JOBSON, Isabella Kate (Belle)
Nurse
Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Born 1878 at Clunes, Vic.
Daughter of Christopher JOBSON and Elizabeth Cameron nee McCOLL
Of Doon Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Embarked from Australia 18 December 1915
Enlisted 18 February 1916 - attached to Baythorpe Military Hospital, Nottingham, England
Embarked for duty to France 04 April 1916
Served at 13 Stationary Hospital, 16th General Hospital, 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, 21st Casualty Clearing Station, 24th General Hospital, 26 General Hospital, 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 6th Casualty Clearing Station, 4th Convalescent CCS, 1st Casualty Clearing Station, 30th Casualty Clearing Station, 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, 22nd Casulaty Clearing Station, No 4 Stationary Hospital
"Sister Isabella Kate Jobson is capable & thorough both in regard to her nursing duties & the management of her ward. She is thoroughly reliable in every way. Miss I K Jobson is a trained and experienced anaesthetist."
Resigned for a contract of 6 months 18 December 1918 to 18 June 1919
Requested withdrawal from contact 28 November 1918 - informed could only with draw after 36 days of commencement of contract -
'My reasons for tendering my resignation are urgent private & financial affairs in Australia which have become complicated during my prolonged absence, having left Australia 17 December 1915. My financial and business interest are vested in a private hospital in which I am joint owner with Miss Rosenthal. Any further continued absence will, I fear, entail serious loss.'
Returned to UK from France 19 January 1919
Resigned appointment 20 January 1919
Embarked to Australia 03 March 1919 per 'St. Albans'
Returned to Australia - Melbourne 21 May 1919 per ' St. Albans'
Matron at Vimy House Private Hospital
Awarded ARRC
Died 06 July 1943 at Vimy House Private Hospital 25 Queens Road, Melbourne, Vic.
Buried Melbourne Cemetery
Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Born 1878 at Clunes, Vic.
Daughter of Christopher JOBSON and Elizabeth Cameron nee McCOLL
Of Doon Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Embarked from Australia 18 December 1915
Enlisted 18 February 1916 - attached to Baythorpe Military Hospital, Nottingham, England
Embarked for duty to France 04 April 1916
Served at 13 Stationary Hospital, 16th General Hospital, 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, 21st Casualty Clearing Station, 24th General Hospital, 26 General Hospital, 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 6th Casualty Clearing Station, 4th Convalescent CCS, 1st Casualty Clearing Station, 30th Casualty Clearing Station, 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, 22nd Casulaty Clearing Station, No 4 Stationary Hospital
"Sister Isabella Kate Jobson is capable & thorough both in regard to her nursing duties & the management of her ward. She is thoroughly reliable in every way. Miss I K Jobson is a trained and experienced anaesthetist."
Resigned for a contract of 6 months 18 December 1918 to 18 June 1919
Requested withdrawal from contact 28 November 1918 - informed could only with draw after 36 days of commencement of contract -
'My reasons for tendering my resignation are urgent private & financial affairs in Australia which have become complicated during my prolonged absence, having left Australia 17 December 1915. My financial and business interest are vested in a private hospital in which I am joint owner with Miss Rosenthal. Any further continued absence will, I fear, entail serious loss.'
Returned to UK from France 19 January 1919
Resigned appointment 20 January 1919
Embarked to Australia 03 March 1919 per 'St. Albans'
Returned to Australia - Melbourne 21 May 1919 per ' St. Albans'
Matron at Vimy House Private Hospital
Awarded ARRC
Died 06 July 1943 at Vimy House Private Hospital 25 Queens Road, Melbourne, Vic.
Buried Melbourne Cemetery
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Matron of Vimy House
Miss Isabella Jobson, who died yesterday after a long illness, was well known in medical and nursing circles as the matron of Vimy House private hospital, Queen's-road. For many years Miss Jobson conducted the hospital in partnership with Miss Leah Rosenthal, and after the latter's
death some years ago continued to conduct the hospital herself: Miss Jobson trained at the Alfred Hospital, and served with the Australian Army Nursing Service in France during the last war, when she won the Royal Red Cross. The funeral, which will be private, will leave Sleight's Chapel, St. Kilda-road, for the Melbourne Cemetery, Carlton, at 3.30 p.m., following a service at 3.15 conducted by Rev. S. L. McKenzie.
The Age Wednesday 07 July 1943 page 3
Matron of Vimy House
Miss Isabella Jobson, who died yesterday after a long illness, was well known in medical and nursing circles as the matron of Vimy House private hospital, Queen's-road. For many years Miss Jobson conducted the hospital in partnership with Miss Leah Rosenthal, and after the latter's
death some years ago continued to conduct the hospital herself: Miss Jobson trained at the Alfred Hospital, and served with the Australian Army Nursing Service in France during the last war, when she won the Royal Red Cross. The funeral, which will be private, will leave Sleight's Chapel, St. Kilda-road, for the Melbourne Cemetery, Carlton, at 3.30 p.m., following a service at 3.15 conducted by Rev. S. L. McKenzie.
The Age Wednesday 07 July 1943 page 3
JOHANSON, Sarah Wilhelmina
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 23 August 1893 at Kapunda, SA
Daughter of Carl Johan JOHANSON and Josephina nee ARMSTRONG
Volunteered 07 July 1918
Approved 26 December 1918
Did not proceed overseas
Served in 7th Australian General Hospital Keswick, SA
Sent to Metropolitan Country Board in connection with Flu Outbreak 28 April 1919
Demobilized 26 June 1919
AANS
Born 23 August 1893 at Kapunda, SA
Daughter of Carl Johan JOHANSON and Josephina nee ARMSTRONG
Volunteered 07 July 1918
Approved 26 December 1918
Did not proceed overseas
Served in 7th Australian General Hospital Keswick, SA
Sent to Metropolitan Country Board in connection with Flu Outbreak 28 April 1919
Demobilized 26 June 1919
JOHNS, Dora St. Martin
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born 1890 at Burwood, NSW Daughter of Thomas and Eliza JOHNS Of Broughton Road, Homebush, NSW Enlisted 08 December 1916 in Sydney, NSW Embarked 09 June 1917 from Sydney per RMS 'Mooltan' Served in Salonika and 3 AAH Dartford, UK Returned to Australia 08 May 1919 per 'Karoa' Appointment terminated 12 June 1919 Married Frederick William COY 29 July 1929 at Concord Methodist Church, Burwood, NSW Died 04 August 1962 at Concord Repatriation Hospital, NSW |
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JOHNSON
Nurse
British Red Cross
Embarked for Australia 09 July 1919 per 'Frederichsruhe'
British Red Cross
Embarked for Australia 09 July 1919 per 'Frederichsruhe'
JOHNSON, Bessie Shircliffe
Sister
AANS
Born 02 July 1886 in Fitzroy, Vic
NOK – Cousin Mrs. C PERRY
Age 30 years
Training Melbourne Children’s Hospital
Enlisted 29 July 1915
Embarked 04 August 1915
Service in England and transport duty England to Australia
Ships “Ascanius” “Willochra” “Karoola”
Returned to Australia 08 March 1917 per “Willochra”
Re-enlisted 12 July 1917
Embarked 31 August 1917 per “Wiltshire”
Service in Salonika
Medical Board decided she was unfit for further duty (Varicose Veins) 23 July 1918
Invalided to Australia 30 August 1918 per “Wiltshire”
Discharged medically unfit 07 December 1919
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AANS
Born 02 July 1886 in Fitzroy, Vic
NOK – Cousin Mrs. C PERRY
Age 30 years
Training Melbourne Children’s Hospital
Enlisted 29 July 1915
Embarked 04 August 1915
Service in England and transport duty England to Australia
Ships “Ascanius” “Willochra” “Karoola”
Returned to Australia 08 March 1917 per “Willochra”
Re-enlisted 12 July 1917
Embarked 31 August 1917 per “Wiltshire”
Service in Salonika
Medical Board decided she was unfit for further duty (Varicose Veins) 23 July 1918
Invalided to Australia 30 August 1918 per “Wiltshire”
Discharged medically unfit 07 December 1919
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JOHNSON, Edith Muriel
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born 12 March 1882 in Melbourne, Vic. Daughter of Edward JOHNSON and Marion nee HAMILTON Sister to Mrs. Jean McLaren DOWNING Age 30 years Training Melbourne Children’s Hospital Enlisted 11 July 1917 Embarked 31 August 1917 in Sydney per “Wiltshire” Service in Egypt, Salonika and England Contracted Influenza December 1918 Attended Motor Driving School 31.3.19 to 12.5.19 Returned to Australia 23 June 1919 per “Orita” On Duty Appointment terminated 23 January 1920 Did not marry Died 17 August 1968 in Surrey Hill, Vic. Resided Sandringham, Vic. Buried 20 August 1968 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery Boronia Wall AC Niche 125 The Argus Saturday 13 June 1953 page 16 |
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JOHNSON, Muriel Norgrove
Staff Nurse/Sister
AANS
Born 1883 at Carlton, Victoria
Daughter of John William JOHNSON and Priscilla nee HAYWOOD
Sister to Lieutenant Clyde A JOHNSON
Address c/- Agent General for WA, Savoy House, Strand, London
Age 33 years
Training Perth Public Hospital
Enlisted 13 November 1916
Embarked 12 December 1916 per “Kaiser-I-Hind” in Fremantle WA
Service in Egypt
Promoted to Sister 31 December 1918
Attended Driving Course, UK 25April 1919 – 09 June 1919
Returned to Australia per “Katoomba” 08 August 1919 On Duty
Appointment Terminated 23 November 1919
Did not marry
Died 25 February 1965 at Elsternwick, Vic.
