Australian QAIMNS & QAIMNSR list updated

[Indunna]

Hi Frev

have a new one I found in the Australian Archives

EVANS A. A. M

MT1487/1 EUSTACE A A M

EUSTACE A A M (Sister) - QAIMNSR - demobilised - arrived at Sydney per Orvieto on 19 April 1920

Note - the page inside the file gives name as Evans A A M but archive catalog gives Eustace A A M )

View digital copy

thinking she might be this lady ( she the only one with two "A" names)

Medal card of Evans, Alice Adelaide

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

Staff Nurse

service record

Evans, Alice A

WO 399/2563 QAIMNS

[frev]

Some more for you:

WELMAN, Clara Elsie (known as Elsie) – Staff Nurse, QAIMNSR

[No MC / SR: Clara Welman]

Born 1880 Wagga Wagga, NSW – daughter of Harvey Hercules WELMAN & Martha Susannah Constance BOURKE – who married in Wagga Wagga in 1877

Siblings: Constance b.1878 Sydney; Harvey R b.1882 Wagga Wagga – d.1919 Sydney;

WW1 Service:

Embarked Sydney 20/2/1915 on the Ballarat (with her mate Rose Kirkcaldie & a few other nurses, including Narrelle Hobbes)

Applied to join the QAIMNSR 24/4/1915

Embarked on the Mongolia for Malta – served Malta, a Hospital Ship, France (including Abbeville) & England

RTA early 1918

War Diary: Matron-in-Chief, BEF, France & Flanders – [british National Archives]

10/6/1917

Return from leave: Received from DGMS copy of War Office telegram asking if Staff Nurses E. Welman and R.A. Kirkcaldie had rejoined from leave. Replied that these ladies had returned.

20/6/1917 Abbeville

Transfer: Received copy of War Office letter re Staff Nurses Kirkcaldie and Welman, QAIMNSR who had applied for extension of leave whilst in England, and had been granted extension to the 6th inst. A second Medical Board was to be convened for these ladies but they had returned to France on the 7th. Under the circumstances, was it considered advisable that they should remain in France. Replied that it was considered advisable that these ladies should return to England and asked if orders might be issued accordingly.

Married Arthur Ernest WHITE 1918 Woollahra, NSW

Chaplain A.E. White (AIF) RTA on the Runic Dec 1917 / Feb 1918

Living Balaclava, Vic 1919

Children: J.F. White – Maj, Korean War

Died 14/10/1952 Sydney

Notes:

See “Oceans of Love” by M. Oppenheimer

The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 15 Oct 1952:

DEATHS

WHITE, Clara Elsie – October 14, 1952, beloved wife of Canon A.E. White, of the Rectory Forbes, loved mother of Major J.F. White (Korea).

 

WHITELEY, Irvin Bartley – Staff Nurse, AVH / QAIMNSR

[2 MCs: Glyde (nee Whiteley), Irvin Bantley & Whiteley now Mrs Glyde, Irvin Bartley – Staff Nurse, QAIMNSR]

[sR: Glyde, Irwin]

Born in 1881 at Maryborough – daughter of George (b. 21/2/1845 Yorkshire) & Sarah Annie (nee Bartley) – who married in Victoria in 1868 – Sarah died at Maryborough in 1889, age 39; George died 24/8/1906 Broome Hill, WA

Siblings (all born Maryborough): Sarah Honora Marian b.1869; Susan Harriet b.1871; Boadicia Maude b.1872; Walter William b.1876; George Akid b.1877; Katie May b.1879; Andrew Alexander b.1883 – Pte 3772, 2nd Pioneers – d.11/5/1951 Perth; Elizabeth Rose b.1885; Charles Emanuel b.&d.1888

1903 ER – Lady’s help – Boyanup, WA

1910 ER – Nurse at Government Hospital, Kalgoorlie [in group photo of nurse in the Kalgoorlie Western Argus, 8/8/1911]

WW1 Service:

Joined the staff of the AVH in France in 1915

Transferred to the QAIMNSR

Married Capt England Gillingham GLYDE, 28th Bn AIF, on the 29th March 1919 at All Saints’ Church, Stoneycroft, Liverpool, England

[England – b. 6/11/1882 Norwood, SA – son of Samuel Dening GLYDE (d.1898) & Anna Cordelia England GILLINGHAM – Insurance Manager]

Irvin & England returned to Australia together on the family ship Somali – embarking 1/6/1919 & arriving in WA 8/7/1919

Children:

William Guy b.5/1/1920 at Grosvenor Hospital, Fremantle – died the following day, 11 hours later

1925 ER: Shenton Rd, Claremont, WA

Living Melbourne 1935, 1937

England died at Plantagenet, WA in 1942 – Irvin living George Hotel, Perth

Irvin died suddenly on the 12/6/1954 at Subiaco, Perth, WA, age 72

Privately cremated and ashes dispersed at Karrakatta Cemetery, WA

The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 9 Feb 1916:

DAY AT WIMEREUX

AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL IN FRANCE

SPIRIT OF CHEERFUL OPTIMISM

(BY E.D.)

……………………………………………………………………………….

A merry crowd of 50 sat down on Christmas Day, to an excellent dinner, ………………..

…………….. Sisters I. Greaves (matron), Wyllie, Dow, Walter, Reay, Gabriel, Buckham, Benallack, Saw, Mundell, Mackenzie, Whiteley, Forrest, M’Gennan, Suttor, S. Greaves, Shooebridge, Evans, Cameron, Robertson, Morrough, Ward, Roberts, Misses Berry and Cay. ………………………………………………………………………………..

The Argus, Thur 25 Apr 1935:

RETURNED ARMY NURSES' REUNION

Old Friendships Renewed on Anzac Eve

…………………………………………………………………………….

Among those present whose memories could go back to the beginning of the war years were the small group of Australian nurses who staffed the first Australian hospital in France in 1914, and who meet always for a reunion on the evening of Anzac Day at the home of Miss M. Buckham, R.R.C., in Mont Albert. The group includes Miss I. M. Greaves, R.R.C., of New South Wales, who has come to Melbourne for the Anzac Day march, and is the guest of Miss Buckham, Miss Gabriel, R.R.C., (now Mrs. Aumont), Miss Nan Reay, R.R.C., and Miss H. Bowie, R.R.C., who were the first to enlist, and Miss Nay Nicholson, Miss Forrest, R.R.C., Miss Benallack, Miss Susan Greaves (NSW), and Miss Whiteley (now Mrs. Glyde), who joined the staff later.

Western Mail, Fri 20 Jun 1919:

MARRIAGES

GLYDE – WHITELELY – On March 29, 1919, at All Saints’ Church, Liverpool, England, by the Rev E.E. Whittingham Jones, M.A., Captain England Glyde, 28th Battalion, AIF, of Claremont, to Sister Irvin B Whiteley, Q.A.I. Military Nursing Service Reserve, of Perth and Kalgoorlie.

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WILSON, Caroline Ellen – QAIMNSR / AANS

Born 14/4/1879 Gum Creek, SA – daughter of James WILSON & Margaret PARKINSON

Trained Miss Laurence’s Private Hospital

Remarks from AANS service record:

Trained at Miss Laurence’s Private Hospital, is a member of the A.T.N.A. Was in England when war broke out & joined the Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. was at Mons during the retreat & was awarded the mons ribbon. Returned to Australia by the Barambah after being torpedoed on the Barunga. Volunteered to join the A.A.N.S. 17/1/19. Volunteered to nurse influenza in Melbourne & left on 18/2/19. (by train)

Demobilized on account of reduction of staff 17/6/19

Married Ernest Hearsey SPRINGBETT in 1929 at Manly, NSW

Died 29/9/1974 NSW

The Advertiser (Adelaide), Wed 26 Apr 1950:

Returned Sisters’ Reunion After Anzac March

…………………………………………………………………………………..

