Australian Nurses in World War 1
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BLACK, Catherine Reid

Sister
AANS

Born 1881 at Rockhampton, Qld.
Daughter of William BLACK and Annie Maude nee COX
Sister of A R Black
of Greenlake Road, North Rockhampton, Qld.
Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse
Enlisted 02 June 1917
Served in Egypt and UK for Non Military Employment
Returned to Australia 30 January 1920 per 'Shropshire'
Married Robert Nicol JUST in 1921
Died 23 July 1936 in Qld.
Aged 52 years
Buried Toowong Cemetery 10-72-40

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Photograph courtesy of Peter Landis


JUST.— The Relatives and Friends of Mr.R. Just, of School Road, Yeronga, are invited to attend the Funeral of his deceased Wife. Mrs. Catherine Reid Just, late Sister. A.I F., to leave the Funeral Parlour, 45 Adelaide Street, City, This (Saturday) Afternoon, at 2 o'clock, for the Toowong Cemetery.

The Courier Mail Saturday 25 July 1936 page 1

BLACK, Elsie Winifred

Staff Nurse
AANS

Born 1889 at Bundaberg, Qld.
Daughter of John BLACK and Helene Elsebe Christiane nee HARM
Of Mount Perry Rd, South Kolan, Bundaberg, Qld
Aged 27 years
Enlisted 01 May 1917
Embarked 09 May 1917 per “Marathon”
Returned to Australia per “Marathon” 01 April 1919 on duty
Appointment Terminated 17 April 1919
Married Thomas EDWARDS, Clergyman, in 1921
Died 18 September 1985 at Nambour Nursing Home
​Late of 'Silver Lining' Miamai, Qld.
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BLACK, Emily Conynghame

Staff Nurse
AANS

Born 29 February 1885 at Tinamba, Vic.
Daughter of William Murray BLACK and Mary Ann nee BENNISON
Sister of Ella Eliza BLACK
Of 340 Albert St., East Melbourne, Vic.
Enlisted 13 July 1917
Embarked 31 August 1917 from Sydney per 'Wiltshire'
Served in Egypt
Returned to Australia February 1919
Appointment terminated 06 March 1919
Died in Perth, WA 24 April 1976
Aged 92 years
Buried Karrakatta Cemetery Anglican Lawn 6 P038
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BLACK, Stella Irene

Sister
AANS

Born 1890 at Glebe, Sydney, NSW
Daughter of James Denison BLACK and Alice Mary Ann nee TURNER
Of Arundel St, Forest Lodge NSW
Aged 26 years
Enlisted 02 September 1916
Embarked 7 September 1916 in Sydney per “Kashgar”
Served in Bombay
Promoted to Sister 01 October 1918
Resigned appointment due to marriage in UK 22 April 1919
Married 15 April 1919 in England to Captain William Frederick SARGISSON
Died in India 03 December 1933

SARGISSON-BLACK.- March 15 at St. Andrew's Church, W Kensington, London, by the Rev. T.R.R Hine-Haycock. Capt. William Fred, Sargisson, Indian Army Reserve of Officers to Sister Stella Irene Janet Black, Australian Army Nursing Service.

Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 24 May 1919 page 16

MRS. W. F. SARGISSON

Advice has been received of the death in India of Mrs. W. F. Sargisson, better known at Mortdale as Miss Stella Black, a niece of the late Mrs. J. J. Saltwell. The late Mrs. Sargisson was educated at the Mortdale School and afterwards trained at Sydney Hospital as a nurse. On the outbreak ofwar, she volunteered, was appointed to the Queen Alexandra nursing service, and was stationed at the Khyber Pass Hospital, Peshawar, India. She was invalided to England, and was appointed to the Australian Limbless Soldiers' Hospital, Southall.  She married Captain W. F. Sargisson, of the Madras Lancers and Chief Civil Engineer of the Southern Indian Railways, at Kensington, London, and is survived by her husband and three children.

Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 16 December 1933 page 19

BLACKEBY, Dorcas Haynes

Sister
AANS


Born 11 January 1892 at Adelaide. SA
Daughter of George BLACKEBY & Elizabeth nee HAYNES 
Of 27 Albert Street, Goodwood
Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse at Adelaide Children’s Hospital
Enlisted 18 October, 1917 at Keswick
Served in Bangalore, Charial, Bombay
Returned to Australia per ‘Medic’ 24 December 1919
Died 31 March 1981
Aged 89 years
Buried Centennial Park Cemetery  Painter Court Walls W 207 E036 - site expired  

State Records of South Australia GRG 26/5/4/2317
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BLACKETT, Alice Maude

