READFORD, Myra Jessie
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1877 in Blacktown, NSW
Daughter of John READFORD and Jane nee HALL
Sister of Annie Jean GRANT
Worked at Prince Alfred Hospital
Age 39 years
Enlisted 21 May 1917
Embarked 09 June 1917 in Sydney per “Mooltan”
Service in Salonika
Mentioned in Despatches of Lieutenant General Sir GF Milne – British Salonika Force
For services rendered March to October 1918
Returned to Australia 21 June 1919 per “Konigon Luise” On Duty
Appointment terminated 15 September 1919
Did not marry
Died 02 January 1969 at Lady Gowrie Home, Gordon, NSW
Late of Roseville, NSW
AANS
Born 1877 in Blacktown, NSW
Daughter of John READFORD and Jane nee HALL
Sister of Annie Jean GRANT
Worked at Prince Alfred Hospital
Age 39 years
Enlisted 21 May 1917
Embarked 09 June 1917 in Sydney per “Mooltan”
Service in Salonika
Mentioned in Despatches of Lieutenant General Sir GF Milne – British Salonika Force
For services rendered March to October 1918
Returned to Australia 21 June 1919 per “Konigon Luise” On Duty
Appointment terminated 15 September 1919
Did not marry
Died 02 January 1969 at Lady Gowrie Home, Gordon, NSW
Late of Roseville, NSW
Mentioned in despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 3 June 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 957, position 12
Date of London Gazette: 30 January 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 1485, position 3
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 3 June 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 957, position 12
Date of London Gazette: 30 January 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 1485, position 3
A WARREN NURSE
Nurse Myra Readford, of Warren, who with other Australian nurses were on, their way for service in military hospitals abroad, left Sydney on the Mooltan, which was sunk in the Mediterranean. It is believed that the nurses were landed at Cairo before the steamer met it's fate.
Gilgandra Weekly Friday 10 August 1917 page 11
Nurse Myra Readford, of Warren, who with other Australian nurses were on, their way for service in military hospitals abroad, left Sydney on the Mooltan, which was sunk in the Mediterranean. It is believed that the nurses were landed at Cairo before the steamer met it's fate.
Gilgandra Weekly Friday 10 August 1917 page 11
REARDON, Florence Josephine
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Born 17 July 1887 in Cootamundra, NSW
Daughter of William REARDON and Florence Mary nee WORTHINGTON
Of Milby Station, Condoblin, NSW
Trained at St. Vincent's Hospital
Head Nurse of Grenfell District Hospital in 1913
Embarked from Australia 16 December 1915
Arrived in UK 10 February 1916
Posted for duty 10 February 1916
Posted to 1st Birmingham
Embarked for France 30 June 1916
From England 01 July 1916
14 Stationary Hospital 01 July 1916
To Hardelot 19 September - 22 September 1916
To England sick 25 January 1917
1 CCS 06 April 1917
10 Stationary Hospital 23 May 1917
53 CCS 29 May 1917
1 CCS 27 June 1917
Leave 06 September - 14 September 1917
23 CCS 11 April 1918
22 CCS 15 April 1918
12th Stationary Hospital 09 May 1918
22 CCS 16 May 1918
Leave 18 July - 01 August 1918
5 General Hospital 03 August 1918
37 CCS 26 October 1918
Nurses Hospital Abbeville 08 January 1919
Admitted 2 Stationary Hospital Peritonitis Foot 21 January 1919
To Const.. Carnes 14 February 1919
46 CCS for duty 04 March 1919
8 Stationary Hospital 07 April 1919
To UK for demobilization 21 April 1919
Transferred to Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington 22 April 1919
Departed Lord Derby War Hospital to embark for Australia on RMS 'Osterley' 21 May 1919
Embarked for Australia per 'Osterley' 21 May 1919
Appointment terminated 26 June 1919
Did not marry
Died 09 September 1983 in NSW
Aged 96 years
Late of Croydon Park, formerly of Condoblin, NSW
Buried Kemps Creek Catholic Cemetery
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Born 17 July 1887 in Cootamundra, NSW
Daughter of William REARDON and Florence Mary nee WORTHINGTON
Of Milby Station, Condoblin, NSW
Trained at St. Vincent's Hospital
Head Nurse of Grenfell District Hospital in 1913
Embarked from Australia 16 December 1915
Arrived in UK 10 February 1916
Posted for duty 10 February 1916
Posted to 1st Birmingham
Embarked for France 30 June 1916
From England 01 July 1916
14 Stationary Hospital 01 July 1916
To Hardelot 19 September - 22 September 1916
To England sick 25 January 1917
1 CCS 06 April 1917
10 Stationary Hospital 23 May 1917
53 CCS 29 May 1917
1 CCS 27 June 1917
Leave 06 September - 14 September 1917
23 CCS 11 April 1918
22 CCS 15 April 1918
12th Stationary Hospital 09 May 1918
22 CCS 16 May 1918
Leave 18 July - 01 August 1918
5 General Hospital 03 August 1918
37 CCS 26 October 1918
Nurses Hospital Abbeville 08 January 1919
Admitted 2 Stationary Hospital Peritonitis Foot 21 January 1919
To Const.. Carnes 14 February 1919
46 CCS for duty 04 March 1919
8 Stationary Hospital 07 April 1919
To UK for demobilization 21 April 1919
Transferred to Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington 22 April 1919
Departed Lord Derby War Hospital to embark for Australia on RMS 'Osterley' 21 May 1919
Embarked for Australia per 'Osterley' 21 May 1919
Appointment terminated 26 June 1919
Did not marry
Died 09 September 1983 in NSW
Aged 96 years
Late of Croydon Park, formerly of Condoblin, NSW
Buried Kemps Creek Catholic Cemetery
REAY, Anne Victoria (Nan)
Sister
Queen Alexandria Imperial Military Nursing Staff Reserve Born Annie Victoria Clarabel REAY 1885 in Coleraine, Vic. Daughter of Lieut Col. William Thomas REAY (Journalist) and Lucinda Braithwaite nee BRAODBENT c/- 'Melbourne Herald Office', 92 Fleet Street, London, England Educated at Tinton College, Melbourne, Vic. Trained at the Melbourne Hospital for 3 years and afterwards as Sister on staff 1907 - 1912 Private nursing in Australian and London 1913 - 1914 Sister in Australian Voluntary Hospital August 1914 - June 1916 Embarked from Australia 01 July 1916 Served in France at 32 Stationary Hosptial, 34CCS, 26 General Hospital, 19CCS, 12 Stationary Hospital, 18 CCS 'Miss Reay has been I/C Theatre evere since she joined 19 C.C.S. but hs relieved in the wards during the quite tiems. She is an excellent theatre sister and a thoroughly good nurse. Is always punctual, good tempered, kind and tactful, thoroughly conscientious and has always proved herself capable and willing to help in every way both in the Hospital and in the Mess. ' Resigned 25 January 1919 due to marriage Died 1968 in Armidale Vic. www.awm.gov.au P01064.006 |
Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 18 April 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 848, position 2
Date of London Gazette: 1 January 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 57, position 1
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 18 April 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 848, position 2
Date of London Gazette: 1 January 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 57, position 1
Nurse Invested By The King.
Sister Nan Reay a cousin of Sergt. and Pte. Goode. of Lilydale was invested with the Royal Red Cross of the Second Class by the King at Buckingham Palace on Saturday morning of last week. She was afterwards received by the Queen at Marlborough House. Sister Nan Reay who is officially known as Ann Victoria Reay. A.R.R.C., of the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Staff Reserve is well known in Melbourne, and is a daughter of Lieut.-Col. W. T. Reay, O.B.E. She was trained at the Melbourne Hospital, and at the declaration of war was in England, but gave up her private work to go to France. She had a narrow escape last year front being killed by a shell in an advanced clearing station.
Ringwood and Croydon Chronicle Vic. Friday 28 June 1918 page 2
Sister Nan Reay a cousin of Sergt. and Pte. Goode. of Lilydale was invested with the Royal Red Cross of the Second Class by the King at Buckingham Palace on Saturday morning of last week. She was afterwards received by the Queen at Marlborough House. Sister Nan Reay who is officially known as Ann Victoria Reay. A.R.R.C., of the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Staff Reserve is well known in Melbourne, and is a daughter of Lieut.-Col. W. T. Reay, O.B.E. She was trained at the Melbourne Hospital, and at the declaration of war was in England, but gave up her private work to go to France. She had a narrow escape last year front being killed by a shell in an advanced clearing station.
