D'ARCY, Cecilia Helen
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1887 in Wilcannia, NSW
Daughter of Michael John D'ARCY and Mary Alice nee HICKEY
Age 29 years
Enlisted 01 December 1916
Embarked 09 June 1917 in Sydney per “Mooltan”
Service in Salonika
Promoted to Sister 22 July 1919
Attended course in Obstetrics Nursing 9.5.19 to 09.11.19 at Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
Returned to Australia 09 December 1919 per “Borda” On Duty
Appointment terminated 11 March 1920
Did not marry
Died 1967 in NSW
AANS
Born 1887 in Wilcannia, NSW
Daughter of Michael John D'ARCY and Mary Alice nee HICKEY
Age 29 years
Enlisted 01 December 1916
Embarked 09 June 1917 in Sydney per “Mooltan”
Service in Salonika
Promoted to Sister 22 July 1919
Attended course in Obstetrics Nursing 9.5.19 to 09.11.19 at Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
Returned to Australia 09 December 1919 per “Borda” On Duty
Appointment terminated 11 March 1920
Did not marry
Died 1967 in NSW
D'ARCY, Ruby Gertrude
Sister
AANS
Born c1889 at St. Kilda, Vic.
NOK Mrs. V H Murray (Sister)
Of Murray St., Kalgoolie WA
Age 26 years
Training at Perth Public Hospital
Enlisted 11 August 1915
Embarked 11 August 1915
E;osted 13 March 1916 at No 4 Australian Auxillary Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Service in Egypt, England and India
Transport Duty on “Demosthenes”, “Ajana” and “Ellora”
Promoted to Sister 15 October 1919
Returned to Australia 27 March 1920 per ”Zealandic”
Appointment Terminated 11 November 1920
Died 14 October 1949
Of Repatriation Hospital, Bundoora
Privately interred Fawkner Cemetery Roman Catholic Section
AANS
Born c1889 at St. Kilda, Vic.
NOK Mrs. V H Murray (Sister)
Of Murray St., Kalgoolie WA
Age 26 years
Training at Perth Public Hospital
Enlisted 11 August 1915
Embarked 11 August 1915
E;osted 13 March 1916 at No 4 Australian Auxillary Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Service in Egypt, England and India
Transport Duty on “Demosthenes”, “Ajana” and “Ellora”
Promoted to Sister 15 October 1919
Returned to Australia 27 March 1920 per ”Zealandic”
Appointment Terminated 11 November 1920
Died 14 October 1949
Of Repatriation Hospital, Bundoora
Privately interred Fawkner Cemetery Roman Catholic Section
DAILEY, Elizabeth Scholastica
Sister
AANS Born 12 December 1883 in Ballarat, Vic. Sister of M B DAILEY Age 38 years Enlisted 17 August 1916 at Keswick, SA Embarked 29 December 1916 in Sydney per “Themistocles” Service in France and England Promoted Sister 29 December 1918 Returned to Australia 10 May 1919 per “Wahehe” On Duty Appointment terminated 21 August 1919 Did not marry Died 21 February 1966 at Daw Park, SA Aged 86 years Resided Magill, SA Buried West Terrace Cemetery Kendrew Oval Row 24 site 30 |
DALEY, Clarice Jessie
Staff Nurse
AANS Born 1889 at Box Hill, Vic. Daughter of John Robert DALEY and Jessie Elizabeth nee SIM Of 'Turriff' Beach Avenue, Elwood, Vic. Trained at Melbourne Hospital Enlisted 05 May 1915 Aged 25 years Embarked 18 May 1915 per 'Oxfordshire' Served in Egypt at 3rd AGH Abbassia Returned to Australia transport duty 09 February 1916 per 'Nestor' to Melbourne Appointment terminated 31 July 1916 Married Ernest Alfred LAWRENCE Died 02 May 1944 at 61 Esplande, Elwood, Vic. Aged 54 years Late of 61 Ormond Esplanade, Elwood, Vic. Buried St. Kilda Cemetery Other Denominations Compartment G Grave 32 www.awm.gov.au P01360.002 |
Still another war romance. Nurse Daley met an old sweetheart amidst the sordidity of Lemnos, and one afternoon they went out and got married. That is all that has filtered through so far, but the lady herself is on her way back to Australia. So the details will be known.
Graphic of Australia 03 March 1916 page 14
Graphic of Australia 03 March 1916 page 14
DALYELL, Elizabeth
Staff Sister
AANS
Born 1884 in Sydney, NSW
Daughter of James Melville DALYELL and Jane nee McGREGOR
Sister of Dr. Elsie DALYELL
Age 33 years
Enlisted 05 May 1915
Service in Australian Voluntary Hospital
Enlisted AIF 19 May 1917
Embarked 29 May 1917 per “Khiva”
Service in India
Promoted to Chief Sister 24 June 1917
Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class for services in India
Awarded the 1914/1915 Star for services in Voluntary Hospital
Returned to Australia 19 June 1920 per “Bahia Castillo”
Appointment Terminated 16 August 1920
Did not marry
Died 19 March 1951 in Sydney, NSW
Late of Greenwich near Sydney, NSW
Buried Presbyterian Cemetery Rookwood
AANS
Born 1884 in Sydney, NSW
Daughter of James Melville DALYELL and Jane nee McGREGOR
Sister of Dr. Elsie DALYELL
Age 33 years
Enlisted 05 May 1915
Service in Australian Voluntary Hospital
Enlisted AIF 19 May 1917
Embarked 29 May 1917 per “Khiva”
Service in India
Promoted to Chief Sister 24 June 1917
Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class for services in India
Awarded the 1914/1915 Star for services in Voluntary Hospital
Returned to Australia 19 June 1920 per “Bahia Castillo”
Appointment Terminated 16 August 1920
Did not marry
Died 19 March 1951 in Sydney, NSW
Late of Greenwich near Sydney, NSW
Buried Presbyterian Cemetery Rookwood

Awarded Royal Red Cross (2nd Class)
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 14 March 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 422, position 16
Date of London Gazette: 16 November 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 13565, position 5
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 14 March 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 422, position 16
Date of London Gazette: 16 November 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 13565, position 5
Nurse
Lady Dudley's Hospital
The Chairman intimated that not only had the Bolwarra people a large number of soldiers, but there were two nurses on active service who were old pupils of the school. Nurse Dalziel was one who, when war was declared was in London with Lady Dudley's Hospital. She served in France, England, and India, and she had received the Order of the Royal Red Cross, besides being one of the' few Australians to have received the Mons decoration. She had not yet been demobilised. She was niece of Councillor McGregor.
The Maitland Weekly Saturday 06 March 1920 page 3
Lady Dudley's Hospital
The Chairman intimated that not only had the Bolwarra people a large number of soldiers, but there were two nurses on active service who were old pupils of the school. Nurse Dalziel was one who, when war was declared was in London with Lady Dudley's Hospital. She served in France, England, and India, and she had received the Order of the Royal Red Cross, besides being one of the' few Australians to have received the Mons decoration. She had not yet been demobilised. She was niece of Councillor McGregor.
The Maitland Weekly Saturday 06 March 1920 page 3
DANIEL, Linda Irene
Staff Nurse
AANS Born Windsor, NSW Daughter of James DANIEL Age 29 years Enlisted 07 September 1917 Embarked 09 November 1917 in Sydney per “Demosthenes” Service in England Contracted Influenza February 1919 Returned to Australia 05 May 1919 per “Nevasa” On Duty Appointment terminated 23 July 1919 Married Norman HARGREAVES Died 10 April 1953 at CWA Hospital, Mendooran, NSW Aged 63 years Buried Mendooran Cemetery, Dubbo Road, Mendooran, NSW Sydney Mail Wednesday 21 May 1919 page 25 |
OBITUARIES
MRS. L. I. HARGREAVES
Mrs. Linda Irene Hargreaves, wife of Mr. Norman Hargreaves, of 'Pine Vale,' Mendooran, died suddenly on Friday at the age of 62. The late Mrs. Hargrcaves ,was a prominent worker for the CWA, BSL and the Mendooran War Memorial Committee. She had been a nurse with the AIF in World War I, when she spent some time with the Salisbury Hospital. She was matron-in-charge of a private hospital at Dunqdoo for many years. She is survived by her husband and two sons, Phillip, of Narromine, and Mark, of Mendooran, and one daughter, Anne (Mrs. J.Haydon, of Wagga) The funeral left for the Mendooran cemetery on Saturday afternoon after a service at St.Mary's Church, Mendooran. Members of the CWA and RSL formed a guard of honour outside the church.
The Rev. Dr. Coad officiated. Messrs. C. J. Shakespeare and Sons were in charge of funeral arrangements.
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate Tuesday 14 April 1953 page 3
MRS. L. I. HARGREAVES
Mrs. Linda Irene Hargreaves, wife of Mr. Norman Hargreaves, of 'Pine Vale,' Mendooran, died suddenly on Friday at the age of 62. The late Mrs. Hargrcaves ,was a prominent worker for the CWA, BSL and the Mendooran War Memorial Committee. She had been a nurse with the AIF in World War I, when she spent some time with the Salisbury Hospital. She was matron-in-charge of a private hospital at Dunqdoo for many years. She is survived by her husband and two sons, Phillip, of Narromine, and Mark, of Mendooran, and one daughter, Anne (Mrs. J.Haydon, of Wagga) The funeral left for the Mendooran cemetery on Saturday afternoon after a service at St.Mary's Church, Mendooran. Members of the CWA and RSL formed a guard of honour outside the church.
The Rev. Dr. Coad officiated. Messrs. C. J. Shakespeare and Sons were in charge of funeral arrangements.