Aged 80 years
Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery
AANS
Born 1883 at Carlton, Victoria
Daughter of John William JOHNSON and Priscilla nee HAYWOOD
Sister to Lieutenant Clyde A JOHNSON
Address c/- Agent General for WA, Savoy House, Strand, London
Age 33 years
Training Perth Public Hospital
Enlisted 13 November 1916
Embarked 12 December 1916 per “Kaiser-I-Hind” in Fremantle WA
Service in Egypt
Promoted to Sister 31 December 1918
Attended Driving Course, UK 25April 1919 – 09 June 1919
Returned to Australia per “Katoomba” 08 August 1919 On Duty
Appointment Terminated 23 November 1919
Did not marry
Died 25 February 1965 at Elsternwick, Vic.
Aged 80 years
Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery
JOHNSTON, Julia Bligh (left)
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Matron
AANS Born 02 August 1861 at Windsor, NSW Daughter of James Bligh JOHNSTON and Anne nee WALDRON Sister of Mrs. Thomas WYATT Enlisted at Cairo, Egypt Enlisted 27 September 1914 Embarked 15 October 1914 Served in Egypt and France Returned to Australia per 'Benalla' 29 Novmeber 1919 Discharged as medically unfit 03 May 1920 Died 23 June 1940 Late of Miranda, NSW Buried Northern Suburbs Crematorium 24 June 1940 Australian Town and Country Journal Saturday 20 January 1900 page 26 |
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Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 21 September 1916
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2622, position 35
Date of London Gazette: 3 June 1916
Location in London Gazette: Page 5579, position 6
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 21 September 1916
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2622, position 35
Date of London Gazette: 3 June 1916
Location in London Gazette: Page 5579, position 6
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OBITUARY. MATRON J. B. JOHNSTON. The death took place at a private hospital on Sunday of Matron Julia Bligh Johnston, formerly of Miranda. She was a nurse in two wars, and had been a sister at Sydney Hospital. With Sister E J Gould who was also attached to the staff of the Sydney Hospital, Nurse Johnston served through out the Boer War as an army nurse. She became a matron and again served for the duration of the Great War, 1914-18 working in Egypt, France and England. On her return to Australia she was attached to the Board of Health and was connected with ambulance work, and for many years was nursing sister of the Australian Jockey Club. Since her retirement she had living privately at Miranda. Matron Johnston was descended from Colonel Johnston, who came to Australia with Governor Bligh after whom she was named. Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 26 June 1940 page 8 |
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JOHNSTONE, Gertrude Isabel
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 23 February 1879 at Norwood, SA
Daughter of William JOHNSTONE and Sarah nee CHERRY
Of "Penwortham Lodge' Cross Road, Kingswood, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse
Aged 38 years
Enlisted 04 September 1917 at Keswick
Embarked 13 September 1917
Served in Egypt
Returned to Australia 27 January 1919 per 'Wiltshire'
Appointment terminated 10 May 1919
Married Reginald Anderton CANAWAY at St. Colomba's Church, Hawthorn SA on 07 October 1919
Died 21 December 1949 at Springbank, SA
Aged 70 years
Resided 159 Hill Street, North Adelaide, SA
Privately cremated at West Terrace Cemetery
AANS
Born 23 February 1879 at Norwood, SA
Daughter of William JOHNSTONE and Sarah nee CHERRY
Of "Penwortham Lodge' Cross Road, Kingswood, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse
Aged 38 years
Enlisted 04 September 1917 at Keswick
Embarked 13 September 1917
Served in Egypt
Returned to Australia 27 January 1919 per 'Wiltshire'
Appointment terminated 10 May 1919
Married Reginald Anderton CANAWAY at St. Colomba's Church, Hawthorn SA on 07 October 1919
Died 21 December 1949 at Springbank, SA
Aged 70 years
Resided 159 Hill Street, North Adelaide, SA
Privately cremated at West Terrace Cemetery
JOLIFFE, Bertha Elsie
Sister
AANS
Born 1882 at Merthyr, Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Daughter of Henry JOLIFFE and Magdelene nee WILLIAMS
Trained at Hobart General Hospital
Enlisted 29 November 1914
Embarked 05 December 1914
Resigned appointment in England 04 September
Married Major Eric St. Leger LEWIS in 1916
Died 12 November 1966 in Smithton, Tas.
AANS
Born 1882 at Merthyr, Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Daughter of Henry JOLIFFE and Magdelene nee WILLIAMS
Trained at Hobart General Hospital
Enlisted 29 November 1914
Embarked 05 December 1914
Resigned appointment in England 04 September
Married Major Eric St. Leger LEWIS in 1916
Died 12 November 1966 in Smithton, Tas.
Among returned men who have recently arrived in Hobart is Major Eric Lewis, a younger brother of Sir Elliot Lewis. He has been in Egypt and France since early in the war. While in England, Major Lewis married Sister Joliffe, who was trained in Hobart General Hospital and has been a military nurse during the war.
The Australasian Saturday 06 April 1918 page 35
The Australasian Saturday 06 April 1918 page 35
JOLLY, Agnes Alexina McRae
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1883 at Balmain, Sydney, NSW
Daughter of Thomas JOLLY and Mary Jane nee SAMUEL
Age 31 years
Enlisted 26 April 1915 in Sydney, NSW
Embarked 09 April 1916
Transport duty Suez to Australia per “Horotata” and “Osterley”
Ill with “Paratyphid” Board recommended 3 months rest
Returned to Australia per “Ulysses”
Re-embarked 14 May 1916 per “Nestor” to Egypt
Transferred to India July 1916 to January 1917
Then transferred to France 29 June 1917 to 26 May 1918
Invalided to Australia (Mitral Stenosis – Heart Murmur) 28 September 1918 per “Malta”
Discharged as medically unfit 30 November 1918
Did not marry
Died 20 July 1952 in NSW
Late of Balmain, NSW
Nurse Jolly, who has been in charge of the Bulli Hospital, has handed her work over to Miss Robinson, and has betaken herself to the front to aid in nursing wounded soldiers.
The Newsletter Saturday 12 June 1915 page 7
AANS
Born 1883 at Balmain, Sydney, NSW
Daughter of Thomas JOLLY and Mary Jane nee SAMUEL
Age 31 years
Enlisted 26 April 1915 in Sydney, NSW
Embarked 09 April 1916
Transport duty Suez to Australia per “Horotata” and “Osterley”
Ill with “Paratyphid” Board recommended 3 months rest
Returned to Australia per “Ulysses”
Re-embarked 14 May 1916 per “Nestor” to Egypt
Transferred to India July 1916 to January 1917
Then transferred to France 29 June 1917 to 26 May 1918
Invalided to Australia (Mitral Stenosis – Heart Murmur) 28 September 1918 per “Malta”
Discharged as medically unfit 30 November 1918
Did not marry
Died 20 July 1952 in NSW
Late of Balmain, NSW
Nurse Jolly, who has been in charge of the Bulli Hospital, has handed her work over to Miss Robinson, and has betaken herself to the front to aid in nursing wounded soldiers.
The Newsletter Saturday 12 June 1915 page 7
JONES, Agnes Cullen
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1886 in Harrietville, Vic.
Daughter of William Henry JONES and Elizabeth Forsyth nee CADZOW
Age 29 years
Enlisted 27 November 1916 in Melbourne, Vic.
Duty with No 11 AGH prior to embarkation
Embarked 06 December 1916 in Melbourne per “Orsova”
Service in France
Was in Italy on duty at the time of pneumonic flu epidemic.
Returned to Australia 07 February 1919 per “Lancashire” On Duty
Appointment terminated 01 May 1919
Nursed in Africa for about two years after the war
Nursing at Prince Alfred Repatriation Hospital, NSW in 1936
Did not marry
Died 04 September 1936 in Croydon, NSW
Late of Price of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW
Buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Rookwood
AANS
Born 1886 in Harrietville, Vic.
Daughter of William Henry JONES and Elizabeth Forsyth nee CADZOW
Age 29 years
Enlisted 27 November 1916 in Melbourne, Vic.
Duty with No 11 AGH prior to embarkation
Embarked 06 December 1916 in Melbourne per “Orsova”
Service in France
Was in Italy on duty at the time of pneumonic flu epidemic.
Returned to Australia 07 February 1919 per “Lancashire” On Duty
Appointment terminated 01 May 1919
Nursed in Africa for about two years after the war
Nursing at Prince Alfred Repatriation Hospital, NSW in 1936
Did not marry
Died 04 September 1936 in Croydon, NSW
Late of Price of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW
Buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Rookwood
On War Duty.
NURSE AGNES ("Cully") JONES gives the following chatty and interesting account of her journey from Cape Town to England in a troopship to her parents, Mr and Mrs W. Jones, Harrietville :-" We have been ten weeks on the trip, and are still a week away from England. I believe we are going a long way out of our course through
reason of the danger. We had a very pleasant stay in Cape Town, and were entertained well by the British South Africans, who have a profound admiration for the Australian. All bars in Cape Town are now closed as soon as an Australian troopship puts into port, and remains so while it is there. It is a good thing for us, but, of course, the hotel keepers must lose heavily, as our ship was 14 days in port. You can imagine our excitement two days after we got to Cape Town when we heard wild cheering at 7 a.m., and, rushing upstairs, saw a big ship coming into port lined with khaki. It was the _______ with 1200 New Zealanders on board. As they cheered and our boys answered them Cape Town re-echoed-Cape Town was alive with soldiers. Ten days later the _________came in, loaded with South Australian and West Australian troops, and a little later in the morning the _______most welcome of all (Victorian)-pulled in at the next wharf to us. The cheering and shouting were deafening, and oh ! it was delightful to see them. I picked out my orderly from Caulfield straight away, and Arthur put up a stool with my name on. That evening our noble de fender, _______, a battleship put in and then we went out into the bay and waited for them to coal. Two days after we set sail from Cape Town, the cruiser leading. Behind came the _____, then the ______, and the _____loaded with Indian troops. Another row on the land side, the New Zealand boat leading,
the ______ , with Indian troops, then our boat in the rear. Each boat was a quarter of a mile apart, and each row a quarter of a mile distant. So we looked a grand fleet putting out to sea. Flash-lights flickered from all points of the town, and every small steam launch whistled good-bye ! good luck! The natives stood to attention in their canoes, and all the soldiers stood likewise, while the battleship steamed past us-banners flying and band playing -to take up her position in the lead. It made us realise that we were not on a pleasure trip, that there was a big menace ahead of us-War. One never gets away from it on a troop ship-soldiers drilling, drilling, and submarine guard at every crevice now that we are in the danger zone. We arrived at Sierra Leone on the following Tuesday week. We thought Cape Town and Durban were hot, but this place was indescribable. The heat is a tragedy-right in the heart of the tropic, and there we stayed a week. The white population is only about 500, very few women and no children, except native children. It is a most beautiful place to look at, with its palms, coconut and kapok
trees, its banana trees and pineapples. The houses are all built on a hill. There is one large store, where anything you require may be purchased. The natives are not nearly so civilized as those of South Africa, and nearly all the policemen go about in their birthday suits, but the ones coaling the boats were very good with the English language. Some of the boys, on mischief bent, threw some rotten potatoes into a boat, when one of the natives looked up with a great show of dignity and said " I think it time we sent missionaries to Australia. You heathen chap I tink." That appealed at once to the sporting sense of our chaps, and a truce was soon made by throwing them cigarettes, etc. Two days after leaving Cape Town there was funeral on the _________ , a Victorian boy. We all stood to attention on the ships, and the ships stopped. The Last Post was sounded, then we went on again leaving the poor boy in the bound ing ocean. Of course, it cast a gloom over the ship for the rest of the morning, and I thought of his people at home waiting to hear about the arrival of the ship in England. All they will get will be-" Regret to state, re" from the Defence, and that will be the end. On Sunday last there were two funerals on the_______ . Only two niggers-but soldiers, and may be just as valuable to someone in India as ours are to us. I wish I could just step in and tell you what a fine time we had in Cape Town. The people were very good to us.
