Australian Nurses in World War 1
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LUCAS, Aileen

Sister
AANS – No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station

Born 14 April 1878 in Hillston, NSW
Daughter of Alexander Brander LUCAS and Charlotte Emma nee NAYLOR
Sister to Gerald LUCAS
Age 36 years
Enlisted 10 May 1915
Embarked 18 May 1915
Service England and extensive service on the field in France
Promoted to Sister 05 May 1917
Ill with Diphtheria April 1918
Did not marry
Died 06 December 1967 in Vic.
Resided East Malvern, Vic.
Cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery 11 December 1967 and ashes collected

Photograph Table Talk Thursday 03 June 1915 page 14
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Mentioned in Sir General Douglas Haig’s Despatches  of 18 July 1919
Returned to Australia 18 July 1919 per “Rugia” as Sister in Charge
Appointment terminated 13 April 1920
Repatriation contact 01 December 1960
Did not marry
Died by 1967

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Mentioned in despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 30 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1655, position 44
Date of London Gazette: 11 July 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 8835, position 66


LUMNER, Rosalie Agnes

Staff Nurse
AANS

Born 21 July 1886 at Riverton, SA
Daughter of Hermann LUMMER and Rosalie nee WEIKERT 
Of Unley
Age 29 years
Training Adelaide Hospital
Enlisted 27 July 1916
Embarked 24 August 1916 in Adelaide per “Mooltan”
Service India, Salonika and England
Ill with Malaria July 1918
Promoted to Sister 18 November 1918
Returned to Australia per “Wahehe” On Duty
Appointment terminated 27 February 1920
Did not marry
​Died 06 November 1963 at Repatriation Hospital, Springbank, SA
Cause of death Cerebro Vascular Thrombosis (month), Cerbral Atheroma (years) and Hypertension (years)
Aged 77 years
Resided 19 Frederick Street, Unley, SA
Buried Centennial Park Cemetery as 'LUMMER' 
Derrick Gardens Path 25 Grave 782
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LUND, Melene Dare

Staff Nurse
AANS

Born 1887 at Tamworth, NSW
Daughter of Thomas Francis LUND and Eliza Christina nee PORTER
Age 30 years
Enlisted 28 August 1917 in Sydney, NSW
Embarked 16 November 1917 in Sydney per “Canberra”
Service in Egypt
Returned to Australia 18 July 1919 per “Dunluce Castle” On Duty
Appointment terminated 22 September 1919
Married Thomas Gerald George FAHEY in 1919
Died 04 March 1964 in Penrith, NSW
Late of Penrith, NSW
​Aged 77 years

The University of Newcastle Library
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Before signing up to go to the war, she was a theatre sister in the operating theatre of the old Sydney Hospital.
​Melene and Thomas met in Egypt during the war, she was a nurse, and he spent time in hospital there, they had a "military" wedding In Gunnedah when they returned to Australia (her parents lived at Carroll, near Gunnedah).
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Courtesy of Tom Robinson

LYNCH, Florence

Staff Nurse
AANS

Born Walgett, NSW
Daughter of Michael Daniel LYNCH
Age 35 years
Enlisted 05 December 1916
Embarked 21 March 1917 in Sydney per “Kanowna”
Service Egypt, Salonika and England
Promoted to Sister 04 February 1919
Awarded Greek Military Medal 4th Class for conspicuous service
Returned to Australia 31 May 1919 per “Wandilla” On Duty
Appointment Terminated 26 June 1919
Married name BAKER
Matron of Peak Hill Hospital NSW by 1922
Died 04 May 1943 at Western Suburbs Hospital
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Awarded Greek Medal for Military Merit
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 19 February 1920
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 190, position 16
Date of London Gazette: 26 November 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 12640, position 8


LYNCH, Honor

Staff Nurse/Sister
AANS

Born c1878 in  Cork, Ireland
Sister to Mary Gertrude LYNCH
Address St Bridget’s Convent, Highgate Hill, Perth, WA
Age 37 years
Enlisted 13 September 1916
Embarked 16 September 1916 at Sydney per “Karmala”
Service in India
Promoted to Sister 01 January 1917
Returned to Australia 28 February 1919 per “City of Cairo” On Duty
Appointment Terminated 25 October 1919
Did not marry
Died 1958 in Queensland
Aged 84 years

Photograph Courier Mail Wednesday 05 August 1953 page 11

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LYNE, Laura Mary

Sister
AANS

Born 18 March 1883
Daughter of Henry and Lillas LYNE
Age 30 years
Enlisted 01 July 1915
Embarked 16 July 1915 per Karoola”
Service on No1 Hospital Ship “Karoola” throughout the war
Duties in England between transports
Returned to Australia 28 June 1919 per “Karoola”
Appointment terminated 26 September 1919
Died 21 July 1952 at Launceston General Hospital
Aged 69 years
Buried Carr Villa Memorial Park Cremation Western Wall 92.00 C
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Miss Laura M. Lyne

The death occurred in the Launceston General Hospital yesterday of Miss Laura Mary Lyne, daughter of the late Henry and Lillias Lyne, formerly of Fingal.  Miss Lyne trained at the Launceston General Hospital.  She had nursing experience n N.S.W. and joined the 1st A.I.F. as a nursing sister.  She served seven years in the hospital ship Karoola. On her return she nursed at a military hospital in Hornsey Ave.  She was later appointed matron of the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institute and held this position for 16 years.  During the second world war Miss Lyne was sub-matron of the Lady Clark Convalescent Home at Claremont.  On retirement from nursing she purchased a property at Exeter, where she lived until failing health caused her to move to Launceston.  She leaves two sisters, Miss . E. Lyne, Launceston, and Mrs. E. L. Reed, Swansea.

Examiner Tuesday 22 July 1952 page 4

LYONS, Lena Josephine

Sister
AANS

Born 1878 in Port Fairy, Vic
Daughter of Patrick LYONS and Julia nee JOY
Age 27 years
Training Fremantle Public Hospital
Enlisted 24 March 1916
Embarked 28 August 1916 in Fremantle per “Mooltan”
Service in India and England
Promoted to Sister 28 August 1918
Returned to Australia 16 March 1919 per “Dunluce Castle” On Duty
Appointment terminated 07 July 1919
Died 1958
Buried Port Fairy Cemetery

LYONS, Stella Zita

Sister
AANS

Born 1890 in Rockhampton, Qld.
Daughter of Robert LYONS and Margaret Elizabeth nee BRUMM
Sister to C LYONS
Age 24 years
Enlisted at 11 November 1914 at Brisbane, Qld
Embarked 25 June 1915
Service aboard “Grantully Castle” ferrying wounded from Gallipoli to Malta
Including transport per “Euripides” from Suez to Australia and return
Further service in Egypt and India
Returned to Australia
Awarded the ANZAC medal and badge November 1969
Appointment terminated 08 March 1917
Did not marry
Died 26 June 1970 in Qld.
Aged 80 years
Buried Toowong Cemetery 7A 164 18

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