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate Tuesday 14 April 1953 page 3
DANIELS, Sophia
Sister
AANS Born 1863 in Dunedin, New Zealand Daughter of John DANIELS and Rosetta nee SOLOMON Sister of Major J DANIELS Age 45 years Enlisted 06 June 1917 Embarked 12 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Mooltan” Service in Egypt Invalided to Australia 14 April 1918 per “Kanowna” Discharged as medically unfit (Gynecological Problems) 29 November 1918 In-mate of Caulfield Military Hospital since her return Removed from Adelaide to Melbourne to take up 'permanent abode' 29th January 1920 Did not marry |
Sister Sophia Daniels (late A.A.M.C., A.I.F.) arrived from Melbourne on Friday, 12th inst., on a visit to Major and Mrs. J. Daniels, of Barton Terrace, North Adelaide. Sister Daniels has been an inmate of the Caulfield Military Hospital since her return from active service in Egypt
Jewish Herald Friday 26 December 1919 page 12
Jewish Herald Friday 26 December 1919 page 12
DARBYSHIRE, Ruth Eveline

Matron
2nd London General Military Hospital, Chelsea
Lady Minto Nursing Homes, India
Born 1878 in England
Daughter of John Taylor DARBYSHIRE and Helen nee WACTON
Left Australia at the time of the Boer War
She did not marry
Matron in Chief of the British Red Cross Society Mary 1940 to September 1943 in London
Died 07 March 1946 at 53 Park Farm Road, Bromley, Kent, England
Probate effects £4325 0s 6d
An Australian Nurse, who has been appointed Matron of the Lady Minto Nursing Homes in India. Miss Darbyshire, who is a sister of Mr. Taylor Darbyshire, general manager of J C Williamson Ltd. was some
time ago awarded in London the Royal Red Cross, First Class, the King investing her with the insignia. Another honour has been conferred upon MIss Darbyshire by her appointment of Lady of Grace of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. It was recently announced in the court Times, London.
The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial
Monday 18 June 1917 page 3
Among the Australian nurses who have secured the Royal Red Cross (first class) is Miss Ruth E. Darbyshire. She is now principal matron of 2nd London General Military Hospital, Chelsea. Miss Darbyshire has been away from Australia for some years. She is a sister of Mr. Taylor Darbyshire, general manager of J.C. Williamson Ltd.
I send you the photograph of an Australian nurse who has been the recipient of the highest honor which can possibly be conferred upon any member of the nursing profession. This is Miss Ruth A. Darbyshire— a sister to Mr. Taylor Darbyshirc, J. C. Williamson, Ltd.'s general manager. Miss Darbyshire was recently decorated at Buckingham Palace by the King with the Royal Red Cross, 1st Class. The investiture was the subject of a great deal of attention on the part of the London papers, not only on account of Miss Darbyshire being an Australian, but by reason of the splendid work she has achieved. Miss Darbyshire left Australia for London at the time of the Boer War, and for six years was matron of the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary. She is now matron of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, W., in addition to being principal matron of the 2nd London General Military Hospital, Chelsea. Miss Darbyshire is well-known and loved by many of our soldiers, I have had letters from time to time from men who have been under her care in the Chelsea Hospital, and each one sang her praises to the skies. To quote from one of these epistles : 'There never was such a matron. Believe me, she's just top-hole.' It may interest you to hear that the Royal Red Cross is of red enamel, hung on a ribbon of blue with aved edging.
Sunday Times Sunday 13 August 1916 page 26
Matron-in-Chief Of Red Cross Retires
LONDON. Oct. 6.—AAP.
Miss Ruth Eveline Darbyshire has retired from the position of matron-in-chief of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem war organisation. Her action was taken on medical advice. Miss Darbyshire was trained at the Wakefield Street Hospital, Adelaide, and St. Thomas's Hospital, London.
The Advertiser Friday 08 October 1943 page 5
2nd London General Military Hospital, Chelsea
Lady Minto Nursing Homes, India
Born 1878 in England
Daughter of John Taylor DARBYSHIRE and Helen nee WACTON
Left Australia at the time of the Boer War
She did not marry
Matron in Chief of the British Red Cross Society Mary 1940 to September 1943 in London
Died 07 March 1946 at 53 Park Farm Road, Bromley, Kent, England
Probate effects £4325 0s 6d
An Australian Nurse, who has been appointed Matron of the Lady Minto Nursing Homes in India. Miss Darbyshire, who is a sister of Mr. Taylor Darbyshire, general manager of J C Williamson Ltd. was some
time ago awarded in London the Royal Red Cross, First Class, the King investing her with the insignia. Another honour has been conferred upon MIss Darbyshire by her appointment of Lady of Grace of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. It was recently announced in the court Times, London.
The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial
Monday 18 June 1917 page 3
Among the Australian nurses who have secured the Royal Red Cross (first class) is Miss Ruth E. Darbyshire. She is now principal matron of 2nd London General Military Hospital, Chelsea. Miss Darbyshire has been away from Australia for some years. She is a sister of Mr. Taylor Darbyshire, general manager of J.C. Williamson Ltd.
I send you the photograph of an Australian nurse who has been the recipient of the highest honor which can possibly be conferred upon any member of the nursing profession. This is Miss Ruth A. Darbyshire— a sister to Mr. Taylor Darbyshirc, J. C. Williamson, Ltd.'s general manager. Miss Darbyshire was recently decorated at Buckingham Palace by the King with the Royal Red Cross, 1st Class. The investiture was the subject of a great deal of attention on the part of the London papers, not only on account of Miss Darbyshire being an Australian, but by reason of the splendid work she has achieved. Miss Darbyshire left Australia for London at the time of the Boer War, and for six years was matron of the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary. She is now matron of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, W., in addition to being principal matron of the 2nd London General Military Hospital, Chelsea. Miss Darbyshire is well-known and loved by many of our soldiers, I have had letters from time to time from men who have been under her care in the Chelsea Hospital, and each one sang her praises to the skies. To quote from one of these epistles : 'There never was such a matron. Believe me, she's just top-hole.' It may interest you to hear that the Royal Red Cross is of red enamel, hung on a ribbon of blue with aved edging.
Sunday Times Sunday 13 August 1916 page 26
Matron-in-Chief Of Red Cross Retires
LONDON. Oct. 6.—AAP.
Miss Ruth Eveline Darbyshire has retired from the position of matron-in-chief of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem war organisation. Her action was taken on medical advice. Miss Darbyshire was trained at the Wakefield Street Hospital, Adelaide, and St. Thomas's Hospital, London.
The Advertiser Friday 08 October 1943 page 5
MISS RUTH DARBYSHIRE
Eminent Nursing Authority's Visit A distinguished member of t he nursing world of Great Britain, Miss Ruth Darbyshire arrived in Melbourne yesterday on a short visit before commencing her return journey lo England. Wherever leaders in the nursing profession gather together throughout the British Empire the name of Miss Ruth Darbyshire is familiar. Very often there is personal knowledge of her work and her personality, for there are women upholding the dignity and standard of their profession in the far corners of the Empire who trained under her direction during her long and interesting career. It is 36 years since Miss Darbyshire, who is a sister of Mr Taylor Darbyshire, left for England to pursue her nursing career, which the began in Adelaide and which has brought her, among other distinctions, the Royal Red Cross (first-class)and the Kaiser-i-hind medal for her war services and the Silver Jubilee Medal. |
She is a Dame of Grace of St John of Jerusalem, a committee member of the Hospital Matrons' Association and of the Territorial Army Nursing Service, and a member of the Army Nursing Board. She is a foundation member of the College of Nursing in Great Britain and vice-chair-man of the General Nursing Council of Great Britain. During the war years Miss Darbyshire was matron of the second London general hospital of the Territorial Army Nursing Services, and in 1917 was sent to India as chief of Lady Minto's Nursing Association, which staffs all the smaller hospitals for general and private nursing. She is still London representative, of that association being responsible for sending the nurses out to India. Since 1923 she has been matron of the University College Hospital in London, one of the most important posts in the nursing service and occupied that post until November of last year when she resigned owing to ill-health. Her visit to Australia is in the nature of a health trip. She had planned to travel in a leisurely manner through the States up to Queensland but an accident to her travelling companion Miss Evans in Western Australia upset her plans, and she has been able to extend her journey only as far as Melbourne. She will leave by the Strathaird on Tuesday on her return to England
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Miss Darbyshire has always been interested in the conditions and methods of nursing training. She was one of two matrons who served on the "Lancet" Commission and was among the speakers at the Paris-Brussels conference of the International Council of Nurses. She said yesterday that conditions for nurses in Great Britain were distinctly better than they had ever been, as were the prospects. In the last few years matrons of the leading hospitals had been very much encouraged and cheered by the excellent type of trainees coming into the profession, well educated earnest women with a real purpose in life. The hours are shorter than they were but she added they could be shorter still. One very important advance, which she thought might well be copied in Australia was the development of a superannuation plan adopted by the majority of the voluntary hospitals by which the nurse pays 5 percent of her salary and emoluments and the Institution employing her pays 10 per cent. It was hoped that in time this would mean that there would be no poverty among nurses. There has been little improvement she said in the salaries for trainees but the College of Nursing in Great Britain had done much to stabilise the pay of the trained nurses.
Speaking of tile voluntary assistance that is given to the general hospitals in England Miss Darbyshire mentioned the practice by which St John Ambulance workers and Red Cross detachments give evening service to hospitals. Girls working in city offices and stores give up their evenings and their Saturdays and Sundays to helping in the wards and the out-patients' departments. The University College Hospital benefits considerably by this devoted service, which Miss Darbyshire said reflects also on those who give it. In providing them with experience that would prime them for any emergency that may happen.
Miss Darbyshire spoke very earnestly of the need for the adequate representation of Australia in English nursing politics for which she regarded a national body as most desirable. It was most difficult, she said, to make authorities in England understand why Western Australia, for instance should have one point of view and Queensland another. While it was quite understandable that each State should manage its own affairs it was highly desirable that they should be able to speak with one voice in representation overseas.