They hold a monthly service in honor of the fallen and offer prayers for those at the front. It is a wonder ful meeting, and the crowd is enormous. We were the guests of the citizens for the afternoon, and they gave us a great ovation, clapping till the last one was seated. After the meeting we were invited to tea at Wesley Hall, and as many boys as could get in were there. Another girl and myself went to the Presbyterian Church, and met a Mr Forbes, who took us to his home for supper and invited us to dinner on the following Wednesday, giving us a musical evening. He lives at the top of a Klook called Jan Boer's Klook. The tram runs right round it, giving one a splendid view of the city. Another resident asked the two of us to go in his motor on the following day, when we were shown every place of note. Some of these places were very fine-every road is an avenue of beautiful trees, and the roads are like billiard tables. We motored round Table Mount and climbed part of it. We visited Cecil Rhodes' house. It is like a museum and is a magnificent building. The library is wonderful, and the grounds are quite equal to any about Melbourne. There is a zoo belonging to the grounds. The flowers of Cape Town are very striking ; there is even a bright emerald green heath, and somehow none of the bright colours ever clash with the surroundings, as everything in Africa is vivid, and the sky is so dazzling. We had a day at an old Dutch home called
Rosebank. The places about here shriek wealth as soon as one opens the door. It is apparently a very wealthy country. The Dutch people certainly built for comfort and coolness. Every place is large and airy, and the old Dutch furniture is wonderful workmanship. At the entrance to this place there is a drive 700yds. long, and on both sides it was covered with hydrangeas, blue and pink, terraced up to a height of 10ft, and the blooms were quite a foot in diameter. The gates leading into the place were taken from Napoleon's tomb at St. Helena after the removal of his body from that Island. We had a look at Reedy and Kipling's house, his winter residence when in Africa. We visited the Australian boys in hospital, who were too ill to be taken on, and left them fruit, etc. They were very pleased and gave us a welcome reception." Miss Jones gives a number of other interesting particulars respecting her stay at Cape Town, which shows that her gift of observation was intelligently keen and comprehensive.
Alpine Observer and North-Eastern Herald Friday 4 May 1917 page 4
NURSE AGNES ("Cully") JONES gives the following chatty and interesting account of her journey from Cape Town to England in a troopship to her parents, Mr and Mrs W. Jones, Harrietville :-" We have been ten weeks on the trip, and are still a week away from England. I believe we are going a long way out of our course through
reason of the danger. We had a very pleasant stay in Cape Town, and were entertained well by the British South Africans, who have a profound admiration for the Australian. All bars in Cape Town are now closed as soon as an Australian troopship puts into port, and remains so while it is there. It is a good thing for us, but, of course, the hotel keepers must lose heavily, as our ship was 14 days in port. You can imagine our excitement two days after we got to Cape Town when we heard wild cheering at 7 a.m., and, rushing upstairs, saw a big ship coming into port lined with khaki. It was the _______ with 1200 New Zealanders on board. As they cheered and our boys answered them Cape Town re-echoed-Cape Town was alive with soldiers. Ten days later the _________came in, loaded with South Australian and West Australian troops, and a little later in the morning the _______most welcome of all (Victorian)-pulled in at the next wharf to us. The cheering and shouting were deafening, and oh ! it was delightful to see them. I picked out my orderly from Caulfield straight away, and Arthur put up a stool with my name on. That evening our noble de fender, _______, a battleship put in and then we went out into the bay and waited for them to coal. Two days after we set sail from Cape Town, the cruiser leading. Behind came the _____, then the ______, and the _____loaded with Indian troops. Another row on the land side, the New Zealand boat leading,
the ______ , with Indian troops, then our boat in the rear. Each boat was a quarter of a mile apart, and each row a quarter of a mile distant. So we looked a grand fleet putting out to sea. Flash-lights flickered from all points of the town, and every small steam launch whistled good-bye ! good luck! The natives stood to attention in their canoes, and all the soldiers stood likewise, while the battleship steamed past us-banners flying and band playing -to take up her position in the lead. It made us realise that we were not on a pleasure trip, that there was a big menace ahead of us-War. One never gets away from it on a troop ship-soldiers drilling, drilling, and submarine guard at every crevice now that we are in the danger zone. We arrived at Sierra Leone on the following Tuesday week. We thought Cape Town and Durban were hot, but this place was indescribable. The heat is a tragedy-right in the heart of the tropic, and there we stayed a week. The white population is only about 500, very few women and no children, except native children. It is a most beautiful place to look at, with its palms, coconut and kapok
trees, its banana trees and pineapples. The houses are all built on a hill. There is one large store, where anything you require may be purchased. The natives are not nearly so civilized as those of South Africa, and nearly all the policemen go about in their birthday suits, but the ones coaling the boats were very good with the English language. Some of the boys, on mischief bent, threw some rotten potatoes into a boat, when one of the natives looked up with a great show of dignity and said " I think it time we sent missionaries to Australia. You heathen chap I tink." That appealed at once to the sporting sense of our chaps, and a truce was soon made by throwing them cigarettes, etc. Two days after leaving Cape Town there was funeral on the _________ , a Victorian boy. We all stood to attention on the ships, and the ships stopped. The Last Post was sounded, then we went on again leaving the poor boy in the bound ing ocean. Of course, it cast a gloom over the ship for the rest of the morning, and I thought of his people at home waiting to hear about the arrival of the ship in England. All they will get will be-" Regret to state, re" from the Defence, and that will be the end. On Sunday last there were two funerals on the_______ . Only two niggers-but soldiers, and may be just as valuable to someone in India as ours are to us. I wish I could just step in and tell you what a fine time we had in Cape Town. The people were very good to us.
They hold a monthly service in honor of the fallen and offer prayers for those at the front. It is a wonder ful meeting, and the crowd is enormous. We were the guests of the citizens for the afternoon, and they gave us a great ovation, clapping till the last one was seated. After the meeting we were invited to tea at Wesley Hall, and as many boys as could get in were there. Another girl and myself went to the Presbyterian Church, and met a Mr Forbes, who took us to his home for supper and invited us to dinner on the following Wednesday, giving us a musical evening. He lives at the top of a Klook called Jan Boer's Klook. The tram runs right round it, giving one a splendid view of the city. Another resident asked the two of us to go in his motor on the following day, when we were shown every place of note. Some of these places were very fine-every road is an avenue of beautiful trees, and the roads are like billiard tables. We motored round Table Mount and climbed part of it. We visited Cecil Rhodes' house. It is like a museum and is a magnificent building. The library is wonderful, and the grounds are quite equal to any about Melbourne. There is a zoo belonging to the grounds. The flowers of Cape Town are very striking ; there is even a bright emerald green heath, and somehow none of the bright colours ever clash with the surroundings, as everything in Africa is vivid, and the sky is so dazzling. We had a day at an old Dutch home called
Rosebank. The places about here shriek wealth as soon as one opens the door. It is apparently a very wealthy country. The Dutch people certainly built for comfort and coolness. Every place is large and airy, and the old Dutch furniture is wonderful workmanship. At the entrance to this place there is a drive 700yds. long, and on both sides it was covered with hydrangeas, blue and pink, terraced up to a height of 10ft, and the blooms were quite a foot in diameter. The gates leading into the place were taken from Napoleon's tomb at St. Helena after the removal of his body from that Island. We had a look at Reedy and Kipling's house, his winter residence when in Africa. We visited the Australian boys in hospital, who were too ill to be taken on, and left them fruit, etc. They were very pleased and gave us a welcome reception." Miss Jones gives a number of other interesting particulars respecting her stay at Cape Town, which shows that her gift of observation was intelligently keen and comprehensive.
Alpine Observer and North-Eastern Herald Friday 4 May 1917 page 4
Beautiful Italy.
SISTER AGNES C. JONES'S IMPRESSIONS.