Staff Nurse
AANS

Born 19 July 1878 at Launceston, Tas.
Daughter of William Alexand BLACKETT and Margaret nee MADDEN
Age 34 years
Enlisted 09 November 1915 at Cairo, Egypt
She was part of the Nursing Staff at 2AGH who moved from Egypt to Marseilles then to Wimereaux
Duty in Egypt, Marseilles, Wimereaux, England
Returned to Australia 15 September 1918 per “Arawa”
Discharged with defective vision 17 November 1918
Died 20 May 1947 
Late of Levenbank Hospital, Ulverstone, Tas.
Buried Springvale Botanical Cemetery Pittosporum Garden F1 Bed 17 Rose 05


BLACKMORE, Emma Jane

Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Appears to be from Christchurch, New Zealand

BLAIR, Mary Patricia Avontami (Neta)

Staff Nurse
AANS
AAMC Reinforcemetns India Service

Born 1890 at Brighton, Vic.
Daughter of Hugh St Helen BLAIR
Address “The Lakes” Lakes Entrance, Gippesland, Vic
Age 27 years
Mobilized 30 August 1916
Returned to Australia per “Sangola” 09 November 1919
Invalided out, health not fitted for residence in India
Discharged 1 February 1919
Did not marry
Died April 1963 in Heidelberg, Vic.
Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery and ashes collected
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BLAKE, Clarissa Marion Irene

Sister
AANS
No 7 AGH Reinforcements

Born 11 August 1891 at Balaklava, SA
Daughter of Walter BLAKE and Marion nee SMITH
Of Balaklava, SA
Age 24 years
Enlisted 06 August 1915 Cairo, Egypt
Duty on transport ships between Lemnos and Cairo
Plus served in France and England
Promoted to Sister 1 October 1918
Returned to Australia per “Ulysses” 18 January 1919
Discharged of duties due to cessation of hostilities 06 June 1919
​Passenger on a ship to USA in 1929
Repatriation department contact 17 April 1959 as Mrs Freeman 
Died 29 November 1987
​Resided Glen Osmond, SA

Cremated Centennial Park Cemetery 01 December 1987
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BLAKE, Edith

Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

Daughter of Charles and Catherine BLAKE
Of 9 Vista St., Sans Souci, Sydney
Previously at the Coast Hospital, Sydney NSW before volunteering for service.
Appointed 04 April 1915 and embarked for Egypt
Duty at 17 General Hospital January 1916
Embarked 'Wandilla' to Mudros 01 October 1916
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Joined ship 'Essequibo' at Mudros 05 October 1916
To 21 General Hospital Temporary duty 27 December 1916
Rejoined 'Essquibo' 14 January 1917
Transferred to Prisoners of War Hospital, Belmont Surrey 01 May 1917
Served on Glenart Castle Hospital ship & a year to nursing German prisoners of war at Belmont, Surrey.
Duty on 'Glenart Castle' 13 November 1917
Missing believed drowned at sea on board 'Glenart Castle' when the ship was Torpedoed 26 February 1918
Commemorated Hollybrook, Memorial, Southampton, England
Aged 32 years
Personal effects forwarded to Mr and Mrs. Catherine BLAKE
Of Vista Street, Sans Souci, Sydney, NSW
Contained Nurses Clothing, 2 dresses, quantity books and records, quantity souvenirs, photographs, view, metal trays and fancy table cloths, trinket boxes, ornaments, brooches, necklaces, letters.

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BLAKE, Henrietta Eyre Maunsell

Staff Nurse
AANS

Born 1880 at Ipswich, Qld.
Daughter of Henry Eugene BLAKE and Sarah Partington nee RANSOM
Sister of Inez SEED
Enlisted 24 June 1915
Embarked 25 June 1915
Resigned appointment due to marriage in UK 21 February 1917
Married Captain Albert Oscar Vincent TYMMS doctor in the Australian Army in Durban, South Africa in 1917
Died 25 March 1959 at Longford, Tas.

BLEACH, Ethel Ruth

Sister
AANS
No 1 Australian General Hosptial

Born 1887 at Collingwood, Melbourne, Vic.
Daughter of George Abel BLEACH and Harriet nee HEANEY
Trained at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
Enlisted 05 November 1914
Aged 27 years
Embarked 05 December 1914 per 'Kyarra'
Served in Egypt, France and England
Returned to Australia 15 November 1917 per 'Ulysses'
Appointment terminated 18 April 1918
Died 01 May 1970 in Ballarat, Vic.
Resided St. Kilda, Vic.
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BLUNDELL, Madeline Patricia

Matron in Chief
AANS
No 3 Australian Auxillay Hospital

Born 1880 
Daughter of Martin Petrie BLUNDELL and Emily Jane nee LINEKEN
Next of kin Miss P BLUNDELL
Of 7 Washington St., Toorak, Vic.
Enlisted 10 May 1915 in Melbourne, Vic.
Aged 35 years
Embarked 18 May 1915 per 'Oxfordshire'
Served in Lemnos, Abbassia and England
Returned to Australia 20 September 1919 per 'Boonah' for Nursing duties
Appointment terminated 31 May 1919
Died November 1968 at South Yarra, Vic.
Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery and remains scattered

Photograph Table Talk Thursday 27 May 1915 page 19
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