With much that is interesting and valuable to tell of hospital conditions and finance In Great Britain Miss Darbyshire commended the Hospitals Savings Association, which has been of the greatest advantage to people of small incomes who pay a small subscription which entitles them to the best services the hospitals can offer and which has proved also of great financial assistance to the hospitals. In spite of the depression many of the large hospitals in England have been rebuilt and in other cases important additions have been made.
A very pleasant party took place yesterday afternoon at Menzies Hotel when Mrs J P Major and Miss Margaret Fox invited a number of friends to meet Miss Darbyshlre. The guests included wives of medical men some of whom knew Miss Darbyshire In London during the war or during her term as matron of the University College Hospital London and some of the leaders of the nursing profession in Melbourne. The matron of the Melbourne Hospital (Miss Grey) the matron of the Alfred Hospital (Miss Grace Wilson) the matron of the Queen Victoria Hospital (Miss Simons) and Miss Grace Douglas who is president of the Returned Army Nurses Club were among the guests. Tea was served in the banquet hall at a long table set with low bowls of carnations and dahlias in exquisite shades of pink down the centre. The guest of honour wore a bunch of lily of the valley pinned to her jacket of navy blue and white striped silk worn over a frock of navy blue matt crepe with a wide brimmed hat of navy straw trimmed with tiny white daisies set around the crown.
The Argus Friday 17 April 1936 page 3
Speaking of tile voluntary assistance that is given to the general hospitals in England Miss Darbyshire mentioned the practice by which St John Ambulance workers and Red Cross detachments give evening service to hospitals. Girls working in city offices and stores give up their evenings and their Saturdays and Sundays to helping in the wards and the out-patients' departments. The University College Hospital benefits considerably by this devoted service, which Miss Darbyshire said reflects also on those who give it. In providing them with experience that would prime them for any emergency that may happen.
Miss Darbyshire spoke very earnestly of the need for the adequate representation of Australia in English nursing politics for which she regarded a national body as most desirable. It was most difficult, she said, to make authorities in England understand why Western Australia, for instance should have one point of view and Queensland another. While it was quite understandable that each State should manage its own affairs it was highly desirable that they should be able to speak with one voice in representation overseas.
With much that is interesting and valuable to tell of hospital conditions and finance In Great Britain Miss Darbyshire commended the Hospitals Savings Association, which has been of the greatest advantage to people of small incomes who pay a small subscription which entitles them to the best services the hospitals can offer and which has proved also of great financial assistance to the hospitals. In spite of the depression many of the large hospitals in England have been rebuilt and in other cases important additions have been made.
A very pleasant party took place yesterday afternoon at Menzies Hotel when Mrs J P Major and Miss Margaret Fox invited a number of friends to meet Miss Darbyshlre. The guests included wives of medical men some of whom knew Miss Darbyshire In London during the war or during her term as matron of the University College Hospital London and some of the leaders of the nursing profession in Melbourne. The matron of the Melbourne Hospital (Miss Grey) the matron of the Alfred Hospital (Miss Grace Wilson) the matron of the Queen Victoria Hospital (Miss Simons) and Miss Grace Douglas who is president of the Returned Army Nurses Club were among the guests. Tea was served in the banquet hall at a long table set with low bowls of carnations and dahlias in exquisite shades of pink down the centre. The guest of honour wore a bunch of lily of the valley pinned to her jacket of navy blue and white striped silk worn over a frock of navy blue matt crepe with a wide brimmed hat of navy straw trimmed with tiny white daisies set around the crown.
The Argus Friday 17 April 1936 page 3
MISS RUTH E DARBYSHIRE C.B.E., R.R.C.
We regret to report the death on March 7th, of Miss Ruth E. Darbyshire, C.B.E., R.R.C., who has had a long nursing career. Trained at Wakefield Street Hospital, Adelaide, South Australian, and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, she had held the following important positions: Matron of the Royal Infirmary, Darby, Matron of St. Mary's Hospital, London ; Matron of the University College Hospital, London ; Matron Territorial Army Nursing Service; Chief Lady Superintendent, Lady Minto's Indian Nursing Association. Her association with the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem of which she was Matron in Chief from March 1940 to September 1943, was deeply appreciated. In 1942 she was created a C.B.E. She received the decorations of Royal Red Cross (first class) and the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (first class). She was a Lady of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. |
The funeral took place on March 11 at Golders Green Crematorium, when the Service was conducted by the Rev. H.C.T. Elose in the presence of members of her family and colleagues with whom she had been associated throughout her nursing career.
The British Journal of Nursing March 1946 page 31
The British Journal of Nursing March 1946 page 31
DARRAGH, Alice Josephine
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1888 in Rockdale, NSW
Daughter of Henry Charles DARRAGH and Agnes nee WHELAN
Age 28 years
Enlisted 04 December 1916
Embarked 09 May 1917 in Sydney per “Ulysses”
Service England and France and No26 Ambulance Train
Returned to Australia 13 April 1919 per “Castalia” On Duty
Appointment terminated 02 July 1919
Sister in charge at the Baby Health Centre in Forbes, NSW
Did not marry
Died 27 October 1955 in Chatswood, NSW
Late of Chatswood, NSW
AANS
Born 1888 in Rockdale, NSW
Daughter of Henry Charles DARRAGH and Agnes nee WHELAN
Age 28 years
Enlisted 04 December 1916
Embarked 09 May 1917 in Sydney per “Ulysses”
Service England and France and No26 Ambulance Train
Returned to Australia 13 April 1919 per “Castalia” On Duty
Appointment terminated 02 July 1919
Sister in charge at the Baby Health Centre in Forbes, NSW
Did not marry
Died 27 October 1955 in Chatswood, NSW
Late of Chatswood, NSW
DART, Ella Charity
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 18 September 1892 at Redruth Burra, SA
Daughter of Henry John DART and Evelyn nee TREZISE
Age 27 years
Port Pirie Hospital
Enlisted 05 June 1917 at Keswick, SA
Embarked 15 September 1917
Service in Egypt
Returned to Australia 30 August 1918 per “Wiltshire” On Duty
Appointment terminated 02 August 1919
Married John Tyack LAWRY 15 September 1920 at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Adelaide, SA
Her Husband died in 1940 - resided 15 Clark Street, Wayville, SA
AANS
Born 18 September 1892 at Redruth Burra, SA
Daughter of Henry John DART and Evelyn nee TREZISE
Age 27 years
Port Pirie Hospital
Enlisted 05 June 1917 at Keswick, SA
Embarked 15 September 1917
Service in Egypt
Returned to Australia 30 August 1918 per “Wiltshire” On Duty
Appointment terminated 02 August 1919
Married John Tyack LAWRY 15 September 1920 at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Adelaide, SA
Her Husband died in 1940 - resided 15 Clark Street, Wayville, SA
DART, Hilda Betsy
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 28 May 1892 at Yacka, SA
Daughter of Henry John DART and Evelyn nee TREZISE
Age 25 years
Training Port Pirie Hospital
Enlisted 02 November 1918 at Keswick, SA
Embarked 09 November 1918 in Sydney per “Wiltshire”
Service in India
Returned to Australia 09 November 1919 per “Charon”
Appointment Terminated 11 February 1920
Repatriation contact 30 December 1958
Nursed and lived in South Africa for 30 years
Did not marry
Died 08 March 1988 in NSW
Aged 96 years
Late of Darling Point, NSW
AANS
Born 28 May 1892 at Yacka, SA
Daughter of Henry John DART and Evelyn nee TREZISE
Age 25 years
Training Port Pirie Hospital
Enlisted 02 November 1918 at Keswick, SA
Embarked 09 November 1918 in Sydney per “Wiltshire”
Service in India
Returned to Australia 09 November 1919 per “Charon”
Appointment Terminated 11 February 1920
Repatriation contact 30 December 1958
Nursed and lived in South Africa for 30 years
Did not marry
Died 08 March 1988 in NSW
Aged 96 years
Late of Darling Point, NSW
DAVENPORT, Rose Elizabeth
Ward Assistant
AANS
Born Frances Rosamond Elizabeth DAVENPORT 1894 at Drummoyne, NSW
Next of kin J W DAVENPORT
Age 21 years
Enlisted 14 December 1915 as a Domestic
Embarked 22 December 1915 per “Kanowna” as Ward Assistant
Appointment Terminated 01 April 1916 upon return to Australia
Married Hubert Francis DOWLING in 1935 at Drummoyne, NSW
Died 1978 in NSW
AANS
Born Frances Rosamond Elizabeth DAVENPORT 1894 at Drummoyne, NSW
Next of kin J W DAVENPORT
Age 21 years
Enlisted 14 December 1915 as a Domestic
Embarked 22 December 1915 per “Kanowna” as Ward Assistant
Appointment Terminated 01 April 1916 upon return to Australia
Married Hubert Francis DOWLING in 1935 at Drummoyne, NSW
Died 1978 in NSW
DAVEY, Alice
Sister
AANS Born Alice Louise SLAWSON 29 November 1894 in Brisbane, Qld. Daughter of William SLAWSON and Emily nee SCHUMAN Her father died in 1897 and her mother remarried in 1901 in Sydney NSW Step-Daughter of Thomas Lewis DAVEY Age 25 years Enlisted 10 May 1917 Embarked 12 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Mooltan” Service in Salonika Promoted to Sister 12 July 1919 Awarded Medal of Military Merit 4th Class (Greece) Attended Driving School in England 14.4.19 to 14.6.19 Returned to Australia 28 August 1919 per “Kanowna” Appointment Terminated 29 February 1920 Married John Alexander Henstridge BROWN in 1931 in Singapore Died 1979 in Sydney, NSW |

Awarded Greek Medal for Military Merit
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 19 February 1920
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 190, position 12
Date of London Gazette: 26 November 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 12640, position 4
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 19 February 1920
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 190, position 12
Date of London Gazette: 26 November 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 12640, position 4
DAVIDSON, Ethel Isabel/Isobel
Sister
AANS Born 1884 at Coleraine, Vic. Daughter of James Dodds DAVIDSON and Annie nee JONES Enlisted 21 May 1915 Embarked 17 June 1915 Appointment terminated 06 July 1919 Married Walter Elmour COLEMAN in 1938 in Vic. Died 05 January 1967 in Camberwell, Vic. Resided Camberwell, Vic. Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery and remains scattered |
DAVIDSON, Ethel Sarah
Matron
AANS Born 19 June 1872 at Tenderton, Payneham, SA Daughter of William DAVIDSON and Elizabeth Jane nee GREEN Sister of Thomas DAVIDSON Enlisted 26 September 1914 Embarked 20 October 1914 Appointment terminated 05 December 1919 Died 21 April 1939 at Semaphore, South Australia Aged 66 years Buried West Terrace Cemetery Light Oval 1 AN E 16 |

Awarded Royal Red Cross (2nd Class)
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 21 September 1916
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2622, position 33
Date of London Gazette: 3 June 1916
Location in London Gazette: Page 5579, position 5
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 21 September 1916
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2622, position 33
Date of London Gazette: 3 June 1916
Location in London Gazette: Page 5579, position 5

Awarded Mention in Despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 21 September 1916
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2624, position 42
Date of London Gazette: 21 June 1916
Location in London Gazette: Page 6184, position 34
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 21 September 1916
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2624, position 42
Date of London Gazette: 21 June 1916
Location in London Gazette: Page 6184, position 34

Awarded Royal Red Cross (1st Class)
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 18 April 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 847, position 161
Date of London Gazette: 1 January 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 54, position 2
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 18 April 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 847, position 161
Date of London Gazette: 1 January 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 54, position 2

Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 6 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1463, position 34
Date of London Gazette: 3 June 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 7004, position 2
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 6 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1463, position 34
Date of London Gazette: 3 June 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 7004, position 2

Ethel Sarah Davidson (1872-1939), nurse, was born on 19 June 1872 in Adelaide, daughter of William Davidson, Scottish-born master mariner, and his second wife Elizabeth Jane, née Green. She was orphaned at the age of 5 when her father's brigantine, the Emily Smith, was wrecked on Kangaroo Island in May 1877. Her two young brothers and baby sister also drowned. Ethel was the only member of the family
not on board the vessel. She was left with three grown half-brothers and three half-sisters from her father's first marriage, all resident in Adelaide.