SISTER AGNES C. JONES, formerly of Harrietville, writing under date 21/11/17, gives the following very interesting account of her journey to Italy. She says:-"I suppose you have had my letter telling you of my leaving France. Well, I'm here in one of the most beautiful towns in Italy. I wish you could have journeyed here with me to see the country we came through. Although we spent six days in the train in great discomfort and inconvenience, it was worth it to see the beautiful things we saw. I can tell you it was some treat after camp life. The first few days we travelled through many cities and quaint villages in France, and then we entered the Alps. Altogether we travelled through 50 odd tunnels to get here. We were in one about an hour. Well, you can imagine mountains nearly as high again as Feathertop, with the railway going through, and all covered with snow, and running down the sides were frozen torrents. Icicles hang from everything. The trees had not quite shed their leaves, and down in the valleys were swift running rivers. Along the banks were miles of trees of every shade of gold and brown. The autumn tints in this country are beautiful. Situated up the sides of the steepest mountains are the quaintest of villages-thatched roofs, and the houses are huddled together as if to keep warm. The same kind of villages are often snuggled in between two great mountains. The mountains are so steep one wonders how on earth the people ever manage to reach their homes. Some of them are as high as the top of the hill at the back of our place (Harrietville), and the top of the mountain as high as that again. Then there are sharp pointed mountains we passed going almost to a point, and on top of these are ruined castles very large and imposing looking. The homes of the early Brigands, the terror of ancient Italy. One can quite imagine anyone getting a push from the top and never stopping till they reach the bottom. The steepness is so terrific and really majestic. There are the same quaint villages at the foot of these mountains, all clustered up against its sides. The vehicle roads round the mountains are all of most beautiful white stones, and wind and wind to an enormous height. As we came along many of the French Artillery squads passed us. They looked so lovely in their pretty blue uniform, with cap of the same color against the white. 'Poor old things, 'they gave us a hearty cheer as we passed them. In some of the towns we passed through we got a very hearty reception. Flags, sweets, post cards of the places were thrust on us, and all seemed delighted to see us. I think they feel the need of help, and they are getting it from the good old French. Really they are equal to almost anything, and what they have suffered. Nearly 10 months in France makes one realise what awful things they suffered. They deserve victory if ever a nation did. The best they had has gone ; all their beautiful cities, hardly two bricks left on each other in the north-west towns. Down south is still untouched and beautiful, and may they remain so. Then to see them climbing along the mountain side on their beautiful horses to help another country. Well, I say 'hats off to the French Nation every time.' If you could only see this beautifulcity, it is superb. The streets are so wideand beautifully clean (all the Italiancities are). Large airy buildings, and Milan, well, the marble buildings here are lovely ; but they are awe-inspiring in Milan. The climate too, up here, is wonderful. so warm and comfortable after northern France. I was hoping to get leave to England before I left France, so that I would be able to leave all my superfluous stuff there, as one is only allowed a very limited quantity of kit, and one doesn't want too much, as the packing takes too much out of one. For instance, I only had 12 hours in which to pack,and that was 8 o'clock at night till 7:30 next morn, so you can imagine I felt pretty tired when I boarded the train. But, I must touch wood. 1 have never had a day sick since I left England, and there are very few that can say that. I've never felt better. 1 would really like to see our boys over here as the climate is much warmer, and the French winter is nothing to long for. I suppose it will be ages before our letters reach here, but never despair- We are the pioneer nurses in Italy, and it is really funny in the street. The people come up and stick their noses almost on our shoulders trying to read the 'Australia,' and then you hear them whisper to each other 'Australian.' It was funny when we had tea here Jone's Tasmanian blackberry jam was issued to us. Fancy that in Genoa. I don't fancy Italian cooking yet. Thank goodness we have our own mess, and good old bully isn't bad sometimes. Today we actually had apple tart. (I can tell you it reminded me of Saturday morning at home when mum used to make them, and bully beef curry, an we had a ' dinkum ' feed. I have no chance to be fussy, I can tell you. I just eat what comes, and if it's bully beef or tinned stew, well, I eat enough. Everyone tells me I am fat, and I feel as though I had lived a century. The only thing I cannot manage is the biscuits. Tickets have been issued to buy anything in the food line in the Italian towns. It has been so since the beginning of the war, but still there appears to be no shortage. I think it is really the best plan. I have never seen such beautiful cloths and tweeds as they have here, and really the stationmaster is a picture, his uniform is of such beautiful stuff. The police here look like some mighty official. His uniformia so grand and his hat Napoleon shaped. They are really a very handsome race, and many of the young women I saw are very lovely. The children are beautiful. At present there are a number of refugees,but, thank heaven, Venice is still hanging out, and may they get back to their city and find it in tact. I am writing under great difficulties, otherwise I could give you something worth reading. 3/12/1917, -I have been very negligent with my letter writing. but have been so muddled up lately, and have devoted any spare time flying round the city, as there is so much to be seen, and, of course, we will be going further a field some day. Yesterday we went with an English citizen to the Grand Opera. Just imagine opera and war at the same time. But one could almost forget there was a war on if it were not for the presence of soldiers and the food restrictions. I have had 35 letters this week-15 of them from home members of the family. It took me quite a long time to wade through them all, and today I have read them again. Well, my dear, business goes on as usual in Italy, and these are truly wonderful cities. I have a book of views that I am posting, but they do not do the city justice. We are not working hard in the hospital yet, but I suppose our boys will begin to roll in soon. The Italians are making a good fight, thank goodness, I have just heard a rumor that Sydney has been shelled. I hope that is not true. It may, though, do those rotten strikers some good. It would show them how badly the enemy needed wiping out, and that they ought to play the game I hope that jolly old strike is over ; everyone mentioned strike in their letters. I wish they (the strikers) would just look at the battlefields of Posiers and Ypres. I wonder what they would think of it all? I am sorry. It makes one feel sad to think there is so much chaos in our country. There must be German influence at work.''
Alpine Observer and North-Eastern Herald Friday 15 February 1918 page 4
SISTER AGNES C. JONES'S IMPRESSIONS.
SISTER AGNES C. JONES, formerly of Harrietville, writing under date 21/11/17, gives the following very interesting account of her journey to Italy. She says:-"I suppose you have had my letter telling you of my leaving France. Well, I'm here in one of the most beautiful towns in Italy. I wish you could have journeyed here with me to see the country we came through. Although we spent six days in the train in great discomfort and inconvenience, it was worth it to see the beautiful things we saw. I can tell you it was some treat after camp life. The first few days we travelled through many cities and quaint villages in France, and then we entered the Alps. Altogether we travelled through 50 odd tunnels to get here. We were in one about an hour. Well, you can imagine mountains nearly as high again as Feathertop, with the railway going through, and all covered with snow, and running down the sides were frozen torrents. Icicles hang from everything. The trees had not quite shed their leaves, and down in the valleys were swift running rivers. Along the banks were miles of trees of every shade of gold and brown. The autumn tints in this country are beautiful. Situated up the sides of the steepest mountains are the quaintest of villages-thatched roofs, and the houses are huddled together as if to keep warm. The same kind of villages are often snuggled in between two great mountains. The mountains are so steep one wonders how on earth the people ever manage to reach their homes. Some of them are as high as the top of the hill at the back of our place (Harrietville), and the top of the mountain as high as that again. Then there are sharp pointed mountains we passed going almost to a point, and on top of these are ruined castles very large and imposing looking. The homes of the early Brigands, the terror of ancient Italy. One can quite imagine anyone getting a push from the top and never stopping till they reach the bottom. The steepness is so terrific and really majestic. There are the same quaint villages at the foot of these mountains, all clustered up against its sides. The vehicle roads round the mountains are all of most beautiful white stones, and wind and wind to an enormous height. As we came along many of the French Artillery squads passed us. They looked so lovely in their pretty blue uniform, with cap of the same color against the white. 'Poor old things, 'they gave us a hearty cheer as we passed them. In some of the towns we passed through we got a very hearty reception. Flags, sweets, post cards of the places were thrust on us, and all seemed delighted to see us. I think they feel the need of help, and they are getting it from the good old French. Really they are equal to almost anything, and what they have suffered. Nearly 10 months in France makes one realise what awful things they suffered. They deserve victory if ever a nation did. The best they had has gone ; all their beautiful cities, hardly two bricks left on each other in the north-west towns. Down south is still untouched and beautiful, and may they remain so. Then to see them climbing along the mountain side on their beautiful horses to help another country. Well, I say 'hats off to the French Nation every time.' If you could only see this beautifulcity, it is superb. The streets are so wideand beautifully clean (all the Italiancities are). Large airy buildings, and Milan, well, the marble buildings here are lovely ; but they are awe-inspiring in Milan. The climate too, up here, is wonderful. so warm and comfortable after northern France. I was hoping to get leave to England before I left France, so that I would be able to leave all my superfluous stuff there, as one is only allowed a very limited quantity of kit, and one doesn't want too much, as the packing takes too much out of one. For instance, I only had 12 hours in which to pack,and that was 8 o'clock at night till 7:30 next morn, so you can imagine I felt pretty tired when I boarded the train. But, I must touch wood. 1 have never had a day sick since I left England, and there are very few that can say that. I've never felt better. 1 would really like to see our boys over here as the climate is much warmer, and the French winter is nothing to long for. I suppose it will be ages before our letters reach here, but never despair- We are the pioneer nurses in Italy, and it is really funny in the street. The people come up and stick their noses almost on our shoulders trying to read the 'Australia,' and then you hear them whisper to each other 'Australian.' It was funny when we had tea here Jone's Tasmanian blackberry jam was issued to us. Fancy that in Genoa. I don't fancy Italian cooking yet. Thank goodness we have our own mess, and good old bully isn't bad sometimes. Today we actually had apple tart. (I can tell you it reminded me of Saturday morning at home when mum used to make them, and bully beef curry, an we had a ' dinkum ' feed. I have no chance to be fussy, I can tell you. I just eat what comes, and if it's bully beef or tinned stew, well, I eat enough. Everyone tells me I am fat, and I feel as though I had lived a century. The only thing I cannot manage is the biscuits. Tickets have been issued to buy anything in the food line in the Italian towns. It has been so since the beginning of the war, but still there appears to be no shortage. I think it is really the best plan. I have never seen such beautiful cloths and tweeds as they have here, and really the stationmaster is a picture, his uniform is of such beautiful stuff. The police here look like some mighty official. His uniformia so grand and his hat Napoleon shaped. They are really a very handsome race, and many of the young women I saw are very lovely. The children are beautiful. At present there are a number of refugees,but, thank heaven, Venice is still hanging out, and may they get back to their city and find it in tact. I am writing under great difficulties, otherwise I could give you something worth reading. 3/12/1917, -I have been very negligent with my letter writing. but have been so muddled up lately, and have devoted any spare time flying round the city, as there is so much to be seen, and, of course, we will be going further a field some day. Yesterday we went with an English citizen to the Grand Opera. Just imagine opera and war at the same time. But one could almost forget there was a war on if it were not for the presence of soldiers and the food restrictions. I have had 35 letters this week-15 of them from home members of the family. It took me quite a long time to wade through them all, and today I have read them again. Well, my dear, business goes on as usual in Italy, and these are truly wonderful cities. I have a book of views that I am posting, but they do not do the city justice. We are not working hard in the hospital yet, but I suppose our boys will begin to roll in soon. The Italians are making a good fight, thank goodness, I have just heard a rumor that Sydney has been shelled. I hope that is not true. It may, though, do those rotten strikers some good. It would show them how badly the enemy needed wiping out, and that they ought to play the game I hope that jolly old strike is over ; everyone mentioned strike in their letters. I wish they (the strikers) would just look at the battlefields of Posiers and Ypres. I wonder what they would think of it all? I am sorry. It makes one feel sad to think there is so much chaos in our country. There must be German influence at work.''