Ringwood and Croydon Chronicle Vic. Friday 28 June 1918 page 2
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WAR MEMORIES
a Nurse Looks Back Among the returned army nurses who will take part in the Anzac Day ceremonies tomorrow there will be at least one who wears the Mons Ribbon - Sister Nan Reay, R.R.C., who went through all the War years in active service from the beginning of the retreat from Mons and the evacuation of Le Havre in the first weeks of the war to the Armistice without a break beyond occasional short leave. In the peaceful and splendidly equipped quarters which she occupies as welfare superintendent of the Bryant and May factory in Richmond, where, for the last l6 years, she has been doing a very fine civilian Job, Miss Reay yesterday recalled some of the experiences of those four long years. She spoke in particular of that first great tragedy of the war-the re-treat from Mons -and of the ghastly days of the retreat from Amiens, memories of which are as vivid today, she says, as if they had happened yesterday. The fact that she spoke little of her own share in them, for which she was mentioned in despatches by Sir John French in 1915 and in 1918 was awarded the Royal Red Cross, merely added to the impressiveness of her story. |
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Miss Reay was in London when war was declared. She had resigned her position as a sister in the Melbourne Hospital to accompany her family to London, and was nursing there in August, 1914. She sent in her name immediately to the War Office and to Australia House, and was asked to join a hospital unit composed of Australian nurses and doctors who were in London at the time. The chief surgeon of this unit, which became the Australian Voluntary Hospital, and served as such until the A.I.F. arrived in France, was Dr. (now Sir) Douglas Shields. Colonell Estrange Jeames, of Sydney, was the commanding officer. The staff also included Dr. Mark Gardner, and the late Dr. Horne, of Melbourne and Dr. (now Sir) Alexander McCormick, of Sydney ."Our padre was not an Australian," Miss Reay said, "but he was one of the most wonderful men I have ever met. He was the Rev. Dick Sheppard, of St. Martin's in-the-Fields. I often think that his attitude today toward war had its birth in those first terrible days of the retreat from Mons."
Found Chaos
"We arrived at Le Havre in the second week of the war," Miss Reay said, "to find it in chaos, with refugees pouring in from everywhere. There were rich Americans who ordinarily could have bought anything in the world, but could not then even buy a bed to sleep on. The wounded were beginning to come back from the front. During the day we worked at the British hospital which had been established in the Customs shed on the wharf, and at night we slept on blankets first on the deck of Lord Dunraven's yacht in the harbour, and then on the floor of the great casino, which was as empty as our Exhibition building is today. Finally things became no serious that Le Havre had to be evacuated, and we were sent up to St. Lazaire where we set up our hospital jn the most make shift fashion, with only camp beds for our patients, and practically no equipment of any sort. It was practically impossible to get any supplies through. There we nursed the men from Mons. In December we went up to Vimereux where the hospital remained until the first regular units came from Australia, When the voluntary hospital was absorbed by the British and became No. 32 stationary hospital. I happened to be doing operating theatre work at the time and was kept on as theatre sister, being transferred to the Queen Alexandra Nursing Service. Three months afterwards I began to be moved about, and I seemed to go all over France to casualty clearing stations, doing theatre work all the time."
Miss Reay was with the 5th Army at the time of the retreat from Amiens. She was at an advanced operating centre, which consisted of only four sisters and two doctors, very close to the actual fighting, and right in the line of the retreat. That experience, she says, was indescribable. "We were so near the line that we were ordered always to have our gas masks and helmets with us, even at meals,and when we got our few snatches of sleep. We were warned before hand when the big bombardment was to begin, but the sisters were not to be worried! The Germans got in first, however, and from the time the bombardment began at 10 o'clock at night until 9 o'clock the next morning it never ceased. It was like the most terrible storm with incessant thunder and lightning."
Most Terrifying Night
"The great guns were in the woods around us, and we could sec the tongues of flame bursting from them until the air seemed quivering with light," she said."It was the most terrifying night I have ever experienced."
"And then the retreat began," Miss Reay said. "It was much more terrible than Mons, because we felt that after four years It should not have been possible for it to happen." She told of the evacuation of the wounded from the casualty station and of the horrifying congestion at Noyen, with refugees and wounded crowding in, and not sufficient staff to cope with them. The trains were needed to bring up fresh recruits and ammunition, and everything else was at a standstill.
Everyone in the operating unit lost all they possessed except the uniforms they were wearing. "We had not even an extra handkerchief," Miss Reay said. "After four days and nights, without sleep, with-out change of clothes, without even being able to wash our faces, we finally arrived at Etaples where I slept for 36 hours on end."
After going to London for re-equipment Miss Reay went back to France and was transferred to casualty clearing stations with the 3rd Army, and was with them in the sector near Mons when the Armistice was signed.
It seems incredible that it was possible to go through such terrible experiences without a breakdown in health, but after the war the nervous reaction came, and Miss Reay found it impossible to face her professional work again. Eventually the post she now fills became available, and she has built up her work in the factory, with the co-operation of her employers, until it has become one of the most remarkable pieces of industrial welfare work
in Australia.
The Argus Saturday 24 April 1937 page 22
Photograph Table Talk Thursday 25 November 1909 page 22
Found Chaos
"We arrived at Le Havre in the second week of the war," Miss Reay said, "to find it in chaos, with refugees pouring in from everywhere. There were rich Americans who ordinarily could have bought anything in the world, but could not then even buy a bed to sleep on. The wounded were beginning to come back from the front. During the day we worked at the British hospital which had been established in the Customs shed on the wharf, and at night we slept on blankets first on the deck of Lord Dunraven's yacht in the harbour, and then on the floor of the great casino, which was as empty as our Exhibition building is today. Finally things became no serious that Le Havre had to be evacuated, and we were sent up to St. Lazaire where we set up our hospital jn the most make shift fashion, with only camp beds for our patients, and practically no equipment of any sort. It was practically impossible to get any supplies through. There we nursed the men from Mons. In December we went up to Vimereux where the hospital remained until the first regular units came from Australia, When the voluntary hospital was absorbed by the British and became No. 32 stationary hospital. I happened to be doing operating theatre work at the time and was kept on as theatre sister, being transferred to the Queen Alexandra Nursing Service. Three months afterwards I began to be moved about, and I seemed to go all over France to casualty clearing stations, doing theatre work all the time."
Miss Reay was with the 5th Army at the time of the retreat from Amiens. She was at an advanced operating centre, which consisted of only four sisters and two doctors, very close to the actual fighting, and right in the line of the retreat. That experience, she says, was indescribable. "We were so near the line that we were ordered always to have our gas masks and helmets with us, even at meals,and when we got our few snatches of sleep. We were warned before hand when the big bombardment was to begin, but the sisters were not to be worried! The Germans got in first, however, and from the time the bombardment began at 10 o'clock at night until 9 o'clock the next morning it never ceased. It was like the most terrible storm with incessant thunder and lightning."
Most Terrifying Night
"The great guns were in the woods around us, and we could sec the tongues of flame bursting from them until the air seemed quivering with light," she said."It was the most terrifying night I have ever experienced."
"And then the retreat began," Miss Reay said. "It was much more terrible than Mons, because we felt that after four years It should not have been possible for it to happen." She told of the evacuation of the wounded from the casualty station and of the horrifying congestion at Noyen, with refugees and wounded crowding in, and not sufficient staff to cope with them. The trains were needed to bring up fresh recruits and ammunition, and everything else was at a standstill.
Everyone in the operating unit lost all they possessed except the uniforms they were wearing. "We had not even an extra handkerchief," Miss Reay said. "After four days and nights, without sleep, with-out change of clothes, without even being able to wash our faces, we finally arrived at Etaples where I slept for 36 hours on end."
After going to London for re-equipment Miss Reay went back to France and was transferred to casualty clearing stations with the 3rd Army, and was with them in the sector near Mons when the Armistice was signed.
It seems incredible that it was possible to go through such terrible experiences without a breakdown in health, but after the war the nervous reaction came, and Miss Reay found it impossible to face her professional work again. Eventually the post she now fills became available, and she has built up her work in the factory, with the co-operation of her employers, until it has become one of the most remarkable pieces of industrial welfare work
in Australia.