Among the first world war nurses were several who were members of the Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Service and a former South Australian, Mrs C.E. Springbett, who enlisted first in England with the Women’s Imperial Service League in 1914, then later with the AANS. She is one of the few Australian nurses entitled to wear the Mons Star. Mrs Springbett, who has lived at Delungr (NSW), near the Queensland border for 21 years, is on holiday in Adelaide.

WRAY, Ernestine – Nurse, QAIMNSR – RRC

[sR / No MC]

Born 10/10/1881 Albany, WA – daughter of John WRAY (d.1917) & Sarah Ann ASHBOLT (d.1927) – who married 10/9/1872 Albany

Siblings: Grace – marr BANKS – d.9/1/1945; John (dec pre 1945); Mable; Louise – marr TAYLOR (Gosnells 1945) – d.2/11/1946; Mary – marr F. HINES (Fremantle 1945); Eleanor – marr SWEET (Palmyra 1945); May – marr ELLIOTT (Mt Barker 1945); Rachel – marr A. HINES (Spearwood 1945); Albert (Caversham 1945); Raymond (Mt Hawthorn 1945); Mercy – marr BESTE (Kalamunda 1945)

1907 Kalgoorlie Government Hosp

1908 Victoria

1915 Grosvenor Hospital, Fremantle, WA

WW1 Service:

Embarked at Fremantle 24/5/1915 on the Mooltan (33yr old hospital nurse) – arriving London 28/6/1915

Served in France – on a hospital barge on the French canals

RTA from England 8/5/1919 on the Roda – disembarking at Durban en route & re-embarking on the HT Main 30/8/1919 [ANA series no MT1487/1]

Married Joseph George JEFFERY in 1921 in Perth

Children: a Son, b.26/4/1922 167 Adelaide Terrace, Perth

A writer of stories for the newspaper both before & after the war – she won the ‘My Most Memorable Experience’ competition in 1933, run in ‘A Digger’s Diary’ column in the Western Mail.

Winning entry: ‘Those Eyes!’

Died 14/12/1958 Mt Lawley, Perth

Sunday Times (Perth), Sun 19 Jan 1908:

GOLDFIELDS GOSSIP

Nurse Wray is leaving the Kalgoorlie Government Hospital on the 20th inst., retiring from the W.A. service. She goes East to enter the hospital service in the State of Victoria.

The West Australian, Sat 22 May 1915:

PERSONAL

Nurse Wray, of the Grosvenor Hospital, Fremantle, and daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wray, of Mt Lawley, is leaving on the 24th for England, where she intends taking up Red Cross work.

The West Australian, Mon 11 Sept 1916:

PERSONAL

Nurse Wray, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wray, Mt Lawley, is on a transport barge on one of the French canals, which conveys the wounded from the field to the various hospitals.

Sunday Times (Perth), Sun 6 Jul 1919:

Sister E. Wray, of Mt Lawley, after four years’ nursing service in France and England, returned on Wednesday by the transport Roda. Sister Wray owns a Royal Red Cross.

[kjharris]

Hi Frev,

Just in case someone misinterprets what you wrote, Caroline Wilson joined the AANS AMF (eg. Home Service) not the AANS AIF.

Glad you found the item that Ernestine Wray wrote under her married name. I found 'Those Eyes' to be a remarkable piece. Would be good for kids to read when they're learning about war.

cheers

Kirsty

[Indunna]

Frev

Have just updated the pages with that lot

The tally is now

258 Australian women are now known to be in this unit

A to G 92 nurses

H to O 77 nurses

P to Z 89 nurses

Jenny

[Indunna]

Here's a strange one for you Frev

HORAN J W (Doctor) - Queen Alexandria's Imperial Military Nursing Services Reserve - returning to Australia per Orvieto embarked 1 November 1919

View digital copy

1908.— J. W. Horan: Doctor, practising in Perth as an eye specialist; still keenly interested in athletics

"RHODES SCHOLARS." The West Australian (Perth, WA ) 27 Jan 1932: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32407026

Dr John Horan death notice in the Sunday Times (Perth ) Sunday 28 January 1945

Medal card of Horan, John

Corps Regiment No Rank

Royal Army Medical Corps 1487 Private

Royal Army Medical Corps 388122 Private

Medal card of Horan, C M

Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India

Temporary Nursing Sister

WO 372/26

Medal card of Horan, Clara M

Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India

Temporary Nursing Sister

WO 372/23

No Service record found for any Horan

[frev]

Hi Jenny - I came across Dr Horan too & decided it was probably an error!

Another one for you (which was lost in my AVH file!)

SHOOBRIDGE, Charlotte Mabel – Staff Nurse, AVH / QAIMNSR

(Medal Card for Charlotte Mabel Shoobridge – QAIMNSR – the WO399 file for Charlotte at the NA, Kew, is listed as Shoebridge) – [shown in AVH book as C.M. Schoolbridge]

Born 30/11/1881 New Norfolk, Tas – daughter of Robert Wilkins Giblin (Churchwarden) & Annie Rebecca (nee Crouch) – married 7/12/1871 Tas. Annie died 25/8/1888 St Kilda; Robert remarried (Selina 1890) – he died 13/5/1936 New Town, Tas (long Obit 14/5/36)

Siblings (born New Norfolk):

Thomas Robert b.1872; Ebenezer Crouch b.1874; Kate Sarah b.1875; Winifred Mary b.1877; Annie Dorothea (Dora) b.1879; Athelstan William b.1883 – Pte 7686, 12th Bn, KIA 1/5/1918 France; Olive Marjorie b.1885; Muriel Constance b.1888

Half Sibling: Nancy Hope b.1890

Applied for a teaching position in 1899 Tas

Resident New Norfolk, Tas 1914

WW1: Travelled to England in 1914 and joined the AVH in France in May 1915 [AVH book] [Mercury article has her volunteering by Oct 1914]

Transferred to the QAIMNSR

RTA early 1918 – arriving Tas (from Melb) 26/3/1918

Resident Spring Bay, Tas 1919 & 1922

1925 Embarked at Hobart on the Maloja with her sister Kate & arrived London 23/4/1925

Resident Hobart Nth 1928

c1930-1936 Honorary Secretary of the Returned Army Nurses’ Association, Tas.

1937 Embarked at Hobart on the RMS Orford with her sister Dora & arrived Tilbury, London 3/6/1937 – Returned to Hobart 25/11/1939 on the Zealandia

Resident Artarmon, NSW 1943 &1949; Hobart Sth 1954; Box Hill, Vic 1958

Died 23/6/1959 in Sth Australia

Buried at the St Matthew’s Anglican Cemetery, New Norfolk, Tas

The Mercury (Hobart), Wed 7 Oct 1914:

Nurse Shoobridge of Tasmania and Nurse Kiddle of Victoria, have volunteered for service with the Australian Field Hospital.