Alpine Observer and North-Eastern Herald Friday 15 February 1918 page 4
JONES, Annie
The Story of a War Nurse
Those who travel Boyup Brook way may, if they are fortunate, find themselves in the company of Mrs T Taylor, of 'Rocky Pool'. They will enjoy their conversation with this dainty lady for her own sake, little dreaminer that of the events within the world war she could unfold a thrilling tale. This was the fate of a Bunburyite who later found in the pages of 'The Vancouver Daily World', the story which, had he been which, he might have obtained from Mrs Taylor's own lips. With a Mons ribbon and five stripes on her sleeve, Nursing Sister Annie Jones, daughter of Mrs E. Jones, of Burrard Court, arrived in Vancouver Friday night after tour and a half years service in France. She is very well known, in this city, having been the head of her own hospital here before going overseas. 'Miss Jones was fortunate, so she puts it, to go out in the early days of the war, because after only four days in London she was shipped off to Versailles, and landing there after the second battle of Ypres, she helped to take care of the thousands of gassed soldiers. 'We had a wonderful time with our tents, which were old and worn out from much use since they had sheltered the men on Salisbury Plains, and they would often blow away and leave us with no covering over our heads in the potato patch in which No. I General Hospital was billetted at Etaples.' The beds here were increased from 500 to 3000 as the rush of work demanded after the Somme. At , Poperinghe, near Ypres, after the battles of Messines and Passchendale, the billet was no better, but splendid work was done by the casualty clearing stations,'which were always moveable and under canvas. The nursing sister's description is dramatic .
'Thousands of Wounded.'
'All day long they would come trailing, in, the wounded, men who could walk, from dressing stations across the fields to casualty stations, sometimes in droves during the big pushes. Germans helping British, British helping Germans' but oftener they came in rambling, shaky lines. The badly wounded were brought in the ambulances. ~ 'In spite of the hardships it was a wonderful life, and the grateful eyes of the men following one up and down the ward was reward enough. 'Keep on talking sister,' they would say, after being brought in subsequent to months and months in the trenches, 'I love to hear your voice, and 'Excuse me, sister, for staring at you, you're so good to look at.' Oh, nothing can ever be too good for the men who served over there. Their spirit and recuperative powers were marvellous. I sometimes wondered why they all did not go insane, especially the ones captured by the Germans.
'Prisoners of Germans'
'The speaker's voice dropped almost to a whisper as she spoke of the men who had comeback from German prison camps. 'Never in all the horrors of the casualty, stations, and they were many, have we endured anything like the condition of the wounded men prisoners. It is hard to speak of it calmly. We sent one ambulance train out to hunt for them after the armistice. That was the only way we had of getting hold of them. In one prison the Germans' had simply got up and left a lot of wounded and terribly crippled men without telling them, a word of the cessation of hostilities. The men, after three days, heard the train coming, and with all their combined strength gave a concerted yell which reached those on board. In a pitiful condition they were taken on. I was heart sick after a morning spent in caring for them. Their faces had not been washed in months, their wounds had not been dressed, nor had they received enough to eat. . Most of them improved enough, to be sent on to England, but' many of them died in spite' of all our care.'' Indeed, the spirit of all the men was a continual marvel to me. Why, sometimes they were brought in looking like nothing but a roll of mud. and if they hadn't laughed and shown their white teeth we couldn't have told that they were human beings at all.
'Tribute to Officers'
The Vancouver nurse has a splendid tribute for General Sir Arthur Currie. ''I' saw him under many trying conditions and he was always wonderful,' she states. Interesting to all Vancouverites will be the verdict of the soldiers who are extremely critical of medical men, in
speaking of Lieut Col. (Dr.) Mackintosh, M.P.P.of this city. ' The boys loved him,' said Nursing Sister Jones. ' Theycould not say enough in regard to his fine work, nor could the nurses. In the soldier's tongue, ' He was always on the spot.' .
Y.M.C.A. Comforts
'Mr Frederick Taggers, of this city was commissioned by the Y.M.C. A. tomeet the train at Portland,' said Miss Jones, ' and they are to be congratulated on their excellent choice for everything was done for our comfort. The men found fruit, cigarettes, sweets and Vancouver papers, above all on the train, and throughout the trip, Mr Faggett was constantly employed in serving us. Nearly every night we were putting men off at different stations and he was always there to see that they were properly attended, no matter what the hour.'' Miss Jones spoke of Miss Ridley, the new matron for the General Hospital, whom she worked under as chief matron of the C.A.M.C. in France, saying. 'You have one of the best women you could have in Miss Ridley.'
The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express Friday 16 April 1920 page 8
Those who travel Boyup Brook way may, if they are fortunate, find themselves in the company of Mrs T Taylor, of 'Rocky Pool'. They will enjoy their conversation with this dainty lady for her own sake, little dreaminer that of the events within the world war she could unfold a thrilling tale. This was the fate of a Bunburyite who later found in the pages of 'The Vancouver Daily World', the story which, had he been which, he might have obtained from Mrs Taylor's own lips. With a Mons ribbon and five stripes on her sleeve, Nursing Sister Annie Jones, daughter of Mrs E. Jones, of Burrard Court, arrived in Vancouver Friday night after tour and a half years service in France. She is very well known, in this city, having been the head of her own hospital here before going overseas. 'Miss Jones was fortunate, so she puts it, to go out in the early days of the war, because after only four days in London she was shipped off to Versailles, and landing there after the second battle of Ypres, she helped to take care of the thousands of gassed soldiers. 'We had a wonderful time with our tents, which were old and worn out from much use since they had sheltered the men on Salisbury Plains, and they would often blow away and leave us with no covering over our heads in the potato patch in which No. I General Hospital was billetted at Etaples.' The beds here were increased from 500 to 3000 as the rush of work demanded after the Somme. At , Poperinghe, near Ypres, after the battles of Messines and Passchendale, the billet was no better, but splendid work was done by the casualty clearing stations,'which were always moveable and under canvas. The nursing sister's description is dramatic .
'Thousands of Wounded.'
'All day long they would come trailing, in, the wounded, men who could walk, from dressing stations across the fields to casualty stations, sometimes in droves during the big pushes. Germans helping British, British helping Germans' but oftener they came in rambling, shaky lines. The badly wounded were brought in the ambulances. ~ 'In spite of the hardships it was a wonderful life, and the grateful eyes of the men following one up and down the ward was reward enough. 'Keep on talking sister,' they would say, after being brought in subsequent to months and months in the trenches, 'I love to hear your voice, and 'Excuse me, sister, for staring at you, you're so good to look at.' Oh, nothing can ever be too good for the men who served over there. Their spirit and recuperative powers were marvellous. I sometimes wondered why they all did not go insane, especially the ones captured by the Germans.
'Prisoners of Germans'
'The speaker's voice dropped almost to a whisper as she spoke of the men who had comeback from German prison camps. 'Never in all the horrors of the casualty, stations, and they were many, have we endured anything like the condition of the wounded men prisoners. It is hard to speak of it calmly. We sent one ambulance train out to hunt for them after the armistice. That was the only way we had of getting hold of them. In one prison the Germans' had simply got up and left a lot of wounded and terribly crippled men without telling them, a word of the cessation of hostilities. The men, after three days, heard the train coming, and with all their combined strength gave a concerted yell which reached those on board. In a pitiful condition they were taken on. I was heart sick after a morning spent in caring for them. Their faces had not been washed in months, their wounds had not been dressed, nor had they received enough to eat. . Most of them improved enough, to be sent on to England, but' many of them died in spite' of all our care.'' Indeed, the spirit of all the men was a continual marvel to me. Why, sometimes they were brought in looking like nothing but a roll of mud. and if they hadn't laughed and shown their white teeth we couldn't have told that they were human beings at all.
'Tribute to Officers'
The Vancouver nurse has a splendid tribute for General Sir Arthur Currie. ''I' saw him under many trying conditions and he was always wonderful,' she states. Interesting to all Vancouverites will be the verdict of the soldiers who are extremely critical of medical men, in
speaking of Lieut Col. (Dr.) Mackintosh, M.P.P.of this city. ' The boys loved him,' said Nursing Sister Jones. ' Theycould not say enough in regard to his fine work, nor could the nurses. In the soldier's tongue, ' He was always on the spot.' .