The Argus Saturday 24 April 1937 page 22
Photograph Table Talk Thursday 25 November 1909 page 22
RECES, L H
Staff Nurse
L H, AANS
Returning to Australia per 'Hungaria' embarked 31 May 1919
L H, AANS
Returning to Australia per 'Hungaria' embarked 31 May 1919
REDDALL nee LAWSON, Eliza May
Staff Nurse/Masseuse
AANS
No 2 AGH
Born 1874 in Gunnedah, NSW
Daughter of William Corbett LAWSON and Mary Jane nee CALDWELL
Address “Kelvin” Redmyre Rd, Strathfield, NSW
Married Thomas Aubrey REDDALL
Applied for Divorce November 1907
Age 34 years
Enlisted 22 October 1915
Embarked 09 December 1915 in Melbourne per “Orsova”
Service in Egypt and Hospital Ships “Ulysses” and “Euripides”
Contracted Influenza June 1916
Returned to Australia per “Port Sydney” 28 July 1916
Appointment Terminated 11 August 1916
Died 14 May 1936 at Strathfield, NSW
Buried Rookwood Crematorium
AANS
No 2 AGH
Born 1874 in Gunnedah, NSW
Daughter of William Corbett LAWSON and Mary Jane nee CALDWELL
Address “Kelvin” Redmyre Rd, Strathfield, NSW
Married Thomas Aubrey REDDALL
Applied for Divorce November 1907
Age 34 years
Enlisted 22 October 1915
Embarked 09 December 1915 in Melbourne per “Orsova”
Service in Egypt and Hospital Ships “Ulysses” and “Euripides”
Contracted Influenza June 1916
Returned to Australia per “Port Sydney” 28 July 1916
Appointment Terminated 11 August 1916
Died 14 May 1936 at Strathfield, NSW
Buried Rookwood Crematorium
Supreme Court.—Monday,
In Divorce.—(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) Mr. Whitefield, instructed by Messrs. Allen, Allen, and Hemsley, appeared for the petitioner, Eliza May Reddall, who asked for a dissolution of her marriage with Thomas Aubrey Reddall, on the grounds of adultery and desertion. Petitioner, said she married the respondent, a solicitor in January, 1900, at Glen Innes, according to Anglican rites. He was practising in Sydney at the time.' At the end of 1903, her husband, not being in good health, went for a trip to Tasmania. She got letters from him admitting that he had been living with other women. Upon his return to Sydney, he called upon her and repeated what he had said In one of the letters—that he had fallen in love with a girl, and could no longer live with his wife, and begging her to divorce him .
His Honor granted a decree nisi, return able in six months.
In Divorce.—(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) Mr. Whitefield, instructed by Messrs. Allen, Allen, and Hemsley, appeared for the petitioner, Eliza May Reddall, who asked for a dissolution of her marriage with Thomas Aubrey Reddall, on the grounds of adultery and desertion. Petitioner, said she married the respondent, a solicitor in January, 1900, at Glen Innes, according to Anglican rites. He was practising in Sydney at the time.' At the end of 1903, her husband, not being in good health, went for a trip to Tasmania. She got letters from him admitting that he had been living with other women. Upon his return to Sydney, he called upon her and repeated what he had said In one of the letters—that he had fallen in love with a girl, and could no longer live with his wife, and begging her to divorce him .
His Honor granted a decree nisi, return able in six months.
REDDIE, Esther Eugenie
Sister
AANS
Born Brisbane, Qld.
Robert BARTON Guardian
Age 31 years
Enlisted 04 August 1915
Service in Egypt, and Hospital Ship “Runic” to Australia from Suez
Re-embarked 20 October 1916 in Melbourne per “Borda” for continued service in Egypt
Followed by extensive service on the field in France
Accidental concussion at No1 Casualty Clearing Station October 1918
Promoted to Sister 01 October 1918
Returned to Australia 17 March 1919 per “Plassy” On Duty
Appointment terminated 07 July 1919
Did not marry
Died 12 December 1940 at Heidelberg, Vic.
Aged 60 years
Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery and ashes scattered
AANS
Born Brisbane, Qld.
Robert BARTON Guardian
Age 31 years
Enlisted 04 August 1915
Service in Egypt, and Hospital Ship “Runic” to Australia from Suez
Re-embarked 20 October 1916 in Melbourne per “Borda” for continued service in Egypt
Followed by extensive service on the field in France
Accidental concussion at No1 Casualty Clearing Station October 1918
Promoted to Sister 01 October 1918
Returned to Australia 17 March 1919 per “Plassy” On Duty
Appointment terminated 07 July 1919
Did not marry
Died 12 December 1940 at Heidelberg, Vic.
Aged 60 years
Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery and ashes scattered
REDMAN, Ella Madeline
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Sister
AANS Born 1887 in Smeaton, Vic. Daughter of Alfred John REDMAN and Barbara nee QUINE Age 28 years Enlisted 04 August 1915 Embarked 04 August 1915 Service Lemnos, Egypt, England, France and on the field Promoted to Sister at unknown date Returned to Australia 24 August 1918 per “Medic” On Duty Appointment terminated 25 November 1918 Repatriation contact 12 March 1959 Did not marry Died 21 March 1983 in Vic. Late of Kew, Vic. Cremated 24 March 1983 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery and ashes scattered Photograph Courtesy of Faye Threlfall WW1 Australian and New Zealand Nurses Read more here |
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BACK FROM THE WAR.
Nurse Redman, daughter of the late Mr. A. J. Redman, and Mrs. Redman, of Smeaton, returned to Melbourne on Friday, and arrived home by the evening train on Saturday, being accorded a hearty welcome by friends, who were aware of her return. Nurse Redman has had three years war service, and has borne the strain exceedingly well. Prior to entering upon the nursing profession at the Creswick Hospital Nurse Redman's histronic powers had enabled her to render much public service in elocutionary work. A fitting welcome will be accorded her by the residents of the district.
The Ballarat Star Tuesday 15 October 1918 page 6
Nurse Redman, daughter of the late Mr. A. J. Redman, and Mrs. Redman, of Smeaton, returned to Melbourne on Friday, and arrived home by the evening train on Saturday, being accorded a hearty welcome by friends, who were aware of her return. Nurse Redman has had three years war service, and has borne the strain exceedingly well. Prior to entering upon the nursing profession at the Creswick Hospital Nurse Redman's histronic powers had enabled her to render much public service in elocutionary work. A fitting welcome will be accorded her by the residents of the district.
The Ballarat Star Tuesday 15 October 1918 page 6
REED, Edith Amelia
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 25 December 1891 at Kooringa, Burra, SA
Daughter of Arthur Whitney REED and Annie Maud nee JACKA
Enlisted 24 May 1917 at Keswick, SA
Embarked 31 May 1917 at Adelaide per 'Khiva'
Appointment terminated 25 December 1919
Died 04 August 1921 of Tuberculosis
Buried North Road Anglican Cemetery Path 25 South Grave 5908
AANS
Born 25 December 1891 at Kooringa, Burra, SA
Daughter of Arthur Whitney REED and Annie Maud nee JACKA
Enlisted 24 May 1917 at Keswick, SA
Embarked 31 May 1917 at Adelaide per 'Khiva'
Appointment terminated 25 December 1919
Died 04 August 1921 of Tuberculosis
Buried North Road Anglican Cemetery Path 25 South Grave 5908
Nurse Edith N. Reed, who served with the Australian Imperial Forces, died at the Keswick Military Hospital on August 3- Miss Reed, who was engaged at the Adelaide Hospital when war broke out, enlisted for service, and was accepted in 1917. Subsequently she was went to India with the 31st Welsh Hospital at Deolali, and in 1918 she was transferred to an Egyptian hospital. Later Nurse Reed went to England, where she assisted at the Australian General Hospital, Dartmouth. In 1919 she returned to Australia and was appointed staff nurse at Keswick. During her service at the war, Nurse Reed was responsible for some heroic actions in the interests of the sick soldiers. In 1920 she contracted a strange malady, which possibly originated from the unclean Indian cities, and gradually sank in health. The doctors were unable to remedy the complaint, and at length the sufferer passed away. Miss Reed's father was a well known business man, and her mother was a member of the Jacka family. Her brother served as a gunner in the Artillery, 2nd Division of the A.I.F. One of her uncles is Sir Stanley Reed, editor of a leading Indian newspaper.