No details of her education are known but Ethel Davidson trained as a nurse at the
Adelaide Hospital, then became district nurse at Prospect. She later engaged in district
and private nursing and for some time was on the Central Board of Health. In 1904 she
joined the Australian Army Nursing Service. She was working as district nurse at Prospect when on 26 September 1914 she enlisted as a sister in the A.A.N.S., Australia Imperial
Force. She left Australia with the first contingent and on reaching Egypt in December
was appointed to the Convalescent Depot, Mena; from August 1915 to January 1916
she was acting matron. She was then made temporary matron of the 3rd Australian
Auxiliary Hospital at Cairo and, for distinguished service there, was mentioned in
dispatches and awarded the Royal Red Cross, 2nd class. On 24 June she relinquished
this position, reverting to the rank of head sister and embarking for London for a
six-month appointment in the medical section, A.I.F. Headquarters. She then served
briefly at the 2nd A.A.H., Southall, before crossing to France on 28 February 1917 for
duty at the 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux. In March she was transferred, as acting matron, to the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Trois Arbres, near Steenwerck.
In July Sister Davidson was sent to Italy as temporary matron of the 38th British Stationary Hospital near Genoa; her rank was confirmed in January 1918. During that year, for distinguished service and devotion to duty, she was again mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Royal Red Cross, 1st class. She returned to England in January 1919, serving briefly as matron of the 2nd A.A.H. at Southall. Before embarking for Australia she was appointed C.B.E. in the King's Birthday honours of 3 June.
Matron Davidson was demobilized on 5 December 1919 and that month was appointed matron of the military hospital at Keswick, Adelaide; from 1924 she was also principal matron of the 4th Military District. The hospital was taken over by the Repatriation Commission in 1921 but she remained matron there until she reached retiring age in June 1933. She was president of the Returned Army Nurses' Association of South Australia in 1922-26 and was largely responsible for obtaining the charter which made the association a sub-branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League in 1924.
After a three-month illness Matron Davidson died of cardiovascular and renal disease on 21 April 1939 at her home at Semaphore. The Adelaide News reported: 'Her death, almost on the eve of Anzac Day, has cast a gloom over Keswick Hospital. She will be mourned by large numbers of patients and hundreds of returned soldiers with whom she came in contact when on active service and in South Australia'. The Rising Sun described her as 'a woman of outstanding character' and 'an exceptionally able leader and organiser'. She was buried in the A.I.F. cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide.
by Jacqueline Abbott
This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, (MUP), 1981
Photograph Courtesy of Faye Threlfall
WW1 Australian and New Zealand Nurses
Ophaned at the age of five, Ethel Davidson grew up with her half-brothers and sisters - children from her father's first marriage. After completing her nursing training at Adelaide Hospital, she worked in district and private nursing.
In 1904 Davidson became a reserve member of the Australian Army Nursing Service, enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force in 1914. During World War I she was stationed at Mena, Cairo, where she was mentioned in despatches. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross Medal, 2nd class, for her nursing service in England and France. On 3 June 1919 Davidson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military) for services to army nursing.
After leaving the army, Davidson became matron of the military hospital at Keswick (SA), a post she held until her retirement in 1933. From 1922 to 1926 she was president of the Returned Army Nurses' Association of South Australia. In 1924 the Association became a sub-branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League.
Ethel Davidson never married and died on 21 April 1939. She is buried in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide.
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not on board the vessel. She was left with three grown half-brothers and three half-sisters from her father's first marriage, all resident in Adelaide.
No details of her education are known but Ethel Davidson trained as a nurse at the
Adelaide Hospital, then became district nurse at Prospect. She later engaged in district
and private nursing and for some time was on the Central Board of Health. In 1904 she
joined the Australian Army Nursing Service. She was working as district nurse at Prospect when on 26 September 1914 she enlisted as a sister in the A.A.N.S., Australia Imperial
Force. She left Australia with the first contingent and on reaching Egypt in December
was appointed to the Convalescent Depot, Mena; from August 1915 to January 1916
she was acting matron. She was then made temporary matron of the 3rd Australian
Auxiliary Hospital at Cairo and, for distinguished service there, was mentioned in
dispatches and awarded the Royal Red Cross, 2nd class. On 24 June she relinquished
this position, reverting to the rank of head sister and embarking for London for a
six-month appointment in the medical section, A.I.F. Headquarters. She then served
briefly at the 2nd A.A.H., Southall, before crossing to France on 28 February 1917 for
duty at the 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux. In March she was transferred, as acting matron, to the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Trois Arbres, near Steenwerck.
In July Sister Davidson was sent to Italy as temporary matron of the 38th British Stationary Hospital near Genoa; her rank was confirmed in January 1918. During that year, for distinguished service and devotion to duty, she was again mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Royal Red Cross, 1st class. She returned to England in January 1919, serving briefly as matron of the 2nd A.A.H. at Southall. Before embarking for Australia she was appointed C.B.E. in the King's Birthday honours of 3 June.
Matron Davidson was demobilized on 5 December 1919 and that month was appointed matron of the military hospital at Keswick, Adelaide; from 1924 she was also principal matron of the 4th Military District. The hospital was taken over by the Repatriation Commission in 1921 but she remained matron there until she reached retiring age in June 1933. She was president of the Returned Army Nurses' Association of South Australia in 1922-26 and was largely responsible for obtaining the charter which made the association a sub-branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League in 1924.
After a three-month illness Matron Davidson died of cardiovascular and renal disease on 21 April 1939 at her home at Semaphore. The Adelaide News reported: 'Her death, almost on the eve of Anzac Day, has cast a gloom over Keswick Hospital. She will be mourned by large numbers of patients and hundreds of returned soldiers with whom she came in contact when on active service and in South Australia'. The Rising Sun described her as 'a woman of outstanding character' and 'an exceptionally able leader and organiser'. She was buried in the A.I.F. cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide.
by Jacqueline Abbott
This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, (MUP), 1981
Photograph Courtesy of Faye Threlfall
WW1 Australian and New Zealand Nurses
Ophaned at the age of five, Ethel Davidson grew up with her half-brothers and sisters - children from her father's first marriage. After completing her nursing training at Adelaide Hospital, she worked in district and private nursing.
In 1904 Davidson became a reserve member of the Australian Army Nursing Service, enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force in 1914. During World War I she was stationed at Mena, Cairo, where she was mentioned in despatches. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross Medal, 2nd class, for her nursing service in England and France. On 3 June 1919 Davidson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military) for services to army nursing.
After leaving the army, Davidson became matron of the military hospital at Keswick (SA), a post she held until her retirement in 1933. From 1922 to 1926 she was president of the Returned Army Nurses' Association of South Australia. In 1924 the Association became a sub-branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League.
Ethel Davidson never married and died on 21 April 1939. She is buried in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide.
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TRIBUTE TO OUR WAR NURSES
3,000 Went Overseas From Australia
DEVOTED SERVICE
THE following article is by Miss E. S.Davidson, matron of Keswick Military Hospital, Adelaide, who was one of the three first nurses who went to Egypt from South Australia at the outbreak of the war. She spent a year and eight months in Egypt, and undertook work in other areas, including two years at an Imperial hospital.