Y.M.C.A. Comforts
'Mr Frederick Taggers, of this city was commissioned by the Y.M.C. A. tomeet the train at Portland,' said Miss Jones, ' and they are to be congratulated on their excellent choice for everything was done for our comfort. The men found fruit, cigarettes, sweets and Vancouver papers, above all on the train, and throughout the trip, Mr Faggett was constantly employed in serving us. Nearly every night we were putting men off at different stations and he was always there to see that they were properly attended, no matter what the hour.'' Miss Jones spoke of Miss Ridley, the new matron for the General Hospital, whom she worked under as chief matron of the C.A.M.C. in France, saying. 'You have one of the best women you could have in Miss Ridley.'
The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express Friday 16 April 1920 page 8
JONES, E
Sister
AANS
Enlisted 24 June 1915
Resigned appointment in England
AANS
Enlisted 24 June 1915
Resigned appointment in England
JONES, E R M
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandria's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Queen Alexandria's Imperial Military Nursing Service
JONES, Edith
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Sister
AANS Born 1882 at Mooroopina, Vic Daughter of William JONES and Eliza nee KITCHEN Sister to Mrs. A Hicks Address 10 Randolph St, Hawthorn, Vic Age 32 years Training 6 years Melbourne and Wornambool Hospitals Enlisted 24 June 1915 No embarkation information Service in France and England Resigned Appointment 26 December 1917 due to marriage Married Harry Thomas WRAIGHT Returned to Australia per “Karagola” 10 June 1919 as Mrs. Wraight Lost Badge 16 April 1927 Mother of Dorothea Died 03 January 1950 at Heidelberg Repat Hospital, Vic. |
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Mentioned in despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 6 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1467, position 31
Date of London Gazette: 5 June 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 7228, position 4
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 6 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1467, position 31
Date of London Gazette: 5 June 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 7228, position 4
JONES, Edith Victoria Jane
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 25 January 1888 at Curramulka, SA
Daughter of Richard Casserly JONES and Elizabeth Stuart nee GLOVER
Was a School Teacher before becoming a nurse.
Training at Adelaide Hospital
Appointment date 06 November 1918
Duty at Quarantine Depot at Port Augusta
Demobilized 21 July 1919
Did not marry
Died 25 July 1956 in Kew, Vic.
AANS
Born 25 January 1888 at Curramulka, SA
Daughter of Richard Casserly JONES and Elizabeth Stuart nee GLOVER
Was a School Teacher before becoming a nurse.
Training at Adelaide Hospital
Appointment date 06 November 1918
Duty at Quarantine Depot at Port Augusta
Demobilized 21 July 1919
Did not marry
Died 25 July 1956 in Kew, Vic.
JONES, Elsie
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born 1883 at Mooroopina, Vic Daughter of William JONES and Eliza nee KITCHEN Sister to Mrs A J Hicks Address “Rossetti”, Suffolk Rd, Surrey Hills, Vic Age 34 years Training 7 years Mooroopina Hospital Enlisted 25 May 1917 Embarked 12 June 1917 per “Mooltan” Service in Solonika Returned to Australia per “Dorset” 29 April 1919 Appointment Terminated 26 July 1919 Matron Elsie Jones of Mooroopina Hospital in 22 April 1933 Did not marry Died 05 August 1972 in Brighton, Vic. Resided East Brighton, Vic. |
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JONES, Emma Lydia
Sister
AANS
Born 16 September 1867 at Blechley, SA
Daughter of David JONES and Mary nee ELLARD
Sister to Martha HORNSBY
Age 44 years
Served in South Africa Burgher Camps at the time of the Boer War.
Enlisted 15 May 1917 at Fremantle, WA
Embarked 21 May 1917 in Fremantle per “Benalla”
Service in England
Breast Cancer operation in England November 1917
Invalided to Australia 01 February 1918 per “Balmoral Castle”
Unfit for further duty and discharged 02 April 1918
Married HERRIOT
Died 12 March 1942 at Mt. Lawley, WA
Aged 74 years
Resided Guildford, WA
Buried Guildford Cemetery Anglican D 0056
AANS
Born 16 September 1867 at Blechley, SA
Daughter of David JONES and Mary nee ELLARD
Sister to Martha HORNSBY
Age 44 years
Served in South Africa Burgher Camps at the time of the Boer War.
Enlisted 15 May 1917 at Fremantle, WA
Embarked 21 May 1917 in Fremantle per “Benalla”
Service in England
Breast Cancer operation in England November 1917
Invalided to Australia 01 February 1918 per “Balmoral Castle”
Unfit for further duty and discharged 02 April 1918
Married HERRIOT
Died 12 March 1942 at Mt. Lawley, WA
Aged 74 years
Resided Guildford, WA
Buried Guildford Cemetery Anglican D 0056
JONES, Evaline Sarah
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Born 1888 in Eastern Hill, Vic.
Daughter of William JONES and Elizabeth Ann nee MARSHALL
Did not marry
Died 24 October 1943 in Vic.
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Born 1888 in Eastern Hill, Vic.
Daughter of William JONES and Elizabeth Ann nee MARSHALL
Did not marry
Died 24 October 1943 in Vic.
Mrs W. Jones. 184 Auburn road, Auburn, has received word that her daughter, Sister Evaline Jones, has been awarded the Royal Red Cross.
Sister Jones trained at the Melbourne Hospital, and later was Sister in charge of St. George's Intermediate Hospital. She left Melbourne in 1915
to join Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service. She was on casualty clearing station duty at Merville for fifteen months, leaving a few weeks
before It was re-taken by the Germans. Attached to tho 55th Casualty Clearing Station she followed up the advance until the armistice. She visited Peronne a few days after the Germans left it, crossing the river on duckboards nailed to cork floats.
Sister Jones trained at the Melbourne Hospital, and later was Sister in charge of St. George's Intermediate Hospital. She left Melbourne in 1915
to join Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service. She was on casualty clearing station duty at Merville for fifteen months, leaving a few weeks
before It was re-taken by the Germans. Attached to tho 55th Casualty Clearing Station she followed up the advance until the armistice. She visited Peronne a few days after the Germans left it, crossing the river on duckboards nailed to cork floats.
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It is always with interest we hear of nurses returning to their homeland. They have done so splendidly that those of us who stayed at home in peace and comfort while they endured untold hardships and heart rending experiences, can never cease admiring them just as the soldiers are eternally grateful to them. One of the latest arrivals back in Melbourne is Sister Evaline S. Jones, R.R.C., who was one of 50 nurses lent to Britain by the Commonwealth in 1915 for service in France. She was on casualty clearing station duty at Merville for fifteen months before it was re-taken by the Germans, and attached to the 55th Casualty Clearing Station. She followed up the advance right up to the armistice. No doubt Sister Jones could tell much of wonderful and interesting experiences in the carrying out of her merciful duties. However, the brave nurses are like the brave soldiers, usually terribly reticent in matters concerning the war and their duty there.
The Land Friday 28 October 1919 page 14 |
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Miss Marion Richardson, a well-known Perth nurse, had a very interesting letter recently from an old friend, Miss Evaline Jones, an army sister, who was nursing with Miss Richardson in France. In her letter Miss Jones mentions that she had met her old patient, Lord Allenby, in Melbourne recently at the reception at Anzac House.
Lord Allenby was in Miss Jones's ward when admitted to a hospital in Boulogne suffering from acute neuritis. When news was received that the General of the Third Army was coming, a nice little room was prepared for him. Shortly after his arrival he told the sister that, as the staff was so busy and so pushed for space to put one or two men in with him. He 'was one of the most considerate patients I ever nursed.' -adds Miss Jones.
Lord Allenby remembered Miss Jones at once, and referred to several little amusing incidents that occurred during his stay in hospital. At the reception Lord Allenby insisted upon Miss Jones occupying one of the seats of honour.
The Daily News Perth Monday 01 February 1926 page 7
Lord Allenby was in Miss Jones's ward when admitted to a hospital in Boulogne suffering from acute neuritis. When news was received that the General of the Third Army was coming, a nice little room was prepared for him. Shortly after his arrival he told the sister that, as the staff was so busy and so pushed for space to put one or two men in with him. He 'was one of the most considerate patients I ever nursed.' -adds Miss Jones.
Lord Allenby remembered Miss Jones at once, and referred to several little amusing incidents that occurred during his stay in hospital. At the reception Lord Allenby insisted upon Miss Jones occupying one of the seats of honour.
The Daily News Perth Monday 01 February 1926 page 7
DEATH OF SISTER E. JONES
The death occurred on Sunday of Sister Evaline Jones, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve, who, for the last 20 years, had been an officer of the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales.
Sister Jones gave distinguished service in the last war. She was in France from 1915 to 1918, and was awarded the Royal Red Cross. Her patients included the late Field Marshal Lord Allenby, and the playwright, St. John Ervine. After the war, she was head sister of the Bodington Sanatorium for Returned Soldiers before joining the New South Wales Child Welfare Department.
The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 27 October 1943 page 9
The death occurred on Sunday of Sister Evaline Jones, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve, who, for the last 20 years, had been an officer of the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales.
Sister Jones gave distinguished service in the last war. She was in France from 1915 to 1918, and was awarded the Royal Red Cross. Her patients included the late Field Marshal Lord Allenby, and the playwright, St. John Ervine. After the war, she was head sister of the Bodington Sanatorium for Returned Soldiers before joining the New South Wales Child Welfare Department.