[Kiddle not in AVH book – have Lilian Bessie Kiddle (trained Melb) as serving with the BRC]

The Mercury (Hobart), Wed 17/4/1918:

TASMANIA

WELCOME TO RETURNED SOLDIERS

A social and dance was held at the Oddfellows hall, New Norfolk, last week to welcome Sister Mabel Shoobridge and ……………………………………………………

The Warden (Hon Ellis Dean) presided, and said he wished to pay a high tribute to Sister Shoobridge for her work in the military hospitals abroad. Many reports of her good offices had preceded her return. He spoke words of welcome to all …………………. Sister Shoobridge was presented with two bouquets, and at the call of the Warden, hearty cheers were given. ………………………………………………………………..

The Mercury (Hobart), Thur 24 Jul 1919:

PEACE CELEBERATIONS

………………………………………………………………..

Next came a small body of returned soldiers and one returned sister (Sister Mabel Shoobridge) on foot, followed by …………………………….

The Mercury, Wed 5 Aug 1936:

To Bid Farewell

An enjoyable evening was spent at the Nurses’ Club, Macquarie Street when several members of the club and the Returned Army Nurses’ Association met to bid farewell to Sister Mabel Shoobridge, who left Hobart on Saturday on a visit to Lord Howe Island. The guest of honour, who was accompanied by her sister, Miss K. Shoobridge, was presented with a bouquet on arrival. After a guessing competition and bridge, Mrs Snowdon Hay, on behalf of the members, presented Miss Shoobridge with a handsome handbag. Mrs C.H. Elliott spoke of the good work which had been performed by her in the past six years, during which time she had been honorary secretary of the Returned Army Nurses’ Association. Among those present were ……………………………………….

The Mercury (Hobart), Mon 26 Apr 1937

ST JAMES’ CHURCH

Farewell to Miss Shoobridge

At St James’ Hall, New Town, on Thursday, a conversazione was held by the Women’s Auxiliary to bid au revoir to Misses Dora and Mabel Shoobridge prior to their departure for England by the Orford on April 24. About 60 parishioners were present, and after a musical programme arranged by Mrs Burgess, Mrs W.J. Dodson (President), on behalf of the guild, presented Miss Shoobridge with a comfortable deck chair and a handsome passport wallet, both initialed, and her sister with a box of handkerchiefs. The rector (Canon Wilson) supported Mrs Dodson’s remarks in recognition of Miss Shoobridge’s sterling services, and both guests responded. Afternoon tea and “They are jolly good fellow” closed a pleasant function.

The Mercury (Hobart), Tue 5 Dec 1939:

OF SOCIAL INEREST

Misses Dora and Mabel Shoobridge, who recently returned from a visit to Europe, are visiting their sister, Miss Kate Shoobridge, Carr St, New Town, until the end of January, when they intend to go to Sydney to make their home.

[frev]

I found 'Those Eyes' to be a remarkable piece. Would be good for kids to read when they're learning about war.

It certainly is powerful - and probably should be read by some of the more 'grown-up kids' as well!!

Cheers, Frev

[raygreer]

Dear Poster,

I am interested in the information that you have posted about Emily May GREER, who is a relation of mine. I am interested in the source of your material and if you have contact with any current members of her family.

Thanks,

Ray

Some more detail for you on Mary Greene:

GREENE, Mary Wentworth – Staff Nurse, QAIMNSR

[brit MC, no SR under Greene or Philip]

Born 1886 Kyneton – daughter of William Wentworth GREENE & Janet McGREGOR – who married in Ballarat 9/2/1880

[born c1846 in Dublin, William came to Vic with his parents in 1853, and was educated at Ballarat – a Barrister-at-law, he was appointed Police Magistrate for N.W. Vic in 1890, until he retired in 1911 – he remarried, to Elizabeth A.J. Burstall 31/3/1911 Bendigo – living Moonee Ponds 1915 – he died 7/11/1920 Essendon, age 74 & is buried at Fawkner Memorial Park]

Siblings: Francis John b.1881 Scarsdale – d.1952; Kathleen/Katharine b1882 – d.1963; Rawdon William b.1883 Smythesdale – d. Mar 1975; Charlotte Sylvia b.23/6/1885 Smythesdale – WW1: Staff Nurse, AANS – d.1964; Helen Isabel b.21/5/1888 Kyneton – marr WANLISS – d.1969; Thomas William Wentworth b.2/10/1893 Wedderburn (reg.1894 Mt Korong) – WW1, Pte 1652, 49th Bn (enl Qld) – KIA 5/4/1918 France; John Paul Tenison b.1895 Inglewood – d. Oct 1916

1909 ER: Inglewood (HD)

1914 ER: 88 Hotham St, E St Kilda – nurse (also Helen Isabel – singing teacher)

1914 ER (also): Alfred Hospital, Prahran – nurse

WW1 Service:

Embarked 15/5/1915 on the Mooltan to join the QAIMNSR

Served Ras-el-Tin Military Hospital, Alexandria until October 1915

Then on transport duty on SS Andania to England

On return to Egypt, she was then transferred to the HS Dunvegan Castle in the Mediterranean

1st Jan 1916 she was posted to one of the Military Hospitals in Alexandria, where she remained until her marriage a month later

[ANA series no. MT1487/1 – M.W. Greeve]

Married William Swan Philip (2nd Lieut, RFA) 3/2/1916 at the British Consulate, & afterwards at St Mark's Church, Alexandria

[William Swan Philip b.18/3/1883 Harrow, Vic – son of John PHILIP & Catherine SWAN – WW1 (British forces – acting Captain, RFA) & WW2 (AIF) – d. Sept 1963 – cremated Springvale Cemetery & ashes scattered]

Mary returned to Australia in 1916

1919 ER: 78 Hotham St, Orrong, Vic (Wm – Grazier)

1924 ER: Birchip (Wm – Grazier)

1931, 1936 ER: "Babadee", 17 Hare St, Echuca (Wm – Grazier)

1943 ER: 17 Grace St, Gardiner (Fawkner) (Wm – soldier / also Pauline Swan Philip – clerk)

1949 ER: 43 Monomeath Ave, Deepdene (Wm – industrial worker) – moved to Osborne Ave, Malvern in Feb 1950

1954 ER: 23 Osborne Ave, Malvern (Wm – timber worker / also Pauline –secretary / Margaret Tenison Philip – nurse)

Died April 1964 Glen?, Vic

Buried 9/4/1964 Springvale Botanical Cemetery (T.G. Allen Lawn)

The Argus, Mon 13 Mar 1916:

MARRIAGES

PHILIP – GREENE – On the 3rd February, at the British Consulate, and afterwards at St Mark's Church, Alexandria, Egypt, by the Rev. Dr Morton, Mary Wentworth, 3rd daughter of W. Wentworth Greene, of Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, to 2nd Lieut W.S. Philip, RFA, second son of Mr and Mrs John Philip, of Englefield, Balmoral, Victoria.