No tribute to the valour of the Australian troops at the war can be too high for it was admitted on all hands that they were brave, fearless, and daring as any soldiers. Moveover, in the main they were men of magnificent physique and fine spirit. On every successive Anzac Day tribute has been paid to the prowess of, the men but not every one thinks of the deeds of devotion and the arduous work wrought in behalf of the soldiers and of the country at large by the nursing staffs in the hospitals and on the field.
DIGGERS REMEMBER.
The Australian soldiers, however, paid grateful tribute to the tender solicitcitude of the nurses who watched over them when sick or wounded and even now, when nearly 10 years have passed since the end of the war the nurse is always certain, of a kindly word from an Anzac; and at the meetings of retuned soldiers the work of the military hospital staff's in wartime is always appreciatively spoken of. On October 20, 1914, Miss Margaret Graham, (then matron of the Adelaide Hospital). Miss Crosby White, (now- Mrs. Doyle) and myself, left Adelaide for Egypt, with- 26 nursing sisters from the other States of Australia. We had hardly reached our destination when it was found that the numbers would have to be largely increased and before the end of the war Australian nurses were on practically every battle front. Somewhere about 200 I believe left South Australia and from the Commonwealth as a whole, about 3,000 went to take part in the nursing services. There were Australian nurses on the ships: they were in Egypt and on Lemnos Island during the Gallipoli campaign. O the western front they were in the casualty clearing stations as well as in war hospitals right away from the line. In Italy and the Balkans they were found; lots of them worked at Salonika, and some even laboured in Constantinople.
REAL WORKERS.
A large number, too were engaged in hospital service in India and Mesopotamia. There were many Australian nurses attached to the Imperial hospitals. I myself was matron of one for about two years, and had Australian nurses working with me. I will say this for the women who went from the Commonwealth for this kind of
Service:— It did not matter where they were sent, their work was always appreciated and particularly so by the War Office. I know that the matron-in-chief at the War Office told Major-Gen. Sir Neville Howse that she would have as many Australian nurses as they liked to send her. I do not think our nurses, could have been better commendation than that. About 150 Australian nurses, went directly to the Queen Alexandra Reserve in England. The harder the work they had to do, the more our nurses seemed to like it. They were doing what they had gone out to do, and toiled all they knew, for the well-being of the men who were fighting for the freedom of the world. It did not matter who their patients were; they treated all alike. They got on remarkably well with the Imperial troops.
ARE WE FORGETTING?
When the war ended, the task, for many of the nurses, still went on, and they put their whole heart into the business of tending the war-shattered men who had to be brought home to hospital. We have some nurses at Keswick Hospital today who have been here ever since the war, and they are as devoted to their duty as ever. I came to Keswick as matron in the first instance for three months, and have remained here for nine and a half years; and several sisters with us today were here when I came. There is a surprisingly fine spirit among the men, many of them surgical, cases,who are still in the Keswick' Hospital. They are a brave lot, and there is as much fun and jollity to be found among them as can be discovered anywhere in Adelaide. I am afraid, however, that among the people in general there is not quite the same feeling, for the women that there used to be. I can count about 20 Adelaide ladies whose regular visits to the hospital and encouragement and cheer for inpatients- have never flagged. But there used to be much more of that kind of work. Are the people forgetting?
The Register News-Pictorial Thursday 25 April 1929 page 20
3,000 Went Overseas From Australia
DEVOTED SERVICE
THE following article is by Miss E. S.Davidson, matron of Keswick Military Hospital, Adelaide, who was one of the three first nurses who went to Egypt from South Australia at the outbreak of the war. She spent a year and eight months in Egypt, and undertook work in other areas, including two years at an Imperial hospital.
No tribute to the valour of the Australian troops at the war can be too high for it was admitted on all hands that they were brave, fearless, and daring as any soldiers. Moveover, in the main they were men of magnificent physique and fine spirit. On every successive Anzac Day tribute has been paid to the prowess of, the men but not every one thinks of the deeds of devotion and the arduous work wrought in behalf of the soldiers and of the country at large by the nursing staffs in the hospitals and on the field.
DIGGERS REMEMBER.
The Australian soldiers, however, paid grateful tribute to the tender solicitcitude of the nurses who watched over them when sick or wounded and even now, when nearly 10 years have passed since the end of the war the nurse is always certain, of a kindly word from an Anzac; and at the meetings of retuned soldiers the work of the military hospital staff's in wartime is always appreciatively spoken of. On October 20, 1914, Miss Margaret Graham, (then matron of the Adelaide Hospital). Miss Crosby White, (now- Mrs. Doyle) and myself, left Adelaide for Egypt, with- 26 nursing sisters from the other States of Australia. We had hardly reached our destination when it was found that the numbers would have to be largely increased and before the end of the war Australian nurses were on practically every battle front. Somewhere about 200 I believe left South Australia and from the Commonwealth as a whole, about 3,000 went to take part in the nursing services. There were Australian nurses on the ships: they were in Egypt and on Lemnos Island during the Gallipoli campaign. O the western front they were in the casualty clearing stations as well as in war hospitals right away from the line. In Italy and the Balkans they were found; lots of them worked at Salonika, and some even laboured in Constantinople.
REAL WORKERS.
A large number, too were engaged in hospital service in India and Mesopotamia. There were many Australian nurses attached to the Imperial hospitals. I myself was matron of one for about two years, and had Australian nurses working with me. I will say this for the women who went from the Commonwealth for this kind of
Service:— It did not matter where they were sent, their work was always appreciated and particularly so by the War Office. I know that the matron-in-chief at the War Office told Major-Gen. Sir Neville Howse that she would have as many Australian nurses as they liked to send her. I do not think our nurses, could have been better commendation than that. About 150 Australian nurses, went directly to the Queen Alexandra Reserve in England. The harder the work they had to do, the more our nurses seemed to like it. They were doing what they had gone out to do, and toiled all they knew, for the well-being of the men who were fighting for the freedom of the world. It did not matter who their patients were; they treated all alike. They got on remarkably well with the Imperial troops.
ARE WE FORGETTING?
When the war ended, the task, for many of the nurses, still went on, and they put their whole heart into the business of tending the war-shattered men who had to be brought home to hospital. We have some nurses at Keswick Hospital today who have been here ever since the war, and they are as devoted to their duty as ever. I came to Keswick as matron in the first instance for three months, and have remained here for nine and a half years; and several sisters with us today were here when I came. There is a surprisingly fine spirit among the men, many of them surgical, cases,who are still in the Keswick' Hospital. They are a brave lot, and there is as much fun and jollity to be found among them as can be discovered anywhere in Adelaide. I am afraid, however, that among the people in general there is not quite the same feeling, for the women that there used to be. I can count about 20 Adelaide ladies whose regular visits to the hospital and encouragement and cheer for inpatients- have never flagged. But there used to be much more of that kind of work. Are the people forgetting?
The Register News-Pictorial Thursday 25 April 1929 page 20
Ex -Matron At Keswick Dies
13 YEARS IN POST Distinguished war nurse and matron at Keswick Repatriation Hospital for 15 years. Miss Ethel S. Davidson, C.B.E., R.C., died today. She was in her sixty sixth year. Her death, almost on the eve of Anzac Day, has cast a gloom over Keswick Hospital. She will be mourned by large numbers of patients and hundreds of returned soldiers with, whom she came in contact when on active service and in South Australia. She had a most distinguished war record. The Deputy Repatriation Commissioner (Mr. James) said that during her period of service' she was held in the highest esteem by the Repatriation Commission and by those who served with her overseas and at Keswick. Many of the patients at Keswick had expressed gratitude for her activity. |
War Record
Miss Davidson enlisted soon after war bloke out. and served in Egypt until 1916 She was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the Royal Red Cruss second class. She subsequently served in administrative headquarters and Australian hospitals in London, but in 1917 went to France and for several months worked in the field. Later for services in Italy she was awarded the Royal Red Cross First class, and was appointed a matron. In June 1919 she was awarded the C.B.E. for meritorious service. Returning to Australia she was appointed matron of the Military Hospital at Keswick and subsequently the Repatriation Hospital. She retired in June 1933, having reached the retiring age. Miss Davidson was left an orphan at five. Her father Capt. Davidson mother two brothers and sister were drowned in the wreck of the Emily Smith near Kangaroo Island. She had been left at home with friends when the Emily Smith went on it's ill-fated trip.
News Adelaide Friday 21 April 1939 page 1
Miss Davidson enlisted soon after war bloke out. and served in Egypt until 1916 She was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the Royal Red Cruss second class. She subsequently served in administrative headquarters and Australian hospitals in London, but in 1917 went to France and for several months worked in the field. Later for services in Italy she was awarded the Royal Red Cross First class, and was appointed a matron. In June 1919 she was awarded the C.B.E. for meritorious service. Returning to Australia she was appointed matron of the Military Hospital at Keswick and subsequently the Repatriation Hospital. She retired in June 1933, having reached the retiring age. Miss Davidson was left an orphan at five. Her father Capt. Davidson mother two brothers and sister were drowned in the wreck of the Emily Smith near Kangaroo Island. She had been left at home with friends when the Emily Smith went on it's ill-fated trip.
News Adelaide Friday 21 April 1939 page 1
DAVIDSON, Jean (Jeanie) Logan Muir
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1886 in Port Macquarie, NSW
Daughter of Robert DAVIDSON and Jean Logan nee MUIR
Age 30 years
Enlisted 05 July 1917
Embarked 10 September 1917 per “Runic”
Service in Egypt
Returned to Australia 01 July 1919 per “Malta” On Duty
Appointment terminated 25 September 1919
Repatriation contact 27 January 1959
Did not marry
Died 1966 in Hornsby, NSW
AANS
Born 1886 in Port Macquarie, NSW
Daughter of Robert DAVIDSON and Jean Logan nee MUIR
Age 30 years
Enlisted 05 July 1917
Embarked 10 September 1917 per “Runic”
Service in Egypt
Returned to Australia 01 July 1919 per “Malta” On Duty
Appointment terminated 25 September 1919
Repatriation contact 27 January 1959
Did not marry
Died 1966 in Hornsby, NSW
DAVIDSON, Mary Helen
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1883 at Serpentine, Vic.