The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 27 October 1943 page 9
JONES, Hilda Fanny
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1882 at Sale, Vic
Daughter of Henry Charles JONES and Ada nee TROTMAN
Age 32 years
Enlisted 22 August 1916
Embarked 22 August 1916 in Melbourne per “Mooltan”
Service in India
Promoted to Temp Sister in Charge while at sea
Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class for services in India
Returned to Australia 13 April 1919 per “Eastern”
Appointment Terminated 01 February 1919
Married in India about December 1919 to Capt. Ernest Franz Waldemar GRELLIER RAMC, Meerut, India
Returned to Australia as Hilda Frances GRELLIER
Died 17 February 1969 in Willoughby, NSW
Formerly of St. Kilda
AANS
Born 1882 at Sale, Vic
Daughter of Henry Charles JONES and Ada nee TROTMAN
Age 32 years
Enlisted 22 August 1916
Embarked 22 August 1916 in Melbourne per “Mooltan”
Service in India
Promoted to Temp Sister in Charge while at sea
Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class for services in India
Returned to Australia 13 April 1919 per “Eastern”
Appointment Terminated 01 February 1919
Married in India about December 1919 to Capt. Ernest Franz Waldemar GRELLIER RAMC, Meerut, India
Returned to Australia as Hilda Frances GRELLIER
Died 17 February 1969 in Willoughby, NSW
Formerly of St. Kilda
Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 11 December 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2379, position 13
Date of London Gazette: 12 September 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 11463, position 4
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 11 December 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2379, position 13
Date of London Gazette: 12 September 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 11463, position 4
Sister Hilda Fanny Jones, A.R.R.C., of Denmark-street, Kew, who has recently returned from war work in India, had the honor conferred upon her of the Royal Red Cross. The London "Gazette" of September, 1919, says: "His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Royal Red Cross to the above-mentioned lady in recognition of her valuable nursing services in India in connection with the war.
Table Talk Thursday 15 January 1920 page 29
Table Talk Thursday 15 January 1920 page 29
JONES, Lilly Beatrice
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 04 August 1886 at Curramulka, SA
Daughter of Richard Casserly JONES and Elizabeth nee GLOVER
Sister of Edith Victoria Jane JONES (AANS)
Trained at Adelaide General Hospital
Age 31 years
Appointment Date 21 October 1918
Duty at 7th AGH and Quarantine Depot and Isolation Camp Port Augusta
Demobilized 21 July 1919
Married Arthur Penry WILLIAMS 28 April 1923 at St. James Cathedral, Melbourne, Vic.
Died 16 August 1944 in Melbourne , Vic.
Mother of Ray and Gwen
Privately Cremated
AANS
Born 04 August 1886 at Curramulka, SA
Daughter of Richard Casserly JONES and Elizabeth nee GLOVER
Sister of Edith Victoria Jane JONES (AANS)
Trained at Adelaide General Hospital
Age 31 years
Appointment Date 21 October 1918
Duty at 7th AGH and Quarantine Depot and Isolation Camp Port Augusta
Demobilized 21 July 1919
Married Arthur Penry WILLIAMS 28 April 1923 at St. James Cathedral, Melbourne, Vic.
Died 16 August 1944 in Melbourne , Vic.
Mother of Ray and Gwen
Privately Cremated
HOME FOR INCURABLES.
FAREWELL TO SISTER JONES.
The entertainment hall at the Home for Incurables, Fullarton, was crowded on Tuesday evening, when the patients, staff, and numerous visitors gathered together to bid farewell to the matron (Sister L. B. Jones), who has been granted indefinite leave of absence by the committee of management to undertake military duties. During the year she has filled the position of matron at the home Sister Jones has won the affection and esteem of the patients by her skilful and sympathetic treatment of them. That her absence will be keenly felt both by the poor sufferers and the members of the staff was demonstrated by the spirit which dominated the proceedings at the gathering. The Rev. E.T. Wyllie, in presenting Sister Jones with an aquamarine necklet on behalf of the patients and a travelling clock from the staff, said that to all those connected with the home the news of her departure had come like a bombshell. They did net know how they could get on without her. She had done all possible for the patients in their sickness, and had treated them with such kindness that every one of them loved her. Her capable management and sympathetic treatment of the staff had also gained for her the strong esteem of those with whom she had laboured in behalf of the sick. They all wished her happiness in her new sphere, and would longingly look forward to the day when she would return to them. Mr. M. P. Malone, in responding on behalf of the matron, said that Sister Jones, like a soldier, had enlisted without knowing where the authorities would send her, but all those at the home could find consolation in the fact that she would leave them only temporarily, and would be happy to rejoin them when the war was over. Miss F. M. Jones, sister of the matron and a member of the nursing staff, who will relinquish her association with the institution to complete her training at the Adelaide Hospital, was presented with a silver brush and comb and a gold solitaire as mementos of affection from the staff and the patients respectively. Mr. N.L. Gooden acknowledged the gifts in behalf of Miss Jones. An excellent musical and vocal programme was provided by Mr. S. Outres's Rosemont Orchestra, Mrs. Dodd, Misses Queen Johnson, Sylvia Pritchard, Cotton, Vera Anders, Mabel Oates, Daisy Burmeister, and V. Percival, and Messrs. A. Hughes, C. Selth, P. Clarkin, B.Tucker, and & Oates. Supper and a dance followed.
The Register Saturday 22 June 1918 page 9
FAREWELL TO SISTER JONES.
The entertainment hall at the Home for Incurables, Fullarton, was crowded on Tuesday evening, when the patients, staff, and numerous visitors gathered together to bid farewell to the matron (Sister L. B. Jones), who has been granted indefinite leave of absence by the committee of management to undertake military duties. During the year she has filled the position of matron at the home Sister Jones has won the affection and esteem of the patients by her skilful and sympathetic treatment of them. That her absence will be keenly felt both by the poor sufferers and the members of the staff was demonstrated by the spirit which dominated the proceedings at the gathering. The Rev. E.T. Wyllie, in presenting Sister Jones with an aquamarine necklet on behalf of the patients and a travelling clock from the staff, said that to all those connected with the home the news of her departure had come like a bombshell. They did net know how they could get on without her. She had done all possible for the patients in their sickness, and had treated them with such kindness that every one of them loved her. Her capable management and sympathetic treatment of the staff had also gained for her the strong esteem of those with whom she had laboured in behalf of the sick. They all wished her happiness in her new sphere, and would longingly look forward to the day when she would return to them. Mr. M. P. Malone, in responding on behalf of the matron, said that Sister Jones, like a soldier, had enlisted without knowing where the authorities would send her, but all those at the home could find consolation in the fact that she would leave them only temporarily, and would be happy to rejoin them when the war was over. Miss F. M. Jones, sister of the matron and a member of the nursing staff, who will relinquish her association with the institution to complete her training at the Adelaide Hospital, was presented with a silver brush and comb and a gold solitaire as mementos of affection from the staff and the patients respectively. Mr. N.L. Gooden acknowledged the gifts in behalf of Miss Jones. An excellent musical and vocal programme was provided by Mr. S. Outres's Rosemont Orchestra, Mrs. Dodd, Misses Queen Johnson, Sylvia Pritchard, Cotton, Vera Anders, Mabel Oates, Daisy Burmeister, and V. Percival, and Messrs. A. Hughes, C. Selth, P. Clarkin, B.Tucker, and & Oates. Supper and a dance followed.
The Register Saturday 22 June 1918 page 9
JONES, Maggie Elizabeth
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Sister
AANS No 14 Australian General Hospital Born Margaret JONES 1874 in Melbourne, Vic. Daughter of Edward Jacob JONES and Agnes nee PEACOCK Occupation prior to enlistment Certified Nurse Enlisted 12 June 1915 at 2nd Military District Aged 28 years Embarked 14 July 1915 Served in Egypt Returned to Australia 30 August 1919 per 'Dunluce Castle' Appointment terminated 29 October 1919 Married Edwin Stewart ASHTON Resided Beresford Terrace, Cooperoo, Brisbane, Qld. Died 01 October 1948 in Cooparoo, Qld. Privately Cremated |
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Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
'In recognition of the valuable services with the British Force in Egypt'
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 6 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1462, position 29
Date of London Gazette: 3 June 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 6930, position 8
'In recognition of the valuable services with the British Force in Egypt'
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 6 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1462, position 29
Date of London Gazette: 3 June 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 6930, position 8
JONES, Margaret Elizabeth
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Staff Nurse/Sister
AANS Born 12 June 1882 in Gladstone, Qld. Daughter of John JONES and Sarah nee MURPHY Age 24 years Enlisted 06 May 1917 Embarked 12 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Mooltan” Service in Salonika and England Ill with Influenza September 1918 Promoted to Sister 12 July 1919 Returned to Australia 17 November 1919 per “Port Macquarie” On Duty Appointment terminated 05 March 1920 Repatriation contact 05 December 1961 Married James GRAHAM Died 1983 in Queensland Queenslanders who fought in The Great War |
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JONES, Muriel Margaret
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born Croydon, Qld. Of Cloncurry, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse Enlisted 03 August 1918 at Brisbane, Qld. Aged 23 years Served at Enoggera Military Hospital |
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JONES, Ruth Victoria
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born 14 March 1889 at Nhill, Vic. Daughter of John JONES and Elizabeth Ann nee KELLY Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse Enlisted at Fremantle, WA Embarked 25 October 1918 per ' Malta' from Fremantle to Bombay Posted to Colaba War Hospital, Bombay 14 November 1918 Posted 18th BGH Gharial 01 June 1919 Posted to 19th BGH Rawalpindi, Lahore 04 June 1919 Trans Ambulance train 18 August 1919 Embarked at Bombay ss 'Kashgar for Singapore 09 November 1919 Embarked ss 'Charon' from Singapore to Fremantle Discharged 10 January 1920 Died 06 June 1936 in No 11 Repatriation Ward, Perth Hospital, Perth, WA Cause of death Septicaemia Aged 47 years Buried Karrakatta Cemetery Wesleyan FC 0015 Courtesy of Leslie Jones |
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Ruth went to Western Australia with her parents and siblings in 1904. She worked as a baby sitter and housekeeper for people with newborn babies before deciding to dedicate her life to the Nursing Profession.
Her love of helping people determined her choice of career and Ruth commenced her Nursing training a year before the beginning of the Great War. After graduation she immediately offered her services to the Military Authorities. Her credentials were of the highest order, specializing in Surgical Nursing. She was accepted and went to the base hospital in Fremantle. She and two other nurses embarked 25 October 1918 on SS Malta from Fremantle to Bombay. On arrival there they joined with other Australian and British Nurses and went into service in India. On her return to WA, Ruth took a course in maternity Instruction at the King Edward Hospital. She then returned to Perth Hospital and worked in Repatriation Wards 10 and 11. For 14 years she was the Sister for the soldiers. More than 11,000 boys went through her hands. They called her Our sister Nightingale. No words could describe what she did for her boys. They were part of her family. Even when she was off duty, if one of her boys was gravely ill she would be there for him night and day. She was often the last sight many man saw as they closed their eyes for the last time. This often brought her to tears. Ruth helped the men, their wives and their children. Nothing was too much trouble for her. She spent about 80% of her wages on her boys. Sister Ruth Victoria Jones is laid to rest at the highest point of Karrakatta Cemetery so that she could look over all her boys.