The Chronicle Saturday 13 August 1921 page 36
Keswick Military Hospital witnessed on Wednesday night last the passing of one of the heroines of the great war, in the person of Staff Nurse Edith N. Reed, A.N.S., A.I.F. The nurses were not in the public gaze as were the soldiers and sailors engaged in that world-shaking strife, but their patriotism and devotion to duty were worthy of being held in lasting remembrance, and many of them laid life itself on the altar of their country's service. Miss Reed was engaged in the Adelaide Hospital when the call came. She received a nurse's training in that institution, passing her examination with honours and winning the gold medal. She was accepted for military service in 1917, and sent to India to assist in the 31st Welsh Hospital at Deolali. In 1918 she was sent for a brief time to an Egyptian hospital, and then to England to the Australian General Hospital at Dartford. In May, 1919, she returned to Australia, and was appointed staff nurse at Keswick. In the end of the following year the complaint that ended a life full of goodness and with the promise of great usefulness, began to manifest itself. The doctors were long puzzled at the nature of the disease. Possibly the seeds of it weresown in the heat and filth of Indian cities.But it gradually sapped her intense energy, and although Sister Reed met it with the most stubborn will to live, she at length succumbed. Miss Reed's father was wellknown in Terowie as a successful businessman and a grazier. Her mother was a member of the well-known Jacka family.Both have joined the great majority. Her brother William was a gunner in the artillery— 2nd Division of the Australian Army—and her brother-in-law, Mr. Whittle, of Pinnaroo (sergeant-major) was in the infantry, 48th Battalion. They enlisted early in 1915. Mr. Whittle was severely wounded and invalided home earlier but Mr. Reed completed his four years' of army service. One of her uncles is Sir Stanley Reed, editor of a leading Indian newspaper, and at his home in the hills the nurse was able to snatch an occasional much-needed furlough. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon at the North Road Cemetery, and was conducted with military honours.
The Register Tuesday 09 August 1921 page 8
The Chronicle Saturday 13 August 1921 page 36
Keswick Military Hospital witnessed on Wednesday night last the passing of one of the heroines of the great war, in the person of Staff Nurse Edith N. Reed, A.N.S., A.I.F. The nurses were not in the public gaze as were the soldiers and sailors engaged in that world-shaking strife, but their patriotism and devotion to duty were worthy of being held in lasting remembrance, and many of them laid life itself on the altar of their country's service. Miss Reed was engaged in the Adelaide Hospital when the call came. She received a nurse's training in that institution, passing her examination with honours and winning the gold medal. She was accepted for military service in 1917, and sent to India to assist in the 31st Welsh Hospital at Deolali. In 1918 she was sent for a brief time to an Egyptian hospital, and then to England to the Australian General Hospital at Dartford. In May, 1919, she returned to Australia, and was appointed staff nurse at Keswick. In the end of the following year the complaint that ended a life full of goodness and with the promise of great usefulness, began to manifest itself. The doctors were long puzzled at the nature of the disease. Possibly the seeds of it weresown in the heat and filth of Indian cities.But it gradually sapped her intense energy, and although Sister Reed met it with the most stubborn will to live, she at length succumbed. Miss Reed's father was wellknown in Terowie as a successful businessman and a grazier. Her mother was a member of the well-known Jacka family.Both have joined the great majority. Her brother William was a gunner in the artillery— 2nd Division of the Australian Army—and her brother-in-law, Mr. Whittle, of Pinnaroo (sergeant-major) was in the infantry, 48th Battalion. They enlisted early in 1915. Mr. Whittle was severely wounded and invalided home earlier but Mr. Reed completed his four years' of army service. One of her uncles is Sir Stanley Reed, editor of a leading Indian newspaper, and at his home in the hills the nurse was able to snatch an occasional much-needed furlough. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon at the North Road Cemetery, and was conducted with military honours.
The Register Tuesday 09 August 1921 page 8
REED, Gertrude
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born Jamesina Sarah Gertrude REED 1886 in Warracknabeal, Vic. Daughter of James REED and Mary Anne nee SUTHERLAND Age 29 years Training Warrnambool Hospital Enlisted 28 May 1917 Embarked 12 June 1917 Melbourne per “Mooltan” Service in Salonika Invalided to Australia (reason unspecified) 22 February 1919 per “Novgorod” Appointment terminated 19 June 1919 Married Robert Arthur SILVESTER 25 November 1922 Died 1970 in Toorak, Vic. Cremated 20 August 1970 at Sprinvale Botanical Cemetery |
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SILVESTER - REED. - On the 25th November, at Mt. Erica Church, Windsor, by the Rev. Dr. Atkinson, Robert Arthur, elder son of Mrs. and the late Thomas Silvester, of Cobden, Victoria, to Gertrude, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Reed, of "Ellerslie," Nullawil, Victoria
The Argus Wednesday 29 November 1922 page 1
The Argus Wednesday 29 November 1922 page 1
REES, Katie
Sister
AANS
Born 1882 in Penrith, NSW
Daughter of Richard REES and Phoebe Harriet nee EVANS
Age 33 years
Enlisted 06 July 1915
Embarked 14 July 1915
Service in Egypt, England, France and on the field
Promoted to Sister 01 October 1918
Returned to Australia 26 July 1919 per “Demosthenes” On Duty
Discharged as medically unfit (chronic cough) 08 March 1920
Married Robert HANDLEY
Died 16 January 1927 at Private Hospital
Resided 231 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
AANS
Born 1882 in Penrith, NSW
Daughter of Richard REES and Phoebe Harriet nee EVANS
Age 33 years
Enlisted 06 July 1915
Embarked 14 July 1915
Service in Egypt, England, France and on the field
Promoted to Sister 01 October 1918
Returned to Australia 26 July 1919 per “Demosthenes” On Duty
Discharged as medically unfit (chronic cough) 08 March 1920
Married Robert HANDLEY
Died 16 January 1927 at Private Hospital
Resided 231 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
REEVES, Jessie
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Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Born c 1880 in Vic. Daughter of Isaac REEVES and Jessie Laura nee HUNT Resided 5 Fenwick Street, Kew, Melbourne, Vic. Appointed to QAIMNSR 14 May 1915 Embarked from Australia 14 May 1915 Arrived in Egypt 16 June 1915 Served at No 26 Stationary Hospital, Ismalia Returned to Australia 02 April 1919 from Egypt per 'Kildonian Castle' Appointment terminated 05 May 1919 Did not marry Died 02 January 1967, Vic. Late of St. Kilda, Vic. Cremated 05 January 1967 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery and remains scattered Table Talk Thursday 27 May 1915 page 19 |
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REEVES, Letitia Alice
Australian Auxillary Hospital, Welwyn
Born 21 December 1879 at Epsom, Surrey, England
Eldest daughter of MrsLetitia Reeves of Chilcomb Lodge, Winchester, and the late William Maunsell Reeves of Ebbisham House, Epsom, Surrey.
Left Epsom by 1911 and was living with her sister Shela in 7, Campden House Road, Kensington, Middlesex, with three servants to look after them. They had moved to 'Chilcombe Lodge' in Winchester, Hampshire.
At the commencement of war she worked in the VAD in the Winchester Red Cross Hospital in the Close. She went to France and worked in one of the biggest canteens there. Returning to England she was put in charge of the Auxiliary Convalescent Hospital for wounded Australian Officers at Welwyn, Herts. It was here that she had her serious accident
She wasn't born in Australia and never came to Australia.
She may have just served in Welwyn Hospital nursing Australians?
Did not marry
Died 23 September 1918 in Chilcombe Lodge, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Aged 37 years
Buired Epsom Cemetery D190A
Born 21 December 1879 at Epsom, Surrey, England
Eldest daughter of MrsLetitia Reeves of Chilcomb Lodge, Winchester, and the late William Maunsell Reeves of Ebbisham House, Epsom, Surrey.
Left Epsom by 1911 and was living with her sister Shela in 7, Campden House Road, Kensington, Middlesex, with three servants to look after them. They had moved to 'Chilcombe Lodge' in Winchester, Hampshire.
At the commencement of war she worked in the VAD in the Winchester Red Cross Hospital in the Close. She went to France and worked in one of the biggest canteens there. Returning to England she was put in charge of the Auxiliary Convalescent Hospital for wounded Australian Officers at Welwyn, Herts. It was here that she had her serious accident
She wasn't born in Australia and never came to Australia.
She may have just served in Welwyn Hospital nursing Australians?
Did not marry
Died 23 September 1918 in Chilcombe Lodge, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Aged 37 years
Buired Epsom Cemetery D190A
In the London "Gazette" of 16th September it is notified that the King has awarded the Royal Red Cross, 2nd class, to Miss Letitia Reeves, Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Welwyn, for valuable nursing services in connection with the war.