Not on the list:

GREER, Emily May – QAIMNSR

[No MC or SR found]

Born Jun Qtr 1883 Bedminster, Gloucestershire, England – daughter of William Buchanan (b.Ireland, school master, d.1/7/1923 Qld) & Emily (d.1930 NSW)

Of Southport, Qld (living Qld by 1887)

Sibling: (only son) William Wells b.c1877 Eng – (MC, MD, FRCS) – marr Roberta C. – d.1/7/1933 "The Red House" Bedfont, England; Kathleen A. b.c1881 Eng

1908 ER: Nurse, Children's Hospital, Ithica, Brisbane

WW1 Service:

Sailed to England in March 1915 and joined the QAIMNSR – attached to a Park Lane Officer's hospital – then Bramshott Military Hospital

Served Salonica for over two years

Eventually invalided back to England where she served at Trent Bridge Military Hospital, until contracting influenza – returning home after a long rest

1919 ER: Nurse, Southport State School

Married Andrew Sydney ARMSTRONG 19/7/1919 at the Cathedral, Capetown

[? Son of John Robert]

Children: Nonie & Peter

1925 ER: Chillagoe, Qld (Andrew – metallurgist; Emily – home duties)

1930 ER: Yumra, North Rocks Rd, Carlingford, NSW (Andrew – poultry farmer; Emily – HD)

Emily May:

1933, 1937 ER: Home duties – Neringah Ave, Wahroonga, NSW

1943 ER: HD – 5 Lansdowne, Beach St, Edgecliff, NSW

Andrew Sydney:

[1937 ER: metallurgist – c/o Rutherglen Gold Dumps, Rutherglen, Vic]

[1943 ER: chemist – 20 Redan St, Mosman, NSW]

[1954 ER: no occup – 4 Rawhiti St, Roseville, NSW]

Died 17/8/1944 in the Riverina District Hospital, Bowral, NSW

Privately cremated

The Brisbane Courier, Thur 4 Sept 1919:

MARRIAGES

ARMSTRONG – GREER – On July 19 (Peace Day), at the Cathedral, Capetown, by the Bishop of North Rhodesia, Andrew Sydney, eldest son of Mr and Mrs J Armstrong, Mosman, Sydney, to Emily May, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs W.B. Greer, Southport.

SOCIAL

Sister E.M. Greer (whose marriage is announced in this issue) was travelling in the East, when war was declared. She returned to Queensland by the first available boat and offered her services to the military authorities in Brisbane. Growing impatient of delays, and feeling, as she had considerable surgical experience, that her services were needed, she went to London in March, 1915, and joined the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service (Reserve), and was attached to a hospital at Park Lane for the treatment of officers who had been gassed. During the winter of 1915-16 she nursed Tommies at Bramshott Military Hospital, where they arrived straight from the trenches in France within 24 hours of being wounded. On volunteering for foreign service she was sent to Salonica, where she served for over two years, and was then invalided to England. Subsequently, while nursing at Trent Bridge Military Hospital, several of the sisters died, and she nearly succumbed to a severe attack of pneumonic influenza. A long rest with friends in England and Scotland restored her health.

The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 19 Aug 1944:

DEATHS

ARMSTRONG – August 17, 1944, at Bowral, Emily May Armstrong, loved mother of Nonie and Peter. Privately cremated.

[frev]

Hi Ray - and welcome to the forum

No I haven't had any contact with members of the family - the information on Emily Greer has merely been gleaned from trawling through newspapers, electoral rolls, BDM indexes etc.

If you can offer any more detail, corrections etc, I'd be most grateful.

Cheers, Frev

[kjharris]

HI Ray

From my database, I have a little more but like Frev have had no family contact.

Emily May Greer trained at the Brisbane Children's hospital, graduating in August 1908. In June 1908 she had passed the examination for the Australasian Trained Nurses Association and became a member. From July 1910, she trained in obstetrics at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney then nursed at a private hospital in Kyogle from September 1910. By the time she went to war, it was noted that she had 'considerable surgical experience'.

regards

Kirsty

[raygreer]

Thanks Kirsty and Frev.

She was the younger sister of Dr William Wells Greer 1876-1933. I have found a note in The Brisbane Courier newspaper of 22 March 1915 saying 'She has had considerable surgical experience having gone through the Manchau Revolution of 1913 (in China), when she acted as sister in charge of the Red Cross Hospital at Shanghai."

Her brother Dr William operated the hospital at Kyogle from 1906 to 1912 and she must have worked there with him.

Ray

HI Ray

From my database, I have a little more but like Frev have had no family contact.

Emily May Greer trained at the Brisbane Children's hospital, graduating in August 1908. In June 1908 she had passed the examination for the Australasian Trained Nurses Association and became a member. From July 1910, she trained in obstetrics at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney then nursed at a private hospital in Kyogle from September 1910. By the time she went to war, it was noted that she had 'considerable surgical experience'.

regards

Kirsty

[frev]

Thanks Ray - fascinating!

Jenny - A bit of information in regard to Edith Amy TREBILCOCK that you might want to note in her entry on your website.

The index on the NA website that shows a British Medal Card for E. Trebilock as an Auxiliary Nurse with the American Ambulance Hospital is incorrectly indexed.

Have just downloaded it - and have received all six MCs in the series.

Edith's card states only that she served as a Nursing Sister in the QAIMNS

It's one of the other 5 ladies - C. Treadwell - that was with the American Ambulance Hospital.

Edith actually only served with the QAIMNSR for a short time - will give you some more detail on her at a later date - but I notice that you don't have any record of her service with the AANS either.

Cheers, Frev

[meadowcroft]

Hi Frev.

Just discovered your mention of Ernestine Wray and her nursing days. Am particularly interested in reading her story "Those Eyes". Can you tell me how to access a copy please? Ernestine was my 2nd cousin several times removed. I am delighted to add her nursing details to my family history file. Thank you.

Jayne

WILSON, Caroline Ellen – QAIMNSR / AANS

Born 14/4/1879 Gum Creek, SA – daughter of James WILSON & Margaret PARKINSON

Trained Miss Laurence's Private Hospital

Remarks from AANS service record:

Trained at Miss Laurence's Private Hospital, is a member of the A.T.N.A. Was in England when war broke out & joined the Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. was at Mons during the retreat & was awarded the mons ribbon. Returned to Australia by the Barambah after being torpedoed on the Barunga. Volunteered to join the A.A.N.S. 17/1/19. Volunteered to nurse influenza in Melbourne & left on 18/2/19. (by train)

Demobilized on account of reduction of staff 17/6/19

Married Ernest Hearsey SPRINGBETT in 1929 at Manly, NSW

Died 29/9/1974 NSW

The Advertiser (Adelaide), Wed 26 Apr 1950:

Returned Sisters' Reunion After Anzac March

…………………………………………………………………………………..

Among the first world war nurses were several who were members of the Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Service and a former South Australian, Mrs C.E. Springbett, who enlisted first in England with the Women's Imperial Service League in 1914, then later with the AANS. She is one of the few Australian nurses entitled to wear the Mons Star. Mrs Springbett, who has lived at Delungr (NSW), near the Queensland border for 21 years, is on holiday in Adelaide.

WRAY, Ernestine – Nurse, QAIMNSR – RRC

[sR / No MC]

Born 10/10/1881 Albany, WA – daughter of John WRAY (d.1917) & Sarah Ann ASHBOLT (d.1927) – who married 10/9/1872 Albany

Siblings: Grace – marr BANKS – d.9/1/1945; John (dec pre 1945); Mable; Louise – marr TAYLOR (Gosnells 1945) – d.2/11/1946; Mary – marr F. HINES (Fremantle 1945); Eleanor – marr SWEET (Palmyra 1945); May – marr ELLIOTT (Mt Barker 1945); Rachel – marr A. HINES (Spearwood 1945); Albert (Caversham 1945); Raymond (Mt Hawthorn 1945); Mercy – marr BESTE (Kalamunda 1945)

1907 Kalgoorlie Government Hosp

1908 Victoria

1915 Grosvenor Hospital, Fremantle, WA

WW1 Service:

Embarked at Fremantle 24/5/1915 on the Mooltan (33yr old hospital nurse) – arriving London 28/6/1915

Served in France – on a hospital barge on the French canals

RTA from England 8/5/1919 on the Roda – disembarking at Durban en route & re-embarking on the HT Main 30/8/1919 [ANA series no MT1487/1]

Married Joseph George JEFFERY in 1921 in Perth

Children: a Son, b.26/4/1922 167 Adelaide Terrace, Perth

A writer of stories for the newspaper both before & after the war – she won the 'My Most Memorable Experience' competition in 1933, run in 'A Digger's Diary' column in the Western Mail.

