 11 December, 1916 […]