Leader (Melbourne) Saturday 30 November 1918 page 41
Leader (Melbourne) Saturday 30 November 1918 page 41
Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 12 February 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 262, position 12
Date of London Gazette: 16 September 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 11059, position 1
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 12 February 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 262, position 12
Date of London Gazette: 16 September 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 11059, position 1
REGAN, Elizabeth
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Sister
AANS Born 24 August 1884 at Carlton, Vic. Daughter of Augustus REGAN and Elizabeth nee WINCEY Of 33 Mollison Street, Abbotsford Enlisted 03 August 1915 in Sydney, NSW Embarked 20 August 1915 Served in Egypt, and France (No 2 Aust. General Hospital and Casualty Clearing Station) Appointment terminated 03 May 1919 Matron at Guildford Boys Grammar School Died 18 July 1945 at home in Camberwell, Vic. Aged 60 years Buried Coburg Cemetery All Australia Memorial |
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Mentioned in despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 18 April 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 845, position 109
Date of London Gazette: 28 December 1917
Location in London Gazette: Page 13568, position 131
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 18 April 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 845, position 109
Date of London Gazette: 28 December 1917
Location in London Gazette: Page 13568, position 131
Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 20 November 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1726, position 8
Date of London Gazette: 31 July 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 9829, position 3
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 20 November 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1726, position 8
Date of London Gazette: 31 July 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 9829, position 3
SISTER ELIZABETH REGAN MELBOURNE
The death has occurred of Sister Elizabeth Regan, a member of the Australian Nursing Service of the Great War. Sister Regan was born at Carlton, and did her nursing training at the Launceston General Hospital, after which she took a responsible position at Royal South Sydney Hospital. From there she enlisted and went to France and served for five years abroad. For devotion to duty near the battle area she was awarded the Royal Red Cross, and received the decoration from the late King George V. at Buckingham Palace. She was also mentioned in despatches when serving at the 42nd Casualty Clearing Station in France. After the war she served at Harefield Hospital, England. Returning to Australia she established a private hospital at Oakleigh and later went to Gulldford (W.A.), where she was matron of the Guildford Boys' Grammar School until she again returned to Victoria a few months ago. She leaves a brother and two sisters.
Examiner (Launceston) Saturday 21 July 1945 page 6
The death has occurred of Sister Elizabeth Regan, a member of the Australian Nursing Service of the Great War. Sister Regan was born at Carlton, and did her nursing training at the Launceston General Hospital, after which she took a responsible position at Royal South Sydney Hospital. From there she enlisted and went to France and served for five years abroad. For devotion to duty near the battle area she was awarded the Royal Red Cross, and received the decoration from the late King George V. at Buckingham Palace. She was also mentioned in despatches when serving at the 42nd Casualty Clearing Station in France. After the war she served at Harefield Hospital, England. Returning to Australia she established a private hospital at Oakleigh and later went to Gulldford (W.A.), where she was matron of the Guildford Boys' Grammar School until she again returned to Victoria a few months ago. She leaves a brother and two sisters.
Examiner (Launceston) Saturday 21 July 1945 page 6
MELBOURNE, Fri— Sister Elizabeth Regan, who died at her home in Camberwell on Wednesday, was buried at Coburg cemetery this afternoon.
Sister Regan, who was 60, was an Army nurse in the 1914-18 war and was awarded the Royal Red Cross for outstanding service. She was also mentioned in despatches. Sister Regan was for some time matron at Guildford Boys Grammar School.
The Daily News (Perth) Friday 20 July 1945 page 6
Sister Regan, who was 60, was an Army nurse in the 1914-18 war and was awarded the Royal Red Cross for outstanding service. She was also mentioned in despatches. Sister Regan was for some time matron at Guildford Boys Grammar School.
The Daily News (Perth) Friday 20 July 1945 page 6
REID, Eileen Innes
Sister
AANS
Born Winifred Olive Eileen Innes REID 27 August 1891 in Richmond, Melbourne, Vic.
Daughter of Donald REID and Mary Agnes nee SMITH
Age 25 years
Enlisted 14 May 1917
Embarked 09 June 1917 in Sydney pr “Mooltan”
Service Saonika, Egypt,
Promoted to Sister 12 July 1919
Returned to Australia 09 January 1920 per “Megantic” On Duty
Appointment terminated 05 April 1920
Did not marry
Died 29 October 1983 in San Diego, California, USA
AANS
Born Winifred Olive Eileen Innes REID 27 August 1891 in Richmond, Melbourne, Vic.
Daughter of Donald REID and Mary Agnes nee SMITH
Age 25 years
Enlisted 14 May 1917
Embarked 09 June 1917 in Sydney pr “Mooltan”
Service Saonika, Egypt,
Promoted to Sister 12 July 1919
Returned to Australia 09 January 1920 per “Megantic” On Duty
Appointment terminated 05 April 1920
Did not marry
Died 29 October 1983 in San Diego, California, USA
REID, Evelyn Maud
Sister
AANS
Born 1879 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic.
Daughter of Donald REID and Mary Agnes nee SMITH
Age 38 years
Training Ballarat District Hospital
Enlisted 26 April 1915
Embarked 15 May 1915 in Sydney pr “Mooltan”
Service in Egypt, England and France
Contracted Measles March 1917
Transport duty to Australia from UK in 1917 and return
Ships “Demosthenes” and “Nestor”
Promoted to Sister 21 May 1918
Returned to Australia 18 October 1919 per “Morea” On Duty
Appointment terminated 10 January 1920
Did not marry
Died 26 June 1960 in Eastwood, NSW
AANS
Born 1879 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic.
Daughter of Donald REID and Mary Agnes nee SMITH
Age 38 years
Training Ballarat District Hospital
Enlisted 26 April 1915
Embarked 15 May 1915 in Sydney pr “Mooltan”
Service in Egypt, England and France
Contracted Measles March 1917
Transport duty to Australia from UK in 1917 and return
Ships “Demosthenes” and “Nestor”
Promoted to Sister 21 May 1918
Returned to Australia 18 October 1919 per “Morea” On Duty
Appointment terminated 10 January 1920
Did not marry
Died 26 June 1960 in Eastwood, NSW
REID, Florence Mary
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Born 30 September 1879 at Darlington, Durham, England
Daughter of Alfred George REID and Martha Mary nee NORTON
Of 'Brockhurst' 37 Wattle Valley Road, Canterbury, Vic.
Educated at 'Adamsdown' Dandenong Road, Malvern, Vic.
Trained 1905 to 1908 at Adelaide Public Hospital, SA
Appointed 01 July 1916
Served in France
Embarked for Australia 15 November 1919 per 'Ormonde'
Demobilized 15 November 1919
Did not marry
Died 26 June 1951 in Vic.
Buried Box Hill Cemetery, Vic.
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Born 30 September 1879 at Darlington, Durham, England
Daughter of Alfred George REID and Martha Mary nee NORTON
Of 'Brockhurst' 37 Wattle Valley Road, Canterbury, Vic.
Educated at 'Adamsdown' Dandenong Road, Malvern, Vic.
Trained 1905 to 1908 at Adelaide Public Hospital, SA
Appointed 01 July 1916
Served in France
Embarked for Australia 15 November 1919 per 'Ormonde'
Demobilized 15 November 1919
Did not marry
Died 26 June 1951 in Vic.
Buried Box Hill Cemetery, Vic.
REID, Kate Gilmore
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England
Daughter of Rev. Hugh GILMORE and Louisa nee DEAN
NOK Mother at Clifton St, Malvern, SA
Date of Appointment 01 November 1915
No record of having War Service
Married John Howard REID in 1903
Died 09 September 1951 in Malvern, SA
Aged 75 years
Cremated at West Terrace cemetery - ashes collected
AANS
Born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England
Daughter of Rev. Hugh GILMORE and Louisa nee DEAN
NOK Mother at Clifton St, Malvern, SA
Date of Appointment 01 November 1915
No record of having War Service
Married John Howard REID in 1903
Died 09 September 1951 in Malvern, SA
Aged 75 years
Cremated at West Terrace cemetery - ashes collected
REID, Katie
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Sister
AANS Born Cargo, NSW Sister to Mr James REID Address “Rowena” Euston Rd, Hurlstone Park, Sydney, NSW Age 26 years Enlisted 24 May 1917 Embarked 12 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Mooltan” Service in Egypt Promoted to Sister 12 June 1919 Returned to Australia per “Marathon” 07 November 1919 On Duty Appointment Terminated 15 January 1920 |
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REID, Mary Livingstone
Sister
AANS – 3rd AGH
Born 13 December 1882 in London, England
Daughter of William Livingstone REID and Isabella Emily nee COLLEY
Residing in Glenelg, Adelaide
Age 32 years
Training at Adelaide Hospital
Enlisted 20 May 1915
Embarked 20 May 1915
Service Lemnos, Egypt, France and extensive service on the field
Ill with dysentery November 1915
Promoted to Sister 05 May 1917
Returned to Australia 21 March 1919 per “Kildonian Castle” On Duty
Appointment terminated 14 July 1919
Married William PILE in Gawler SA in 1926
Died 13 August 1963 in Hawthorndene, SA
Aged 80 years
Buried Centennial Park Cemetery North West Rose Bed NW 16 Position 027
AANS – 3rd AGH
Born 13 December 1882 in London, England
Daughter of William Livingstone REID and Isabella Emily nee COLLEY
Residing in Glenelg, Adelaide
Age 32 years
Training at Adelaide Hospital
Enlisted 20 May 1915
Embarked 20 May 1915
Service Lemnos, Egypt, France and extensive service on the field
Ill with dysentery November 1915
Promoted to Sister 05 May 1917
Returned to Australia 21 March 1919 per “Kildonian Castle” On Duty
Appointment terminated 14 July 1919
Married William PILE in Gawler SA in 1926
Died 13 August 1963 in Hawthorndene, SA
Aged 80 years
Buried Centennial Park Cemetery North West Rose Bed NW 16 Position 027
REID, Nellie McIlwraith
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1891 in Geelong, Vic.