Daughter of James DAVIDSON and Elizabeth Mary nee BINNS
Address “Warwilah” Booroorban, NSW
Training 3 years St Vincent Hospital
Age 33 years
Enlisted 19 June 1917
Embarked 30 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Somali”
Service in Bombay & Hospital Ship “Vita”
Returned to Australia per “Eastern” 06 May 1919
Appointment Terminated 22 June 1919
Repatriation contact 17 December 1958
Possibly buried Springvale Botanical Cemetery 20 April 1970 Banksia Wall BG Niche 79
AANS
Born 1883 at Serpentine, Vic.
Daughter of James DAVIDSON and Elizabeth Mary nee BINNS
Address “Warwilah” Booroorban, NSW
Training 3 years St Vincent Hospital
Age 33 years
Enlisted 19 June 1917
Embarked 30 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Somali”
Service in Bombay & Hospital Ship “Vita”
Returned to Australia per “Eastern” 06 May 1919
Appointment Terminated 22 June 1919
Repatriation contact 17 December 1958
Possibly buried Springvale Botanical Cemetery 20 April 1970 Banksia Wall BG Niche 79
DAVIDSON, Una Noble
Masseuse/Nurse
AANS Born 30 November 1879 at Stanthorpe, Qld. Daughter of John DAVIDSON and Elizabeth Alice nee NOBLE Sister of Maud Alice GIBSON Age 39 years Enlisted 18 April 1918 Embarked 18 October 1918 in Sydney per “Pakeha” Service in Egypt Returned to Australia 17 July 1919 per “Dunluce Castle” Discharged as medically unfit (Anaemia) 24 December 1919 Did not marry Died 15 November 1957 in Brisbane Aged 77 years Buried Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens Columbarium 13 Section 4 Ancestry.com Photograph contributed by Lynette Holmes Read more here |
DAVIES, Avonia
Staff Nurse
No 1 Australian General Hospital WA
AANS
Born 15 November 1885 at Gympie, Qld.
Daughter of Thomas Owen DAVIES and Elizabeth nee MORGAN
Training 3 years Perth Public Hospital
Age 32 years
Enlisted 01 October 1918 in WA
Duty at No 8 AGH Base Hospital Fremantle 30 September 1918 – 11 November 1919
Did not marry
Died 12 August 1967 in Perth, WA
Aged 82 years
Resided West Perth, WA
Buried Karrakatta Cemetery Welsh Free AA 0138 - site expired
No 1 Australian General Hospital WA
AANS
Born 15 November 1885 at Gympie, Qld.
Daughter of Thomas Owen DAVIES and Elizabeth nee MORGAN
Training 3 years Perth Public Hospital
Age 32 years
Enlisted 01 October 1918 in WA
Duty at No 8 AGH Base Hospital Fremantle 30 September 1918 – 11 November 1919
Did not marry
Died 12 August 1967 in Perth, WA
Aged 82 years
Resided West Perth, WA
Buried Karrakatta Cemetery Welsh Free AA 0138 - site expired
DAVIES, Elsie Rose
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1889 at Bath, England
Daughter of Richard DAVIES and Annie Rose nee JONES
Address 1232 Hay St West Perth, WA
Training Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Age 29 years
Enlisted 16 November 1917 in Fremantle
Embarked 23 November 1917 per “Canberra”
Service in Bombay
Returned to Australia per “Plassy” 02 October 1919
Appointment Terminated 11 November 1919
Did not marry
Died 08 February 1972 in Perth, WA
Aged 83 years
Resided Nedlands, WA
Buried Karrakatta Cemetery Anglican SC 0245 - site expired
AANS
Born 1889 at Bath, England
Daughter of Richard DAVIES and Annie Rose nee JONES
Address 1232 Hay St West Perth, WA
Training Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Age 29 years
Enlisted 16 November 1917 in Fremantle
Embarked 23 November 1917 per “Canberra”
Service in Bombay
Returned to Australia per “Plassy” 02 October 1919
Appointment Terminated 11 November 1919
Did not marry
Died 08 February 1972 in Perth, WA
Aged 83 years
Resided Nedlands, WA
Buried Karrakatta Cemetery Anglican SC 0245 - site expired
DAVIES, Ethel Dorothy
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1891 in Drake, NSW
Daughter of Edward Rosser DAVIES and Mary Ann nee LEWIS
Age 26 years
Enlisted 13 August 1917
Embarked 13 September 1917 in Melbourne per “Runic”
Service in Egypt
Contracted Measles March 1919
Returned to Australia 28 May 1919 per “Hungaria”
Discharged as medically unfit (Anaemia & General Debility) 10 December 1919
Married Thomas Kenneth GELDART 06 June 1921 in EArling, MIddlesex, England
AANS
Born 1891 in Drake, NSW
Daughter of Edward Rosser DAVIES and Mary Ann nee LEWIS
Age 26 years
Enlisted 13 August 1917
Embarked 13 September 1917 in Melbourne per “Runic”
Service in Egypt
Contracted Measles March 1919
Returned to Australia 28 May 1919 per “Hungaria”
Discharged as medically unfit (Anaemia & General Debility) 10 December 1919
Married Thomas Kenneth GELDART 06 June 1921 in EArling, MIddlesex, England
DAVIES, Evelyn
Sister
AANS Born 1884 at Healesville, Vic. Daughter of George Meddins and Alice nee DAVIES Enlisted 05 May 1915 Embarked 18 May 1915 Appointment terminated 23 January 1920 Lived in New Zealand Evelyn Davies, AANS, photograph album, AWM 3DRL/3398 Australian War Memorial. Read more here |
DAVIES, Lily Malcolm
Staff Nurse
AANS Born 16 November 1885 at Semaphore, SA Daughter of Thomas Edward DAVIES and Ellen nee OLDFIELD Of Oxford Terrace, Unley, SA Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse Aged 29 years Enlisted 12 August 1915 Embarked 26 August 1915 Enlisted 09 March 1916 at No 4 Australina Aux. Hosp, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt Served in Bombay Returned to Australia 23 May 1917 Appointment terminated 07 August 1917 Enlisted 27 February 1918 Embarked 06 March 1918 Discharged as medically unfit 06 December 1918 Married Reginald Leslie HURST 25 January 1919 at College Park Congregational Church, St. Peters, SA Died 04 August 1970 at Daw Park, SA Resided Prospect, SA Aged 84 years Cremated at Centennial Park Cemetery |
WAR NURSES.
From Lily M. Davies. Kent Town: --''Calls are being made through your columns for more nurses for the front. In September last, when the appeal was first made, many nurses, of whom I was one, applied for enrolment, from a purely patriotic motive. We were trainees of the good old A.C.H.. engaged in work as staff nurses in one of the heaviest districts in the State, recognised by the A.T.N.A. of which we are members, and had other varied experiences. Our papers were filled in, but since then we have been ignored. It is very galling when doctors one has worked with for years and old patients and friends ask, 'Why haven't you gone to the front?' and when we know there is so much work to do and so few to do it.
We are told that if we go to other States they will take us, but that is not what we want. Born and bred in South Australia ,we think we are entitled to be enlisted for service as from this State."
The Register Monday 28 June 1915 page 10
Mrs. Hurst, who is still keenly interested in the work of her colleagues, was married in the January after armistice, and as Miss L. M. Davies she spent most of the war time at Southampton, in England. She also served in India and Egypt.
News Saturday 25 April 1936 page 3
From Lily M. Davies. Kent Town: --''Calls are being made through your columns for more nurses for the front. In September last, when the appeal was first made, many nurses, of whom I was one, applied for enrolment, from a purely patriotic motive. We were trainees of the good old A.C.H.. engaged in work as staff nurses in one of the heaviest districts in the State, recognised by the A.T.N.A. of which we are members, and had other varied experiences. Our papers were filled in, but since then we have been ignored. It is very galling when doctors one has worked with for years and old patients and friends ask, 'Why haven't you gone to the front?' and when we know there is so much work to do and so few to do it.
We are told that if we go to other States they will take us, but that is not what we want. Born and bred in South Australia ,we think we are entitled to be enlisted for service as from this State."
The Register Monday 28 June 1915 page 10
Mrs. Hurst, who is still keenly interested in the work of her colleagues, was married in the January after armistice, and as Miss L. M. Davies she spent most of the war time at Southampton, in England. She also served in India and Egypt.