Winning entry: 'Those Eyes!'

Died 14/12/1958 Mt Lawley, Perth

Sunday Times (Perth), Sun 19 Jan 1908:

GOLDFIELDS GOSSIP

Nurse Wray is leaving the Kalgoorlie Government Hospital on the 20th inst., retiring from the W.A. service. She goes East to enter the hospital service in the State of Victoria.

The West Australian, Sat 22 May 1915:

PERSONAL

Nurse Wray, of the Grosvenor Hospital, Fremantle, and daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wray, of Mt Lawley, is leaving on the 24th for England, where she intends taking up Red Cross work.

The West Australian, Mon 11 Sept 1916:

PERSONAL

Nurse Wray, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wray, Mt Lawley, is on a transport barge on one of the French canals, which conveys the wounded from the field to the various hospitals.

Sunday Times (Perth), Sun 6 Jul 1919:

Sister E. Wray, of Mt Lawley, after four years' nursing service in France and England, returned on Wednesday by the transport Roda. Sister Wray owns a Royal Red Cross.

[frev]

Hi Jayne

You'll find a copy in the newspapers here: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/38024046?searchTerm=those eyes&searchLimits=

If you have anymore detail on Ernestine that you'd like to share - I'd be more than happy to receive them

Cheers, Frev

[meadowcroft]

Hi Frev:

Thank you for the link.

Attached a photo of Ernestine Wray taken in Albany c1914 as a part of a family group photo. Ernestine's nursing career began in 1902. She joined the QAIMNSR in 1915.

I have sent you a PM.

Jayne

Hi Jayne

You'll find a copy in the newspapers here: http://trove.nla.gov...earchTerm=those eyes&searchLimits=

If you have anymore detail on Ernestine that you'd like to share - I'd be more than happy to receive them

Cheers, Frev

[frev]

Jenny - A bit of information in regard to Edith Amy TREBILCOCK that you might want to note in her entry on your website.

The index on the NA website that shows a British Medal Card for E. Trebilock as an Auxiliary Nurse with the American Ambulance Hospital is incorrectly indexed.

Have just downloaded it - and have received all six MCs in the series.

Edith's card states only that she served as a Nursing Sister in the QAIMNS

It's one of the other 5 ladies - C. Treadwell - that was with the American Ambulance Hospital.

Edith actually only served with the QAIMNSR for a short time - will give you some more detail on her at a later date - but I notice that you don't have any record of her service with the AANS either.

Jenny - the Brit Nat Archives have just informed me that they've corrected the above Medal Card index for E. Trebilcock (as well as three of the other ladies in the set that were incorrect) - and there is now no reference to her being at the Amercian Ambulance Hospital.

Some more info on her follows.......cheers, Frev

TREBILCOCK, Edith Amy – AVH, BRC, QAIMNSR, AANS

* WO399 file (SR) at Kew NA for Edith – [copy held]

* Medal Card – E. Trebilcock – Auxiliary Nurse, American Ambulance Hospital – this was incorrectly indexed on the NA website & has now been rectified to read QAIMNS [copy held]

* Medal Card – E.A. Trebilcock – Sister, QAIMNS

Born 17/1/1875 Luton, Bedfordshire, England (reg Mar Qtr 1875) [later gives date of birth as 17/1/76 & 17/1/78] – daughter of John TREBILCOCK & Charlotte CROXFORD – who married in England 19/12/1871

John d.9/10/1906 Leongatha, age 83 (Grazier)

Charlotte d.28/7/1914 Kew Asylum, age 69 – buried Springvale

The family emigrated to Australia late 1880 / early 1881

Siblings: Charlotte Mary b.Dec Qtr 1872 Luton – d.1960 Kyneton, age 90; John b.Dec Qtr 1873 Luton; Edward b.Mar Qtr 1877 Luton – d.Jun Qtr 1877 Luton;

Harold b.12/8/1878 (reg. Dec Qtr 1878) Luton – (school, Smeaton & Leongatha), married 1904 in WA – Boer War / WW1 2nd Lieut, 3rd Tun Coy AIF – lost a leg, returned to WA in 1918 – Kalgoorlie – d. 21/61949 Heidelberg Military Hospital (crem Fawkner)

Edwin b.Sep Qtr 1880 Luton – d.1881 Vic (7m);

Elizabeth b. 1883 King, Vic – (listed as Edith’s NOK, Fitzroy) d.1948 Reservoir, age 66;

George b.&d.1885 Smeaton, Vic (6w)

Educated in Ballarat

Trained Prince Alfred Hospital, Melbourne (3yrs – Aug 1899 to Oct 1902) – leaving immediately her training was over.

Member of RVTNA

Private nursing; Mt Sir Samuel, WA & Laverton (Matron 1911)

Sunday Times (Perth, WA), Sun 15 Oct 1911:

GOLDFIELDS GOSSIP

Nurse Trebilcock, of Kalgoorlie, who was recently appointed to the position of matron of the Laverton Hospital, has taken up her new duties.

Edith left Australia on the 9/11/1912 on the Wakool for England – the Governor General sent a letter to the UK Prime Minister stating that “my Prime Minister would be glad if facilities could be afforded to Nursing Sister E.A. Trebilcock, Army Nursing Service (5th MD) to obtain training at Netley or other Military Hospitals, during her visit to England, on the understanding that no expenditure to the Commonwealth will be incurred thereby.”

Nursing Journal supplement Jul 5, 1913: E.A. Trebilcock, Paddington Workhouse Infirmary – passed her examination of the Central Midwives Board 9/6/1913

Edith Amy arrived Ellis Island, USA 5/7/1913 having sailed on the Baltic from London – age 33

Head Nurse – Sanatorium, Highlands, Nth Carolina

AVH:

Australian Voluntary Hospital: crossed to France with the original 17 nurses on the 28th August 1914 – returned to the UK 3rd December 1914

BRC:

British Journal of Nursing 23 Jan 1915:

Joint War Committee

The following nurses have been deputed to duty abroad:

Montenegrin Unit (1) – Miss H. Rawlings, Miss E.A. Trebilcock

Montenegrin Unit (2) – (Mrs Reid’s), Miss L.A. Allender

Along with 2 British doctors and 3 other nurses, Edith volunteered to help establish a hospital in Montenegro – the party reached Salonika on 3rd March 1915 & then trekked through the Balkan mountains to Montenegro.

In charge of Infectious Hospital, Montenegro from 4/3/ to 6/7/1915

QAIMNSR:

Completed application form for QAIMNSR 16/8/1915 Russell Square – (giving DOB as 17/1/1878)

Joined for duty at Military Hospital, Ripon 21/9/15

Resigned 22/10/15 – her intended place of residence to be: 25 Chatsworth Rd, West Norwood, London

Reason for resigning: “I resign because with my experience and ability I feel myself worthy of a better position than that of ‘staff nurse’ which I now occupy.”