Daughter of William Patrick REID and Janet Hamilton nee McILLWRAITH
Age 25 years
Training Melbourne Children’s Hospital
Enlisted 27 November 1916
Embarked 06 December 1916 in Melbourne per “Orsova”
Extensive service in France and on the field
Influenza April 1918
Returned to Australia 02 March 1919 per “Derbyshire” On Duty
Appointment Terminated – no discharge date could be found
Did not marry
Died 04 January 1988
AANS
Born 1891 in Geelong, Vic.
Daughter of William Patrick REID and Janet Hamilton nee McILLWRAITH
Age 25 years
Training Melbourne Children’s Hospital
Enlisted 27 November 1916
Embarked 06 December 1916 in Melbourne per “Orsova”
Extensive service in France and on the field
Influenza April 1918
Returned to Australia 02 March 1919 per “Derbyshire” On Duty
Appointment Terminated – no discharge date could be found
Did not marry
Died 04 January 1988
REID, Violet Amy Florentine
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1885 in Murrumburrah, NSW
Daughter of Robert Kidd REID and Jane nee MacGUIRE
Age 30 years
Enlisted 22 May 1917
Embarked 09 June 1917 in Sydney per “Mooltan”
Service Egypt, Salonika and England
Returned to Australia 21 May 1919 per “Osterley” On Duty
Appointment terminated 07 August 1919
Did not marry
Died 03 July 1960 in Kingston, Canberra, ACT
Trained at Newcastle District Hospital. Sister V. A, F. Reid served In Egypt, and is in charge of a medical ward at Randwick.
AANS
Born 1885 in Murrumburrah, NSW
Daughter of Robert Kidd REID and Jane nee MacGUIRE
Age 30 years
Enlisted 22 May 1917
Embarked 09 June 1917 in Sydney per “Mooltan”
Service Egypt, Salonika and England
Returned to Australia 21 May 1919 per “Osterley” On Duty
Appointment terminated 07 August 1919
Did not marry
Died 03 July 1960 in Kingston, Canberra, ACT
Trained at Newcastle District Hospital. Sister V. A, F. Reid served In Egypt, and is in charge of a medical ward at Randwick.
Mrs. R. Reid,. senr., Murrumburrah, has received word that her daughter Nurse Amy Reid, is returning by , the Osterley, which will arrive at Melbourne about, 3rd July. Nurse Reid has been engaged nursing at the military hospitals in England and France during , the past two years.
Nurse's Luck. — 'Oh, don't take my breath,' exclaimed Nurse A. Reid, of Murrumburrah, when told that she had won the first prize in the 101st lottery. 'Now, just say it again,' she added, almost breathlessly. ' You see, I want to be quite sure of it.' She was told again, and she repeated, 'I've won the lottery!' Then, 'Oh ! You lovely man.... But I can't believe it! ' 'Well, I am,' the reporter defended himself. 'Yes, I know, but I mean the lottery.' Nurse Reid was asked what, she was going to do with her fortune. For some months Nurse Reid has been attached to a nursing home at Summer Hill, and is stationed at Cronulla'
The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser Tuesday 24 January 1933 page 4
Nurse's Luck. — 'Oh, don't take my breath,' exclaimed Nurse A. Reid, of Murrumburrah, when told that she had won the first prize in the 101st lottery. 'Now, just say it again,' she added, almost breathlessly. ' You see, I want to be quite sure of it.' She was told again, and she repeated, 'I've won the lottery!' Then, 'Oh ! You lovely man.... But I can't believe it! ' 'Well, I am,' the reporter defended himself. 'Yes, I know, but I mean the lottery.' Nurse Reid was asked what, she was going to do with her fortune. For some months Nurse Reid has been attached to a nursing home at Summer Hill, and is stationed at Cronulla'
The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser Tuesday 24 January 1933 page 4
Sister Amy Reid, formerly of Wallendbeen, the lucky winner of the first prize of £5000 in a recent State lottery, has purchased a Ford V8 motor car, single seater, with dicky seat. A few days after obtaining her driver's licence she undertook the strenuous task of driving the car from Sydney to Murrumburrah, a distance of 240 miles. Sister Reid was accompanied by her niece, Miss Amy Swan, who had been down to the metropolis for a holiday. The Sister is making good use of her winnings, and has purchased with a portion of her money a brick cottage for the use, of her aged mother, situated near Mr; Brady's Murrumburrah, and close to the spot where the Sister was born. She has always been a kind and devoted daughter; and deserves every success.
Cootamundra Herald Friday 24 March 1933 page 2
Cootamundra Herald Friday 24 March 1933 page 2
REILLY, Marjorie Sarah
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born Sarah Margarey REILLY 1892 in Essendon, Vic.
Daughter of John Langtree REILLY and Lillian Blanche nee LUNDBORG
Age 25 years
Training Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
Enlisted 18 June 1917
Embarked 30 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Somali”
Service in India and England
Returned to Australia 16 March 1919 per “Dunluce Castle” On Duty
Appointment terminated 29 June 1919
Married Wilfred Ivan GARDENER
Died 1978 in NSW
AANS
Born Sarah Margarey REILLY 1892 in Essendon, Vic.
Daughter of John Langtree REILLY and Lillian Blanche nee LUNDBORG
Age 25 years
Training Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
Enlisted 18 June 1917
Embarked 30 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Somali”
Service in India and England
Returned to Australia 16 March 1919 per “Dunluce Castle” On Duty
Appointment terminated 29 June 1919
Married Wilfred Ivan GARDENER
Died 1978 in NSW
REILLY, Thelma
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 03 August 1891 in Moonee Ponds, Vic.
Daughter of Thomas Forsyth REILLY and Edith Laudman nee BAYNES
Age 26 years
Training Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
Enlisted 17 November 1917
Embarked 26 November 1917 in Melbourne per “Indarra”
Service in India
Intestinal operation October 1918 in India which resolved weight loss and pain
However other continual problems Board felt she was unfit for further duty
Invalided to Australia 13 January 1919 per “Demosthenes”
Medical discharged 14 March 1920
Died 14 September 1966 in Vic.
Late of South Yarra, Vic.
Buried 16 September 1966 Springvale Botanical Cemetery Dodonaea Wall C Niche 72
AANS
Born 03 August 1891 in Moonee Ponds, Vic.
Daughter of Thomas Forsyth REILLY and Edith Laudman nee BAYNES
Age 26 years
Training Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
Enlisted 17 November 1917
Embarked 26 November 1917 in Melbourne per “Indarra”
Service in India
Intestinal operation October 1918 in India which resolved weight loss and pain
However other continual problems Board felt she was unfit for further duty
Invalided to Australia 13 January 1919 per “Demosthenes”
Medical discharged 14 March 1920
Died 14 September 1966 in Vic.
Late of South Yarra, Vic.
Buried 16 September 1966 Springvale Botanical Cemetery Dodonaea Wall C Niche 72
RELF, Gertrude
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Sister
AANS Born 30 May 1891 in Maryborough, Qld. Daughter of Joseph RELF and Emmeline nee SKINNER Age 26 years Training Cairn’s Public Hospital Enlisted 30 May 1917 Embarked 12 June 1917 in Melbourne per “Mooltan” Service Egypt and England Promoted to Sister 12 July 1919 Returned to Australia 22 November 1919 per “Aeneaus” On Duty Appointment terminated 28 January 1920 Repatriation contact 23 September 1960 Did not marry Died 1976 in Qld. |
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NEW HOSPITAL NURSE.