News Saturday 25 April 1936 page 3
DAVIS, Doris
Sister
AANS Born on 31 October 1888 at Paddington, Sydney, NSW Daughter of Rev. David Davis and Delfray nee BARLING Address Helen St., Parkside Adelaide, SA Training 3 years Adelaide General Hospital Age 28 years Enlisted 24 May 1917 at Keswick Embarked 31 May 1917 per “Khiva” Service in Bombay Returned to Australia per “Demosthenes” 26 January 1919 Appointment Terminated 10 May 1919 Died 04 May 1963 at St. Peters, SA Aged 74 years Resided St. Peters, SA Interred Centennial Park Cemetery RSL Walls |
DAVIS, Gertrude Emily
Matron
AANS Born Melbourne, Vic. Daughter of Harry Smith DAVIS and Mary Ann nee HARE Age 32 years Enlisted 05 May 1915 Embarked 22 August 1916 in Melbourne per “Mooltan” Service in India and Transport Ship “Demosthenes” Promoted to Principal Matron in India 01 January 1917 Mentioned in Despatches Returned to Australia 17 November 1919 per “Charon” Appointment Terminated 04 June 1920 Did not marry Died 01 April 1964 in Vic. Aged 80 years Resided Toorak, Vic. Springvale Botanical Cemetery - Cremated and remains collected www.awm.gov.au H15352 |

Kaiser-I-Hind Medal, 1st Class
Gazette of India No3 dated 01 January 1919
Commonwealth Australia Gazette No 42 dated 20 May 1920
Gazette of India No3 dated 01 January 1919
Commonwealth Australia Gazette No 42 dated 20 May 1920

Awarded CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF KNIGHTHOOD
For Public Service in India
London Gazette 8th Supplement No 31099 dated 1st January 1919
For Public Service in India
London Gazette 8th Supplement No 31099 dated 1st January 1919

Awarded Royal Red Cross (1st Class)
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 21 October 1920
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1967, position 2
Date of London Gazette: 3 August 1920
Location in London Gazette: Page 8053, position 2
Awarded Royal Red Cross 1st Class for valuable service in connection with the Afghan War 1919
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 21 October 1920
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1967, position 2
Date of London Gazette: 3 August 1920
Location in London Gazette: Page 8053, position 2
Awarded Royal Red Cross 1st Class for valuable service in connection with the Afghan War 1919
DAVIS, Olive Frances
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 03 June 1893 at Springwood, Blue Mountains NSW
Daughter of Theophilis and Elizabeth Jane DAVIS
Address Railway Tce, Chelmer, Qld.
Age 25 years
Enlisted 13 November 1917
Nursing duties in Australia prior to embarkation
Embarked 09 November 1918 in Sydney per “Wiltshire”
Service in Bombay
Returned to Australia per “Montaro” 28 October 1919
Appointment Terminated 04 December 1919
Married Athol ROBERTSON
Died 05 December 1967 in Qld.
Late of Casino, NSW fmly of Scarborough, Qld.
AANS
Born 03 June 1893 at Springwood, Blue Mountains NSW
Daughter of Theophilis and Elizabeth Jane DAVIS
Address Railway Tce, Chelmer, Qld.
Age 25 years
Enlisted 13 November 1917
Nursing duties in Australia prior to embarkation
Embarked 09 November 1918 in Sydney per “Wiltshire”
Service in Bombay
Returned to Australia per “Montaro” 28 October 1919
Appointment Terminated 04 December 1919
Married Athol ROBERTSON
Died 05 December 1967 in Qld.
Late of Casino, NSW fmly of Scarborough, Qld.
DAVIS, Stella Emily
Staff Nurse
AANS Born in 1887 at Cootamunda, NSW Daughter of William and Isabella DAVIS Sister of Mrs. N BULLE Age 27 years Enlisted 20 March 1915 Embarked 13 April 1915 Service briefly France and England Sick to Hospital frequently – General Debility, Mumps and Neuralgia Resigned appointment in UK 02 March 1917 due to marriage Married Major Gerald George HOGAN 1st Div. Artillery AIF 1917 in England They lived in Rabaul New Guinea where her husband was a Crown Law Officer. Her husband was killed when the Japanese prison ship Montevideo Maru was torpedoed of the coast of Luzon 1 July 1942. She died 24 January 1987 Aged 99 years Buried Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium |
DAVISON, Daisy Mary Jane
Staff Nurse
AANS Born 07 July 1886 at Brisbane, Qld. Daughter of Henry DAVISON and Elizabeth nee McNICHOL Of Geelong, Vic. Age 30 years Training Maryborough Hospital, Vic. Embarked 19 June 1915 per 'Moultan' Enlisted 21 March 1916 in Cairo, Egypt Service Egypt and England Suffered Malaria and Debility - 50% disability Returned to Australia 03 October 1918 per 'Wiltshire' Discharged 05 December 1918 Did not marry Died 18 June 1968 in Vic. Buried Altona Cemetery |
DAW, Joanna Compson
Masseuse
AANS Born 13 July 1899 at Mount Barker, SA Daughter of Alfred Compson DAW and Clare Elizabeth Nee McKENZIE Sister of Mary Compson DAW AANS and Lucy Compson DAW AANS Of Mount Barker, SA Enlisted 19 January 1920 Married Stanley Roy GOODEN 26 April 1924 at Christ Church, Mount Barker, SA Died 11 September 1993 Buried Kensington St. Matthews Anglican Cemetery |
DAW, Lucy Compson
Sister
AANS Born 18 July 1883 at Mount Barker, SA Daughter of Alfred Compson DAW and Clare Elizabeth Nee McKENZIE Sister of Mary Compson DAW AANS and Joanna Compson DAW AANS Of Mount Barker, SA Training Adelaide General Hospital Age 31 years Enlisted 20 May 1915 Embarked 20 May1915 per “Mooltan” Service in Lemnos & France Promoted to Sister 05 May 1917 Returned to Australia per “Kildonian Castle” 06 May 1919 Appointment Terminated 03 October 1919 Did not marry Died 4 December 1958 at Unley Private Hospital, Unley, SA Cause of death Myocardial Degeneration (1 1/2 years) Arteriosclerosis with Cerebral Vascular Lesions (5 years) and Chronic Myxoedema (years) Resided Unley Private Hospital, Unley, SA Aged 75 years Buried Centennial Park Cemetery Derrick Gardens Path 21 Grave 600 |
LETTER FROM NURSE DAW.
The following interesting notes on the voyage to England are taken from a recent letter to her parents at Mount Barker by Nurse Lucy Daw, who was one of the South Australian nurses to join the 3rd Australian Hospital. Writing at sea aboard the S.S. Mooltan on June 4, 6he says:—We're having a very smooth passage, I almost forget I'm on a boat sometimes. So far the voyage has been quite uneventful, just the usual ship entertainments, which I'm afraid I haven't troubled much about. The heat at present is intense, almost unbearable (We're in the Red Sea), so Nurse Ried and I are inclined to laze all the morning in the coolest spot we can find. In the afternoons we attend lectures and classes for physical drill to keep us in form for strenuous times ahead. Until now I haven't been able to tell you anything of interest, our letters have been so terribly censored. This attempt will probably be mailed at Marseilles. I was only able to send you a short note from Colombo. We berthed early in the morning, couldn't wait to have breakfast on board, but simply rushed the first launch, and one of our nurses having been in Colombo quite recently, led the way. She took us to a hotel for breakfast, for which we paid 2 rupees (2;8), and got very little to eat; the waiting was shocking. However, we didn't mind that much. There were riots in the city, so getting about was difficult, and we were told, dangerous. We managed to procure rickshaws (in which of course we had our photos taken) and were taken along the sea wall about a mile to the Galle Face Hotel—a very fine place. |
From there we hired garries and guides and did the city. Enjoyed every moment of the day. The tropical growth and the flowers are simply gorgeous. On returning to the hotel in the afternoon we were confronted with the fact that owing to the riots few rickshaws were available. Eventually Nurse Ried and I managed to get one between us, and as we drove through the streets the natives everywhere stopped to laugh and point at us. They seemed highly amused at two people riding in a rickshaw. Our next port was Bombay. We had 24 hours in port, consequently we were able to see a good deal of the city. We visited the military hospital - a magnificent building erected for a museum, but on completion converted into a hospital for the wounded soldiers. The matron is English, but the sisters and staff nurses all Indian—such sweet, gentle girls, and speaking perfect English. The doctors are Indian too. There were 300 patients in hospital - poor fellows, it was dreadful to see them. The Sister showed us X-ray plates of their wounds. The bullets are far larger than I ever imagined, and the wounds so big. There was also a ward full of Turks in the hospital, who are treated exactly the same as the Indian soldiers, of course they are guarded. After leaving the hospital we went into a Mahomedan Temple. Had to take off our boots and leave them outside. We were deadly afraid we might lose them, I tried to carry mine, but that was immediately objected to. The marble floor of the Temple had just been hosed, so that our stockinged feet were slightly damp when we came out.
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To our great relief our boots still awaited us on our return to the street, and also a crowd of natives who swarmed round us, bowing, clapping their hands and gesticulating loudly. We wondered whatever had happened and began to feel jolly frightened till we discovered they were all murmuring in their broken English " Australians." We couldn't get rid of the crowd until we struggled into hired motors and drove off. At Aden Nurses Reid, Rogers and I went ashore, hired a motor and drove to see the city tanks, supposed to have been built in the days of King Solomon. The primitive way of drawing the water is amusing. Boys stand on the platform and lower vessels about the size of a dipper, on a huge rope, then empty the water into a barrel in which it is carted into the town and sold. Water, as you can imagine, is a somewhat valuable commodity. As we steamed out of Adena French boat with 700 French soldiers on board went into port. These soldiers were reservists from French Pacific Islands and were on their way to the front. As we drew near their bands played "God Save the King " and " The Marsellaise," and the soldiers, drawn up on deck, cheered and cheered until we were out of hearing, I am afraid none of us were dry-eyed when the last sounds died away. This was the first little bit of war we had seen since we left Australia—it was dreadful. On board of our own boat we have the crew of a French boat (Zelec) which they sank themselves rather than let the Germans take, as their guns were valuable. Also some Indians, returning to the front, who got on at Aden. These, in addition to our 400 orderlies, 180 nurses and all our Australian doctors, two British generals boarded us at Bombay, one of whom 1 believe is to take General Bridges' place.
June 15—At 6 a.m., arrived in Suez. A terrible morning! The R.A.M.C. nurses went off, also those for First General Hospital in Egypt and the orderlies. The nurses went off in batches of 20, then the doctors. The orderlies were towed in two big barges by the steam launch the doctors were in. The're fine fellows, always cheerful and wonderfully amuseing. While loading themselves on the barges they cheered everyone they could think of, from the barman to the King.