Gratuity paid 29/12/15

Miss Edith Trebilcock traveled on the Osterley from London to Sydney, arriving 8/5/1916

AANS:

No. 1 Sea Transport Sect

Edith Amy enlisted in the AANS in Dec 1916 (from WA) – and embarked 19/12/1916 on the Orontes – disembarking Plymouth 17/2/1917

M/I to 2nd AAH Southall from furlough 7/3/17

M/O for RTA 7/4/17

Embarked Melb 4/8/17 on the A32 Themistocles – disembarked Glasgow 2/10/17 – M/I to AHQ, London 3/10/17

Detached for temp duty to No. 1AAH, Harefield 16/10/17 – att to 2AAH Southall 30/10/17 (ex furlo)

Detached 1/11/17 for RTA on tspt duty

Embarked Sydney 28/1/1918 on the A32 – disembarked Liverpool 29/3/1918 & M/I to AHQ London

M/O for duty with 2AAH, Southall 13/4/18 (ex furlo) & attach for duty 14/4 – detached 21/4 for RTA on tsp duty

RTA 7/6/1918 on the Suevic

Re-embarked Melbourne 23/7/1918 on the A74 Marathon – disembarked London 27/9/18 & granted leave

Att to 2nd AAH Southall for temp duty 13/10/18 (ex furlo) – detached & M/O for RTA 20/10/18

RTA 6/11/18 on the Marathon (D27) – on duty

Appointment terminated 5/2/1919

Re-appointment – Special Service for voyage only – embarked Sydney 29/5/1919 on the Kursk which was carrying Deportees (German POWs) from Australia – disembarking London 23/7/1919 (along with AANS S/Nurse Catherine MacLean & Miss Gilmore, NZANS)

Appointment terminated in England 7/8/1919

Entitled to British War Medal

Edith Amy Trebilcock, arrived in Canada at the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1920, and giving her birthdate as 17/1/1878 was accepted for US citizenship (naturalized) 18/2/1921 in California

Sunday Times (Perth, WA), Sun 6 Dec 1914:

Westralians at the Front

A W.A. NURSE WITH LADY DUDLEY’S HOSPITAL IN FRANCE

We have previously referred to the active part numbers of Westralians are playing in connection with the war, and this week we have two further interesting examples of this to chronicle. The first to hand is contained in a letter from Sister E.A. Trebilcock, late of this State, who has written of some of her experiences to Mrs. H. Bennett, of Mt Lawley, that lady having very kindly made the communications available to our readers.

Sister Trebilcock, who has many friends in Perth, and is well known in metropolitan nursing circles, went to France with Lady Dudley’s Voluntary Hospital for the care of the wounded soon after the commencement of war, and has since been doing good work in that direction.

With a few personal items deleted, here is Sister Trebilcock’s account of her experiences as related in her letter to Mrs Bennett, written from St Nazaire, a French port on the Bay of Biscay at the mouth of the Loire:- [including photo of some of the Aus nurses in France]

“We left Southampton on August 28 for Havre, then the naval base, but the Germans were encroaching so much in that direction that we hurried from the hotel at which we were staying on to the Greta, the yacht Lord Dunraven had chartered for our expedition. Here we spent several uncomfortable days and nights, and were again landed in Havre, which was so crowded that a bed was an unknown quantity. And very thankful we were to get on board the Asturias, which brought us down here (St Nazaire), to what has since been the base. Lady Dudley took the best private hospital here, and opened it for officers only, and in a few days we had more patients than we could accommodate. Then we took over a large school adjoining as an annexe. Here we nurse the Tommies, accommodating ninety at a time, and here it is we have done our best work.

“In a month we handled 750 cases, and when I tell you that we are but seventeen nurses and our orderlies for the most part are untrained you can imagine something of our work. Many

times we have been strained almost to the breaking point, but have managed to endure and do good work.

“It is different from ordinary hospital work. We hear when the trains with the wounded are expected in, and we are ready to receive them. The serious cases are immediately got to bed. Then we feed them all; after which they all have to be washed and their wounds dressed. We have received as many as 170 patients in a day, so you will see our task has not been an easy one. Their wounds are often filthy and sloughing, having in many cases been undressed for two and three days. We hear that many of the hospitals have a great deal of gangrene, but so far we have had none, though we have had tetanus (lockjaw), which is even worse. We have had seven deaths from it…. It is so awful and so hopeless. Here we see in a very small way some of the horrors of war.

“Besides the hospital and annexe we have a camp, a postcard of which I will send you…One evening last week we attended a concert given by our people at the camp. It was a weird affair. A beautiful moonlight night, a waning camp fire, the inner circle composed of sisters and officers, beyond this hundreds of our British soldiers, and on the outskirts crowds of French people. Lady Dudley was sport enough to contribute to the programme, and we wound up the evening by having supper with the officers and afterwards motored home.

“Our home is in the corner of the main street, and we see all the soldiers march past – in one direction to the rest camp, after disembarking; in the other, to the front! They win one’s respect, with their cheerfulness and grit. They are always singing as they march, their favorite songs being ‘It’s a long way to Tipperary’ and ‘Oh, you beautiful doll.’ We see thousands and thousands of them pass. ….. Then when they return to us wounded and suffering, their cheerfulness one marvels at! Only here and there one meets with one who whines.

“We have packed up here and have to quit St Nazaire. Lady Dudley has taken the Hotel Carlton in Paris, but latest news tells us we are not going there. We certainly hope to get nearer the front, but so far know nothing. When our orders come we shall get out speedily. …Write me when you can, as we are allowed to receive any and all letters, the address being ‘Australian Field Hospital, British Expeditionary Force’.”

Here concludes the letter, which was written under date October 8 last.

The West Australian, Fri 21 May 1915:

WITH THE SERBS AND MONTENEGRINS

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE BALKANS

In the course of an interesting letter written to Mrs Bennett, of Goge-terrace, Mount Lawley, Sister Trebilcock, lately of this State, gives a graphic description of a journey through the Balkan mountains on her way to perform nursing work in Serbia and Montenegro. Miss Trebilcock was one of the nurses who went to France with Lady Dudley to found the Australian Voluntary Hospital, but the call from the Balkan States was so urgent that she offered her services, which were accepted. Two English doctors and four nurses were selected to found the first hospital in Montenegro, and Salonika was reached on March 3. In Nish on the following day the party was met by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who had provided carriages to convey them to clean, comfortable apartments – a thoughtful provision, as they found the town indescribably filthy, with an absolute lack of all sanitary arrangements. Typhus fever was raging there, and the party met the R.A.M.C. Sanitary Commission, consisting of 25 doctors, all striving earnestly to relieve the terrible sufferings of the people. In Scopje the visitors were met by Lady Paget, who was there to welcome the members of her own party of nurses, a typhus hospital having been established a couple of days previously. A special car was provided by M. Petchar, one of the Serbian Ministers, who accompanied the party for several days, and was solicitous for their comfort throughout. M. Petcher is a graduate of the Vienna University, and a splendid linguist, speaking seven languages fluently. The up-hill journey was begun in earnest in Kruchivats, where they found the railway station full of soldiers, many of them sick and wounded, on their way to Nish. The country was beautiful, with many fertile valleys, but the work of ploughing was being performed by women and boys. The Serbian is a soldier before everything, and at the first call all who were capable of bearing arms flocked to the colours. There were many pathetic scenes by the wayside – ruined villages and cottages, with clusters of graves – rude tombstones and crosses decorated with torn flags – evidences of the great struggles which had taken place between the contending forces. In Ugitze the little party was met by the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Montenegro, and the chief of the Serbian army in that part of the country. At midday the visitors were entertained at an excellent lunch, a very good orchestra playing several English selections, which sounded strange in such surroundings. In the evening they dined at the officers’ mess – the first occasion on which women had been admitted. The dinner was served splendidly, and some of the toasts proposed were very complimentary to the British nation. It was touching to see the love and devotion which they entertained towards Britain – a country practically unknown to Serbians until recently. They are a fine people, their soldiers – both officers and men – being brave, intelligent, and of splendid physique. Miss Trebilcock says that she will never forget the kindness and consideration with which they were received everywhere – they were waited upon hand and foot. After they party left Ugitze the road ascended rapidly. Rain and driving sleet were succeeded by snowstorms, great pine trees bent under their icy burdens, and the effect was grandly desolate. The country through which they were traveling is termed the Switzerland of Serbia, and the panoramas of majestic mountain scenery could hardly be surpassed in any part of the world. Messengers were sent ahead to ensure that meals and accommodation should be in readiness, and nothing could exceed the thoughtfulness of those in charge of the party. The scenery continued indescribably grand and beautiful, and in places where the snow had melted primroses and other flowers were beginning to peep out. The town of Vadesta, originally an Austrian possession, was found to be in the possession of the Serbs, and the nurses were taken to the military barracks, where the officers gave up their quarters to provide them with accommodation. There were no female attendants, but soldiers, big kindly fellows, were told off to render any assistance desired. It was a novel experience to have a jugful of water poured on the hands while washing, and to have a towel handed over by a giant in uniform, with sword at side. The situation was embarrassing at times, the nurses having to push their soldier servants out of the room in order to obtain a little time for themselves. The officers entertained the party splendidly, and after dinner a number of complimentary speeches were made on both sides. The officers sang, by request, the National Anthem of Serbia, and in return they were given “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” and other songs of the trenches. From there onward the mountainous journey became more difficult. In the absence of an engine recourse was had to an open truck pushed by soldiers, and in another place the journey was made on horseback. At the Montenegrin frontier they were met by an escort of officers, to whose protection they were assigned. Lunch was prepared by an Austrian woman, who had been captured by the Montenegrins, but was being treated kindly. The scenery was still very beautiful, but the accommodation was primitive, and there was nothing in the way of sanitation. A two-roomed shanty would be entered sometimes. One room would be devoted to an entire family, the other being occupied by horses, cows, and sheep. Later the journey was continued on sleighs, which had been sent out to meet them. A comfortable, clean house had been set apart for them, and they were accorded a great reception as they passed through the streets. It was at this stage that M. Petchar, who had acted as guide, philosopher, friend, and interpreter throughout the eventful journey, bade the party adieu, having to take up his duties again at the Serbian seat of government. In order to secure the prompt transmission of her letter, Miss Trebilcock brought her story to a conclusion, promising to supplement it with a further communication at the first opportunity.

The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 23 Jun 1915:

FROM NEAR AND FAR

Sister Edith Trebilcock, now with the Servians and Montenegrins, was formerly a Prince Alfred Hospital nurse. She was one of the nurses who went to France with Lady Dudley to establish the Australian Voluntary Hospital. Later she offered her services to the Balkan States, and with two doctors and three other nurses, the first hospital was established in Montenegro. Writing to friends here, Sister Trebilcock speaks well of the Servians, whom she describes as a fine people, though somewhat primitive.

Sunday Times (Perth, WA), Sun 27 Apr 1919:

Perth Prattle

Sister Trebilcock, lately returned after four years’ war service abroad, leaves for England shortly. ‘Tis whispered she will there take up new duties – which may eventually bring her into a new sphere of nursing.

[frev]

Hi Jenny

I'm wondering whether you could recheck your copy of the AWM27 373/12 file entry for MAUGER, M.C. - as I'm wondering whether it might actually be MANGER, M.G. ........

From your website:

MAUGER M. C

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

No Medal Card Found

No Service Record found

AWM 27 373/12 file entry

MAUGER M. C

Ship - Mooltan 15/ 5/ 1915

RTA –

Where served – Egypt

Remarks – None

As I'm thinking this lady was one of those that applied to join the AANS & was sent in one of the batches to join the QAIMNSR instead:

MANGER, Muriel Gwendoline (known as Gwen) - Staff Nurse, QAIMNSR

[brit MC: Watkins nee MG Manger, Gwendoline Spencer – Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service / QAIMNSR]

[brit MC: Manger, Muriel Gwendoline – Staff Nurse, Army Auxiliary Nursing Service / QAIMNSR]

[sR: Spencer-Watkins, Muriel]

Born 1886 Surrey, England (baptized 9/10/1887 Kensington) – daughter of Douglas James MANGER (Lamp Manufacturer in 1887, d.1932 Melb) & Georgiana Strachan FROOD (d.1941 Clifton Hill)

[the family migrated to Australia sometime between late 1887 & 1890]

Siblings (4): incl William Douglas Stewart b.1890 Berwick, Vic – WW1: Capt, 5th Bn, AIF – DOW 21/7/1915 3rd London Gen Hospital, Wandsworth

1914 ER: Nurse – 10 North Terrace, Clifton Hill (also Douglas James – accountant / Georgina Strachan – home duties / Margaret Constance – typiste / William Douglas Stewart – clerk)

Married William Richard Spencer-Watkins in 1916 in Egypt

[A Physician & Surgeon (widower), he was a Captain in the RAMC – serving in Egypt from 15/5/1915. Born in Wales 1878 & died in 1927 Manchester, Lancashire, age 49]

3 children born Lancashire

The Argus (Melb), Fri 19 Aug 1927:

DEATHS

SPENCER-WATKINS – (By Cable) – On the 14th August, at Ash Lawn, Eccles, Manchester, Dr W Spencer-Watkins, the dearly loved husband of Muriel Gwendoline (Gwen), and beloved son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Douglas Manger, of Clifton Hill.

Among the passengers for Melbourne on the Maloja from England in Nov 1927: Mesdames…….., Spencer-Watkins, ….

Living England when her parents died

Died Apr-Jun Qtr 1951 Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Cheers, Frev

[Sue Light]

There's a service file for Muriel Manger at The National Archives under her married name of Spencer-Watkins, ref. WO399/7843. If a woman married during service with QAIMNS/TFNS, her service record is almost always held under her married name.

Sue

[frev]

? Um, thanks Sue - I'd already noted that....

[Selena]

Dear Frev or Jenny - not sure who to ask ....! Can you update details on the QAIMNS website for Ethel May Weiss? I notice however that on the QAIMNS website that Weiss is used for date and place of birth.

NB: the surname is certainly Weiss not Weise.

Medal Card WO/372/23

Military file: WO 399/8829

Best, Selena

[frev]

Dear Frev or Jenny - not sure who to ask ....! Can you update details on the QAIMNS website for Ethel May Weiss? I notice however that on the QAIMNS website that Weiss is used for date and place of birth.

NB: the surname is certainly Weiss not Weise.