On the recommendation of the House Committee, Miss Gertrude Relf, of Bundaberg, has been appointed head nurse at Casino District Hospital. Miss Relf is a member of the A.T.N.A.. She received her training at the Bundaberg Hospital training school, passed her examinations with credit, and succeeded to the position of stall nurse at the hospital. She also learned invalid cooking and house-keeping, and the dispensing of the usual hospital drugs. Alter being stall nurse for 12 months she was appointed Sister. The medical superintendent and matron of Bundaberg Hospital both speak very highly of Nurse Relf's qualifications in all departments of hospital work, in which from their experience she has carried out her duties, consceniously and well. Nurse Relf commences her duties at the local hospital next month.
The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser Tuesday 09 January 1917 page 2
On the recommendation of the House Committee, Miss Gertrude Relf, of Bundaberg, has been appointed head nurse at Casino District Hospital. Miss Relf is a member of the A.T.N.A.. She received her training at the Bundaberg Hospital training school, passed her examinations with credit, and succeeded to the position of stall nurse at the hospital. She also learned invalid cooking and house-keeping, and the dispensing of the usual hospital drugs. Alter being stall nurse for 12 months she was appointed Sister. The medical superintendent and matron of Bundaberg Hospital both speak very highly of Nurse Relf's qualifications in all departments of hospital work, in which from their experience she has carried out her duties, consceniously and well. Nurse Relf commences her duties at the local hospital next month.
The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser Tuesday 09 January 1917 page 2
RENARD, Eleanore Marie
Sister
AANS
Born 1870 in Hawthorn, Vic.
Daughter of Edmond Jules RENARD and Fanny nee HARDCASTLE
Sister to Mr. Clement RENARD
Age 41 years
Training Melbourne Hospital
Enlisted 10 August 1915
Service Egypt, England and France
Returned to Australia 10 September 1917 per “Ulysses” On Duty
Appointment terminated 28 December 1917
Died 19 June 1947 (suddenly) in Vic.
Late of Camberwell, Vic.
Cremated 20 June 1947 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery
AANS
Born 1870 in Hawthorn, Vic.
Daughter of Edmond Jules RENARD and Fanny nee HARDCASTLE
Sister to Mr. Clement RENARD
Age 41 years
Training Melbourne Hospital
Enlisted 10 August 1915
Service Egypt, England and France
Returned to Australia 10 September 1917 per “Ulysses” On Duty
Appointment terminated 28 December 1917
Died 19 June 1947 (suddenly) in Vic.
Late of Camberwell, Vic.
Cremated 20 June 1947 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Miss E. M. Renard, lately a Sister in the A.A.N.S., has been appointed Matron of Ormond College, University, Melbourne. Miss Renard saw servicewith the A.I.F. in Egypt, England andFrance. She is one of the daughters of the late Jules Renard, Consul for Belgium. Another daughter, Mrs.George Buchanan, is living in London.
The Daily News Perth Thursday 05 February 1920 page 3
The Daily News Perth Thursday 05 February 1920 page 3
RENNIE, Edith Harriett
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1885 in Ashfield, NSW
Daughter of Charles Edward RENNIE and Lilias nee MILLER
Age 32 years
Enlisted 03 November 1918
Embarked 09 November 1918 in Sydney per “Wiltshire”
Service Egypt
Ill with consistent chronic colitis (intestinal inflammation)
Invalided to Australia 28 May 1919 per “Hungaria”
Medically discharged 21 November 1919
Died 24 December 1930 at Sherwood Private Hospital, Qld.
Buried Toowong Cemetery Portion 10 Section 62 Garve 22
OBITUARY.
Miss E.H. Rennie.
The death occurred on December 24, at the Sherwood Private Hospital, of Miss Edith Harriett Rennie, aged 39 years. She was an ex-sister of the nursing staff of the A.M.C. and during the war served in Egypt, where she contracted the Illness which ultimately caused her death.
The Queenslander Thursday 15 January 1931 page 55
AANS
Born 1885 in Ashfield, NSW
Daughter of Charles Edward RENNIE and Lilias nee MILLER
Age 32 years
Enlisted 03 November 1918
Embarked 09 November 1918 in Sydney per “Wiltshire”
Service Egypt
Ill with consistent chronic colitis (intestinal inflammation)
Invalided to Australia 28 May 1919 per “Hungaria”
Medically discharged 21 November 1919
Died 24 December 1930 at Sherwood Private Hospital, Qld.
Buried Toowong Cemetery Portion 10 Section 62 Garve 22
OBITUARY.
Miss E.H. Rennie.
The death occurred on December 24, at the Sherwood Private Hospital, of Miss Edith Harriett Rennie, aged 39 years. She was an ex-sister of the nursing staff of the A.M.C. and during the war served in Egypt, where she contracted the Illness which ultimately caused her death.
The Queenslander Thursday 15 January 1931 page 55
REUBEN, Rae (Rachel)
Sister
AANS
Born 1891 in Murrurundi, NSW
Daughter of Solomon Isaac REUBEN and Henriette nee COX
Enlisted 06 July 1915
Embarked 14 July 1915
Appointment terminated 28 April 1919
Married A H VOGLER
Died 29 April 1937 at Manly, NSW
Aged 45 years
Mr. and Mrs. Albyn H. Crighton Vogler have returned from Victoria, where they spent their honeymoon.
Mrs. Vogler was Miss Rachel Reuben, who served with the A.A.N.S. during the war. Her husband, who is
the youngest son of Dr. and Mrs. Vogler, of Victoria, also served with the A.I.F.
Sunday Times Sunday 1 May 1921 page 13
Photograph Newcastle Sun Friday 20 December 1918 page 6
DEATH OF WAR NURSE.
Mrs. A. H. Vogler.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.
Mrs. A. H. Vogler, who died at Manly last week aged 45 years, was, before her marriage, Sister Rae Reuben, the youngest of the nurses enlisted in 1915 for service overseas with the AIF. Badly gassed in France she had been
in almost continuous Ill-health for the past 18 years.
Trained at St Leonards Hospital North Sydney, Mrs Vogler left for service abroad. In the same year she was at No 2 Australian General Hospital in Egypt before being transferred on loan with five other Australian nurses to a British General Hospital at Marsellies. In January 1916 she was moved up behind the firing line on the Somme and later had to be invalided back to England. Before returning to Australia in 1919 she saw further service at a hospital at Dartford Kent. She married Lieutenant A H Vogler who survives her, soon after the war.
Three brothers of Mrs Vogler also served during the war-Sergeant J Reuben, Sergeant D M Reuben MM DCM and E W Reuben AB (RAN).
The Returned Sailors and Soldiers League the Returned Sisters Association and various nursing organisations were represented at Mrs Voglers funeral held to the Church of England Division of the Manly Cemetery.
Sydney Morning Herald Friday 07 May 1937 page 12
AANS
Born 1891 in Murrurundi, NSW
Daughter of Solomon Isaac REUBEN and Henriette nee COX
Enlisted 06 July 1915
Embarked 14 July 1915
Appointment terminated 28 April 1919
Married A H VOGLER
Died 29 April 1937 at Manly, NSW
Aged 45 years
Mr. and Mrs. Albyn H. Crighton Vogler have returned from Victoria, where they spent their honeymoon.
Mrs. Vogler was Miss Rachel Reuben, who served with the A.A.N.S. during the war. Her husband, who is
the youngest son of Dr. and Mrs. Vogler, of Victoria, also served with the A.I.F.
Sunday Times Sunday 1 May 1921 page 13
Photograph Newcastle Sun Friday 20 December 1918 page 6
DEATH OF WAR NURSE.
Mrs. A. H. Vogler.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.
Mrs. A. H. Vogler, who died at Manly last week aged 45 years, was, before her marriage, Sister Rae Reuben, the youngest of the nurses enlisted in 1915 for service overseas with the AIF. Badly gassed in France she had been
in almost continuous Ill-health for the past 18 years.
Trained at St Leonards Hospital North Sydney, Mrs Vogler left for service abroad. In the same year she was at No 2 Australian General Hospital in Egypt before being transferred on loan with five other Australian nurses to a British General Hospital at Marsellies. In January 1916 she was moved up behind the firing line on the Somme and later had to be invalided back to England. Before returning to Australia in 1919 she saw further service at a hospital at Dartford Kent. She married Lieutenant A H Vogler who survives her, soon after the war.