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They were continually asking Who are we?" Then would come the answer from the whole 400 "Australians." Many of these are university students, and from wealthy homes, but if you could only see them living in steerage! They have their meals wherever they can find clear spot—A plate of rice, large piece of meat, and a hunk of bread, and they eat with as great relish as though it were a dainty dinner, daintily served. At Fremantle they subscribed and bought piano, and they're getting their money's worth out of it! They give concerts in the steerage and have great fun. We've been to several of them.
Left Suez at 12 o'clock. Didn't go ashore. The journey through the Canal was most interesting. Large military encampments lined the side of the Canal, Indians and Territorials principally, evidently no Australians for our "Cooee" met with no response. One Indian regiment came to the water's edge and played "Bonnie Dundee" on bagpipes as we passed along.
The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser Friday 27 August 1915 page 2
Photographs courtesy of Gil Daw
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Left Suez at 12 o'clock. Didn't go ashore. The journey through the Canal was most interesting. Large military encampments lined the side of the Canal, Indians and Territorials principally, evidently no Australians for our "Cooee" met with no response. One Indian regiment came to the water's edge and played "Bonnie Dundee" on bagpipes as we passed along.
The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser Friday 27 August 1915 page 2
Photographs courtesy of Gil Daw
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SISTER LUCY DAW who has been appointed matron at Adelaide Hospital in succession to Miss E. Harrald
ADELAIDE HOSPITAL
Sister Daw Appointed Matron Sister Lucy Daw has been appointed matron at Adelaide Hospital in succession to Miss E. Harrald, who will retire tomorrow. Miss Daw is a daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. A. C. Daw, of Mount Barker. She was trained at Adelaide Hospital and has been engaged continuously at that institution with the exception of four years on active service. She served in Lemnos Island until the evacuation at Gallipoli, and afterwards in Egypt, England, France,and Belgium. Since 1923 Miss Daw has been assistant matron at Adelaide Hospital. Her duties as matron will begin on Thursday.
News Tuesday 30 December 1930 page 4
ADELAIDE HOSPITAL
Sister Daw Appointed Matron Sister Lucy Daw has been appointed matron at Adelaide Hospital in succession to Miss E. Harrald, who will retire tomorrow. Miss Daw is a daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. A. C. Daw, of Mount Barker. She was trained at Adelaide Hospital and has been engaged continuously at that institution with the exception of four years on active service. She served in Lemnos Island until the evacuation at Gallipoli, and afterwards in Egypt, England, France,and Belgium. Since 1923 Miss Daw has been assistant matron at Adelaide Hospital. Her duties as matron will begin on Thursday.
News Tuesday 30 December 1930 page 4
DAW, Mary Compson
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 22 September 1890 at Mount Barker, SA
Daughter of Alfred Compson DAW and Clare Elizabeth Nee McKENZIE
Sister of Lucy Compson DAW AANS and Joanna Compson DAW AANS
Of Mount Barker, SA
Trained at Adelaide Hospital
Enlisted 21 March 1916
Aged 27 years
Volunteered to nurse Influenza
Reported for duty to No 7 AGH 21 March 1918
Embarked East West Train 20 December 1918
Returned East West Train 19 June 1919
Demobilized 10 July 1919
Married Walter Hetley WATERS 21 August 1920 at Christ Church, Mount Barker, SA
Died 28 May 1985 in Norwood
Cremated Centennial Park Cemetery
AANS
Born 22 September 1890 at Mount Barker, SA
Daughter of Alfred Compson DAW and Clare Elizabeth Nee McKENZIE
Sister of Lucy Compson DAW AANS and Joanna Compson DAW AANS
Of Mount Barker, SA
Trained at Adelaide Hospital
Enlisted 21 March 1916
Aged 27 years
Volunteered to nurse Influenza
Reported for duty to No 7 AGH 21 March 1918
Embarked East West Train 20 December 1918
Returned East West Train 19 June 1919
Demobilized 10 July 1919
Married Walter Hetley WATERS 21 August 1920 at Christ Church, Mount Barker, SA
Died 28 May 1985 in Norwood
Cremated Centennial Park Cemetery
DAWES aka DORSCH, Rea
Staff Nurse
AANS Born Maria Elizabeth Anna DORSCH 12 April 1889 at Adelaide, SA Daughter of Caspar DORSCH and Friedricke Huda nee STREMPEL Age 28 years Enlisted 02 November 1917 at Keswick, SA Embarked 09 November 1917 in Sydney per “Wiltshire” Service in India Contracted Malaria November 1919 Returned to Australia 17 November 1919 per “Charon” On Duty Appointment Terminated 03 February 1920 Rea changed her surname back to DORSCH Did not marry Died 02 September 1946 at North Adelaide, SA Aged 57 years Resided North Adelaide, SA Buried West Terrace Cemetery AIF Kendrew Oval |
Death Of Well-Known Nursing Sister
The death occurred suddenly on Monday of Sister Rea Dorsch daughter of the late Rev. C. Dorschand Mrs. Dorsch.
Sister Dorsch, who was well known in nursing circles in Adelaide, was educated at Tormore House School, North Adelaide. After completing her training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Sister Dorsch joined the Australian Army Nursing Service, and saw service in India during World War I. On her return to Australia, Sister Dorsch nursed at the Repatriation Hospital Keswick, after which she was engaged in private nursing. She was nursing at the time of her death.
The Advertiser Wednesday 04 September 1946 page 11
The death occurred suddenly on Monday of Sister Rea Dorsch daughter of the late Rev. C. Dorschand Mrs. Dorsch.
Sister Dorsch, who was well known in nursing circles in Adelaide, was educated at Tormore House School, North Adelaide. After completing her training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Sister Dorsch joined the Australian Army Nursing Service, and saw service in India during World War I. On her return to Australia, Sister Dorsch nursed at the Repatriation Hospital Keswick, after which she was engaged in private nursing. She was nursing at the time of her death.
The Advertiser Wednesday 04 September 1946 page 11
DAWSON, Catrina
Staff Nurse
AANS No4 Section Sea Transport Born Alice Isabel DAWSON 1886 at Ararat, Vic. Daughter of William Hay DAWSON and Edith Jane nee GIBSON Age 27 years Enlisted 12 June 1915 Embarked 17 July 1915 Transport duty England/Suez/Australia Ships “Themistocles” Euripides” “Nestor” “Osterley” “Indarra” Service in England between transports Returned to Australia 12 December 1918 per “Nestor” On Duty Appointment terminated 28 March 1919 Married John Cade MURRAY Died 1961 at Repatriation Hospital, Sydney, NSW |
DAWSON, Helen Frances
Sister
AANS
Born Toowong, Qld.
Daughter of George Thomas McNair DAWSON
Age 30 years
Enlisted 19 November 1916
Embarked 09 May 1917 in Sydney per “Ulysses”
Service in England and France
Promoted to Sister 08 May 1919
Returned to Australia 04 June 1919 per “Bremen”
Appointment terminated 28 August 1919
Married Mr. J. C. STOCKWELL
Died 26 July 1970 in Tamworth, NSW
AANS
Born Toowong, Qld.
Daughter of George Thomas McNair DAWSON
Age 30 years
Enlisted 19 November 1916
Embarked 09 May 1917 in Sydney per “Ulysses”
Service in England and France
Promoted to Sister 08 May 1919
Returned to Australia 04 June 1919 per “Bremen”
Appointment terminated 28 August 1919
Married Mr. J. C. STOCKWELL
Died 26 July 1970 in Tamworth, NSW
DAY, Mary Agnes (Daisy)
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Born 1887 at Urana, NSW Daughter of Walter James DAY and Margaret nee KENNEDY Resided 'Woodlea', Lockhart, NSW Embarked 15 May 1915 from Melbourne per 'Mooltan" Arrived in Egypt in June 1915 and transferred to QAIMNSR and posted to 17th British General Hospital at Alexandria and then hospital duty with the ships 'Assaye' and 'Gloucester Castle'. In 1916 stationed at Le Havre with the 2nd British General Hospital, and served until 1917 - "Capable, reliable, and very interested in her work. Has taken charge of wards on night duty with great success." Her pay was @ £45 p.a. with washing allowance @ 3/6 p wk, Field Allowance @3/- p. day, Board Allowance at 19/- p. wk and Washing allowance @ 3/6 p. week. Resigned appointment 15 November 1917 - reason stated as "Private Affairs" Returned to Australia per 'Medic' Did not marry Died 01 December 1974 at RGH, Concord, NSW Buried Lockhart General Cemetery, NSW www.awm.gov.au P08385.006 |
Mr and Mrs Walter Day, of Woodlea, had the pleasure of welcoming back to home their eldest daughter Nurse M. A. Day, who has been away on service as a nurse at the front. Whilst in pursuit of her profession in Australia, Nurse Day gained certificates which entitled her to occupy some of the more lucrative posts in the profession. However, like other members of her family, She answered the call of Empire, and volunteered for
duty as a nurse at the front, realising full well that it involved hardship, risk and small remuneration. During the lengthy period she has been away, she has had a most varied experience. She was for a considerable time on a hospital ship, and she has visited innumerable places in the
course of her duty. Before she left England, she learned the sad news of her brother Percy's death in action, and she was able to secure his belongings, and also the Military Medal which he so gallantly won.
Nurse Day is in excellent health, having benefited greatly by the rest on board, ship.
The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser Wednesday 30 January 1918 page 2
duty as a nurse at the front, realising full well that it involved hardship, risk and small remuneration. During the lengthy period she has been away, she has had a most varied experience. She was for a considerable time on a hospital ship, and she has visited innumerable places in the
course of her duty. Before she left England, she learned the sad news of her brother Percy's death in action, and she was able to secure his belongings, and also the Military Medal which he so gallantly won.
Nurse Day is in excellent health, having benefited greatly by the rest on board, ship.
The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser Wednesday 30 January 1918 page 2