Medal Card WO/372/23

Military file: WO 399/8829

Best, Selena

Hi Selena

It's Jenny's website - but I think she may be a little side-tracked on one of her other projects at the moment.

No doubt she'll get to it eventually.

My details on Ethel Weiss:

WEISS, Ethel May – Sister, QAIMNSR

[brit MC: Weiss, Ethel M – Nurse / Sister, QAIMNSR att Royal Herbert Hospital]

[brit MC: Weiss, E.M. – Sister, QAIMNSR]

[sR: Weiss, Ethel]

Born 3/9/1877 Pleasant Creek (Stawell), Vic – daughter of Frederick Augustus WEISS & Catherine Elizabeth McMULLEN [Frederick 1840-1908 / Catherine 1838-1891]

Siblings: (5)

Including Llewellyn Willoughby Weiss, b.1874 Sebastopol – (marr Annie C McQueen)

[WW1: Cpl 185, 8th LH, 1914-1919] – d.2/12/1944 (Springvale Cemetery)

1903 ER: Melbourne Hospital – nurse

1909 & [1914] ERs: 22 Northcote Rd, Armadale – nurse

Departed Canada (where she’d been resident) in Feb 1913

WW1: QAIMNSR – attached Royal Herbert Hospital, London

Served England and Egypt

Recommended for MID, 1916 Egypt

RTA List Q – nursing staff from Suez, boarded Wiltshire 30/8/1918 [Weise, E.N.]

1924: Living in the USA when she visited England in June (with her sister, Annie)

1926: Living in Muskegon, Michigan, USA when she visited Australia

[1954 ER: Thistledome, 7th Avenue, Rosebud – nurse] – age 77?

1963 ER: 3 Albion St, Ripponlea

1968 ER: Mount Royal (Hospital), Parkville

Died July 1969 Parkville, Vic, age 92 – cremated Springvale Cemetery 9/7/1969 (Tristania Rose Garden, G4, Bed 7, Rose 53)

The British Journal of Nursing July 1, 1916:

MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES

General Sir John Maxwell, K.C.B., Commanding the Force in Egypt, included in his Despatches on the military operations in the Egyptian Command, for the information of the Secretary of State for War, published as a Supplement to the London Gazette of June 21st, a separate Despatch containing the names those he wishes to bring to favourable consideration on account of the services they have rendered.

RECOMMENDATIONS QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S IMPERIAL NURSING SERVICE

SISTERS – QAIMNSR: …………………………, Miss E.M. Weiss, ……………………

Be happy to receive, if you have any more on her.

Cheers, Frev

[frev]

Still working on this one:

INGLIS, F L QAIMNSR

RTA 7/8/1919 on the Katoomba for Sydney which arrived Sydney 25/9/1919

[ANA series no MT1487/1]

[sR for a Florence Inglis no MC]

Possibly:

Florence Lilian Inglis b.1873 NSW daughter of William & Flora (nee McKinnon)

Died 3/8/1946, age 73, at Katoomba

Hi Jenny

For when you're next working on your QAIMNSR nurses website - some updated info on Florence Inglis:

Cheers, Frev

INGLIS, Florence Lilian – AVH / QAIMNSR

[sR for a Florence Inglis – no MC]

Born 6/1/1873 Sydney, NSW – daughter of William INGLIS & Flora McKINNON – who married in Picton, NSW in 1858

William was the founder of Messrs William Inglis & Son Ltd, bloodstock salesmen (auctioneers)

Flora, (widow of William) died April 1914

Siblings: (born Picton, NSW) John T b.1859; Marion b.1861; Catherine b.1863; William b.1864; Donald C b.1866; (born Redfern, NSW) Robert A b.1868; (born St George, NSW) Alexander b.1870

Educated “Arthursleigh” Private School, Sydney

Trained at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1900 – 1904 – nursed there until 1908

Matron Narrandera Public Hospital 1908 – 1911

Matron Manly Cottage Hospital 1911 - 1913

WW1: Arrived in England in June 1915

Served with the AVH, Wimereux, France from 27/2/1916 – (22/6/1916) – until transferred to the QAIMNSR 1/7/1916 – 32 Stationary Hospital

Leave 8/3 – 22/3/17

To 7 Gen Hosp 2/5/17

To 10 CCS 6/6/17 – 44 CCS 14/8/17 – 62 CCS 21/8/17 – 10 CCS 31/10/17

To 32 Staty Hosp 18/12/17

To 54 Gen Hosp 16/1/18

To 32 Staty Hosp 19/3/18

Leave 25/6/18 – 16/7/18

To 11 CCS 30/7/18 – 49 CCS 10/8/18 – 38 CCS 23/8/18 – 2 CCS 25/8/18 – 57 CCS 4/9/18 – 3 CCS 17/9/18 – 2 CCS 20/9/18

To 12 Staty Hosp 21/9/18

To 15 CCS 13/12/18

To 4 Staty Hosp 12/2/19

Confidential Report (p.22):

No. 32 Stationary Hospital, 20/2/19

“This lady served under me from 15/7/16 – 2/5/17; 18/12/17 – 16/1/18; 19/3/18 – 30/7/18

Her general professional ability is above the standard of her rank, administrative capacity, power of initiative & ability to train & instruct orderlies all very good.

Special qualification Theatre.

….. qualification very good.

She has not acted in a higher rank.

She is fitted for promotion.”

To England for demobilization 10/3/1919

RTA 7/8/1919 on the Katoomba for Sydney – which arrived Sydney 25/9/1919

[ANA series no MT1487/1]

1920: Wootton Private Hospital, Darley St, Darlinghurst, Sydney

1929: Passengers that sailed on the Orama for London (via ports), which sailed from Sydney 23/4/1929, included Misses F.L. & J.M. Inglis

1929: Florence Lilian Inglis, 56 year old Australian nurse, embarked Port Said (with 17yr old Australian student, Joyce Marion Inglis) on the Narkunda – arriving London 14/6/1929 [b.c1873]

1930, 1937 ER: 2 Darley St, Darlinghurst West – nurse

1938: Florence Inglis, 65 yr old Aus trained nurse, embarked New York on the Franconia – arriving Liverpool, England June 1938 [b.c1873]

[Florence Lilian Inglis is listed on a New York passenger list]

Died 3/8/1946 age 73 at her residence, Leura (reg. Katoomba, NSW) – privately interred

SMH, Sat 10 Jun 1911:

MANLY COTTAGE HOSPITAL

Miss Le Messurier is severing her connection with the Manly Cottage Hospital, where she held the position of matron. Nurse F.L. Inglis, late matron of Narrandera Hospital, has been appointed to fill the vacancy.

The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 6 Aug 1946:

DEATHS

INGLIS – August 3, 1946, at her residence, Leura, Florence Lilian, youngest daughter of the late William and Flora Inglis, Annesley, Leichhardt. Privately interred.

[A Sanyal]

Looking to know about Sister (Mrs) Berwick, QAIMNS (R), please. (Name, Unit in 1945).

 

She underwent surgery in Mil Hosp Dalhousie (India), on 05 Jul 1945.

 

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[kenf48]

15 minutes ago, A Sanyal said:

Looking to know about Sister (Mrs) Berwick, QAIMNS (R), please. (Name, Unit in 1945)

This forum is for researching, amongst other topics relating to the conflict, those who served in WW1.

 

I've not hidden your post but suggest you use the personal message system for ww2 enquiries, or alternatively consider a WW2 forum.