Her tombstone reads -
Her love of helping people determined her choice of career and Ruth commenced her Nursing training a year before the beginning of the Great War. After graduation she immediately offered her services to the Military Authorities. Her credentials were of the highest order, specializing in Surgical Nursing. She was accepted and went to the base hospital in Fremantle. She and two other nurses embarked 25 October 1918 on SS Malta from Fremantle to Bombay. On arrival there they joined with other Australian and British Nurses and went into service in India. On her return to WA, Ruth took a course in maternity Instruction at the King Edward Hospital. She then returned to Perth Hospital and worked in Repatriation Wards 10 and 11. For 14 years she was the Sister for the soldiers. More than 11,000 boys went through her hands. They called her Our sister Nightingale. No words could describe what she did for her boys. They were part of her family. Even when she was off duty, if one of her boys was gravely ill she would be there for him night and day. She was often the last sight many man saw as they closed their eyes for the last time. This often brought her to tears. Ruth helped the men, their wives and their children. Nothing was too much trouble for her. She spent about 80% of her wages on her boys. Sister Ruth Victoria Jones is laid to rest at the highest point of Karrakatta Cemetery so that she could look over all her boys.
Her tombstone reads -
"And now she stands before the Great White Throne
and Christ in all his tenderness Doth Say,
'Sweet Sister, Welcome Home'
and the great all knowing answereth, 'Well Done
Thou good and faithful servant, enter thou
into the joy of thy Lord."
A fitting line is said:
"Let us not ever be sad, but thank God such a one as Sister Ruth Victoria Jones was given to us."
and Christ in all his tenderness Doth Say,
'Sweet Sister, Welcome Home'
and the great all knowing answereth, 'Well Done
Thou good and faithful servant, enter thou
into the joy of thy Lord."
A fitting line is said:
"Let us not ever be sad, but thank God such a one as Sister Ruth Victoria Jones was given to us."
Courtesy of Nancy Clarke nee Jones, WA
"There was a silence and a hush over the Perth Hospital. doctors, Nurses and Staff walked around quietly, and talked in whispered tones. There lay in one of the wards, a Nursing Sister who was so loved by all who came into contact with here. In this time of uncertainty as to whether she would live or die, the men of her Ward - these men who had returned from the Great War - forgot their pain and suffering to ask, 'How is she?'. The answer was not good. She had a bad infection. The Medical Staff fought as they had not fought before, to save this very special person. but it was in vain for on Saturday, June 6th, 1936, god in His wisdom decided that He wanted her in Heaven with Him. Thousands were left here to mourn her loss."
'Listening Post' RSL Magazine
"There was a silence and a hush over the Perth Hospital. doctors, Nurses and Staff walked around quietly, and talked in whispered tones. There lay in one of the wards, a Nursing Sister who was so loved by all who came into contact with here. In this time of uncertainty as to whether she would live or die, the men of her Ward - these men who had returned from the Great War - forgot their pain and suffering to ask, 'How is she?'. The answer was not good. She had a bad infection. The Medical Staff fought as they had not fought before, to save this very special person. but it was in vain for on Saturday, June 6th, 1936, god in His wisdom decided that He wanted her in Heaven with Him. Thousands were left here to mourn her loss."
'Listening Post' RSL Magazine
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Hundreds Of Mourners At Sister Jones' Funeral
By the death of the late Sister Ruth Victoria Jones, who passed peacefully away to Higher Service, the returned men and the citizens of this State have lost a most loving and devoted friend. Born in Victoria, the deceased sister had resided in this State for the past 32 years.The profession she gave her attention to was one that required strict training, and produced the most beautiful qualities of unselfishness, motherly love and cheerfulness, all of which she displayed throughout her training, and after as a sister of the Repatriation Ward. It is to women of her calibre that the love and admiration of tine world is extended. She was possessed of a cheerful, kind and loving nature, and it is no wonder that soldiers and their relatives found in her a true and loyal friend. Much has been written and spoken of her wonderful work and kindness, and so we can only add, 'Vale, Sister! The funeral took place on Sunday, June 7, in the Wesleyan Cemetery, Karrakatta. The cortege, at the conclusion of an impressive and touching address by the Rev. A. W. Bray, moved from the Perth Hospital, and passing, through a large and representative gathering, slowly proceeded to the cemetery. At the cemetery gates, the courtege passed through a long line of ex-service men, and led by the Revs. E.H.O. Nye , and A. W. Bray, wended its way to the graveside. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. E.H. O. Nye, who during a simple but touching address eulogised the beautiful qualities of the deceased sister; the Last Post being sounded by two buglers, ending the proceedings. Telegrams were received from all over the Commonwealth and Overseas, aad numerous letters, cards and personal expressions of condolence conveyed to the bereaved mother and members of the family. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs C.H. Smith and Co. Mirror Perth Saturday 13 June 1936 page 16 (abridged) |
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JORDAN, Stella Sutherland
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 23 October 1886
Enlisted 13 June 1918
Home Service to 30 September 1919 at No 4 AGH
Repatriation contact 21 February 1962
But no documentation was found
Nurse Jordan had copy of AANS Appointment Certificate to verify.
Address as at 15 Jan 1962 - No 17 George St Redfern, NSW
Died 09 Arpil 1966 in NSW
Late of Sydney, NSW
AANS
Born 23 October 1886
Enlisted 13 June 1918
Home Service to 30 September 1919 at No 4 AGH
Repatriation contact 21 February 1962
But no documentation was found
Nurse Jordan had copy of AANS Appointment Certificate to verify.
Address as at 15 Jan 1962 - No 17 George St Redfern, NSW
Died 09 Arpil 1966 in NSW
Late of Sydney, NSW
JOYCE, Josephine Nugent
Sister
AANS
Born 1885 Kangaroo Valley, NSW
Daughter to Henry J JOYCE and Louisa nee NUGENT
Age 32 Years
Training Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Enlisted 17 March 1917
Embarked 12 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Mooltan”
Service in Egypt
Promoted to Sister 12 July 1919
Returned to Australia 22 November 1919 per “Orsova” On Duty
Appointment terminated 12 February 1920
Did not marry
Died 14 March 1955 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Buried Springwood General Cemetery
AANS
Born 1885 Kangaroo Valley, NSW
Daughter to Henry J JOYCE and Louisa nee NUGENT
Age 32 Years
Training Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Enlisted 17 March 1917
Embarked 12 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Mooltan”
Service in Egypt
Promoted to Sister 12 July 1919
Returned to Australia 22 November 1919 per “Orsova” On Duty
Appointment terminated 12 February 1920
Did not marry
Died 14 March 1955 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Buried Springwood General Cemetery
SPRING WOOD
OBITUARY
Miss J. N. Joyce
Miss Josephine N. Joyce, of Green's Parade, Valley Heights, passed away on March 4 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, after several weeks illness.
The deceased lady was a trainee of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and immediately after graduating Joined the army as a nursing sister during World War I and left for overseas, being attached to 114th A.G.H. in
On her return in 1910 the late Miss Joyce followed her profession at Narooma, on the South Const, where she lived for many years, giving valuable service to residents of that township and surrounding districts, which area was without a resident doctor for many years.
Many letters, telegrams, and wreaths received from the district are evidence of the love and appreciation the residents had for her. Amongst the wreaths were tokens from Narooma Red Cross and Narooma R.S.L..
Miss Joyce was born in Kangaroo Valley in 1885. She came from a pioneering family and spent her early years there and later was at Goulburn. Some 10 years ago she came to Springwood and took up residence at Valley Heights a few years later, where she became a highly-respected member of the village.
Sisters and brothers are: Lila (Mrs. C. O. Salmond, Springwood), Miss Dorothy Joyce and Ealie (Mrs. Allen), both of Valley Heights), Ted (Springwood), Harry (Newcastle). Two sisters,Georgina and Winifred, predeceased her.
The funeral took place on Monday, March 7, after a service conducted by Rev. Noel Paddison, Rector of Christ Church, Springwood, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Church of England portion of the Springwood General Cemetery.
Napean Times Thursday 17 March 1955 page 5
OBITUARY
Miss J. N. Joyce
Miss Josephine N. Joyce, of Green's Parade, Valley Heights, passed away on March 4 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, after several weeks illness.
The deceased lady was a trainee of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and immediately after graduating Joined the army as a nursing sister during World War I and left for overseas, being attached to 114th A.G.H. in
On her return in 1910 the late Miss Joyce followed her profession at Narooma, on the South Const, where she lived for many years, giving valuable service to residents of that township and surrounding districts, which area was without a resident doctor for many years.
Many letters, telegrams, and wreaths received from the district are evidence of the love and appreciation the residents had for her. Amongst the wreaths were tokens from Narooma Red Cross and Narooma R.S.L..
Miss Joyce was born in Kangaroo Valley in 1885. She came from a pioneering family and spent her early years there and later was at Goulburn. Some 10 years ago she came to Springwood and took up residence at Valley Heights a few years later, where she became a highly-respected member of the village.
Sisters and brothers are: Lila (Mrs. C. O. Salmond, Springwood), Miss Dorothy Joyce and Ealie (Mrs. Allen), both of Valley Heights), Ted (Springwood), Harry (Newcastle). Two sisters,Georgina and Winifred, predeceased her.
The funeral took place on Monday, March 7, after a service conducted by Rev. Noel Paddison, Rector of Christ Church, Springwood, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Church of England portion of the Springwood General Cemetery.
Napean Times Thursday 17 March 1955 page 5