Three brothers of Mrs Vogler also served during the war-Sergeant J Reuben, Sergeant D M Reuben MM DCM and E W Reuben AB (RAN).
The Returned Sailors and Soldiers League the Returned Sisters Association and various nursing organisations were represented at Mrs Voglers funeral held to the Church of England Division of the Manly Cemetery.
Sydney Morning Herald Friday 07 May 1937 page 12
RHODEN, Nora Ellen
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Sister
AANS Born 1887 in Sale, Vic. Daughter of John William RHODEN and Catherine/Kate nee CONNOR Sister of Kate RHODEN Age 35 years Training Alfred Hospital, Melbourne Enlisted 10 April 1915 Embarked 10 April 1915 Service in Egypt, England and France Promoted to Sister 03 April 1917 Invalided to Australia 07 February 1919 per “Lancashire” Medically discharge (Myalgia – muscle pains) 01 June 1919 Died 22 July 1952 at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Buried Pakenham, Vic. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/178843 |
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STONNINGTON
MATRON
Red Cross Hospital
The appointment of Miss Nora Rhoden as matron of the Stonnington Red Cross Convalescent Hospital was confirmed yesterday afternoon at a council meeting of the Victorian Red Cross Society. It is expected that the hospital will be opened some time this month.
Miss Rhoden served in the last war from early in 1915 at Cairo, Ismailia, and France. She returned in 1919, was, senior sister at Caulfield for 10 years, and was then appointed matron of Anzac Hospital, where she was for nine years before she retired.
The Argus Wednesday 13 March 1940 page 9
MATRON
Red Cross Hospital
The appointment of Miss Nora Rhoden as matron of the Stonnington Red Cross Convalescent Hospital was confirmed yesterday afternoon at a council meeting of the Victorian Red Cross Society. It is expected that the hospital will be opened some time this month.
Miss Rhoden served in the last war from early in 1915 at Cairo, Ismailia, and France. She returned in 1919, was, senior sister at Caulfield for 10 years, and was then appointed matron of Anzac Hospital, where she was for nine years before she retired.
The Argus Wednesday 13 March 1940 page 9
Obituary
Miss Nora Rhoden
Miss Nora Rhoden, one of the best known members of the Australian Army Nursing Service, died on Tuesday in Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital after a long illness.
Miss Rhoden, who was born at Sale, enlisted in the A.I.F. in April, 1914, serving in Egypt at No. 1 A.G.H. Heliopolis, at Ataller and Ismailia. Transferred to France in 1916 she served at Abbeville, Doullens and Gainza-court before returning to No. 1 A.G.H. at Rouen as senior sister. Miss Rhoden transferred to Southall Hospital, Middlesex, England, in 1917, and returned to Australia in 1919, when she was appointed night superintendent of Caulfield Military Hospital. Her service with the A.A.N.S. .included 10 years at Caulfield, 10 years as matron at the Anzac Hostel for incapacitated soldiers and a term at Stonnington during the last war. Miss Rhoden will be buried at Pakenham at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Age Thursday 24 July 195 page 2
Miss Nora Rhoden
Miss Nora Rhoden, one of the best known members of the Australian Army Nursing Service, died on Tuesday in Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital after a long illness.
Miss Rhoden, who was born at Sale, enlisted in the A.I.F. in April, 1914, serving in Egypt at No. 1 A.G.H. Heliopolis, at Ataller and Ismailia. Transferred to France in 1916 she served at Abbeville, Doullens and Gainza-court before returning to No. 1 A.G.H. at Rouen as senior sister. Miss Rhoden transferred to Southall Hospital, Middlesex, England, in 1917, and returned to Australia in 1919, when she was appointed night superintendent of Caulfield Military Hospital. Her service with the A.A.N.S. .included 10 years at Caulfield, 10 years as matron at the Anzac Hostel for incapacitated soldiers and a term at Stonnington during the last war. Miss Rhoden will be buried at Pakenham at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Age Thursday 24 July 195 page 2
RHODES, Pauline Alma
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Sister
AANS Born Amanda Pauline Alma ROHDE 15 May 1886 in Baldina, SA Daughter of August Gustave ROHDE and Auguste Sophie nee BENECKE Renounced the name ROHDE 02 August 1917 Training Port Pirie Public Hospital Matron or Narracoorte Hospital in August 1917 Age 31 years Enlisted 13 September 1917 at Keswick, SA Embarked 16 November 1917 in Sydney per “Canberra” Service in India and on the ship “Vita” Promoted to Sister 08 November 1919 Returned to Australia 24 December 1919 per “Medic” Appointment Terminated 18 February 1920 Married James Thomas TURNER 04 March 1926 at St. Paul's Church, Adelaide, SA Appointed Matron of the Half-caste Home, Pine Creek (Darwin) 05 September 1931 at a salary of £100 per annum. Died 07 July 1960 at Adelaide, SA Resided McLaren Vale, SA Aged 74 years Buried North Road Anglican Cemetery Photograph Chronicle Thursday 17 November 1932 page 37 |
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RHODES—TURNER.—The engagement is announced of Miss Alma Rhodes (late A.A.N.S.,A.I.F.), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Rhodes, Flora terrace, Prospect, to Tom Turner (Darwin, Northern Territory), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Turner, De Verde, Parker-street, Mile-End.
The Advertiser Tuesday 05 January 1926 page 8
The Advertiser Tuesday 05 January 1926 page 8
Mrs. J. T. Turner, wife of Constable Turner, who is in Adelaide on leave from the Northern Territory, has had a life of sharp contrasts. During the last war she was a military nurse in India, then followed transport duty, making trips to Basra, through the Persian Gulf, on to Marseilles, and back to Bombay.
Following her marriage she was at Pine Creek from 1926 to 1932. A shift was then made to Daly River, where it was not unusual for her to be alone, except for natives, for 21 days at a time. Although they will return to the Territory, Mrs. Turner does not expect that they will be stationed again at Daly River.
THE police station at Daly River is now up to date with a comfortable house. Primus refrigerator, and other amenities, but for years the old house was much the worse for wear. Mrs. Turner was always so busy baking her own bread, cooking, and looking after her poultry and vegetables that she never had time actually to feel lonely, except when her husband was away on periodical patrols lasting about 21 days.'I worked all day.' she said, 'and at night would read myself to sleep. But I was always on the watch, never quite trusting some of the blacks.'The moonlight nights were so bright one could almost read without a light, but it was then that the dingoes howled. They would start at 9 o'clock every moonlight night, again at midnight, and once more just before dawn. What with the dingoes and not seeing a white face, it used to get on my nerves.'
SINCE 1937
Mrs. Turner had had a pedal wireless to bring her nearest neighbour — 50 miles away — and others within at least talking distance, but before that it was just silence from one year's end to another — with a break every three years when Constable Turner got his leave and they came south for their well-earned holiday. 'We had some peanut growers nearby for a time.' said Mrs. Turner,' but this year there was a peanut slump. They got only l 1/2d a lb. for the peanuts, and it costs this to put the crop in apart from labour. So the men went away to get jobs. They may go back when the next crop grows.'We always had plenty of food, with goals' flesh fish, wild geese, turkeys, ducks, wallabies, kangaroo?. And then we got beef from Tipperary Station. ' A good wether costs between 7 '6 and 10 ' but the goat flesh is good, and one would last us — five of us including the tracker, his lubra, and little boy — for about nine days.''Out of it I would get crumbed chops, legs with mint sauce, roast ribs, and curry. The remainder would be dry salted.'I do not like wallaby or kangaroo flesh, although the kangaroo tail is good for either soup or stew. However, nothing was wasted, for the blacks like both of them.''
MRS. Turner had a flock of more than 200 goats at Daly River,and when she came away she sold 190 to a woman in Darwin, who supplies The hotels with milk. The goats were driven by black shepherds to Darwin,and the 'kidy-kidies'' taken by motor truck. The flour and other supplies for the police station used to be taken to Daly River in the Miiroubra. The boat taking about nine days to travel from Darwin calling in ...........(unreadable) ..........stockings and singlets. These she first bleached and then dyed. She succeeded in making most artistic and durable rugs, often designing portion of them herself.
IN Isolated life in the Northern Territory, she says, takes its toll on the nerves.'I loved the trees and birds.' she said, 'but it is nerve-racking to be away from other women for three years.''Among the lovely birds on the river were grey and white egrets — so prized by milliners overseas and now protected by all bird lovers. They used to follow the boats, settling on the bank for a second or two and then skimming over the water.'
The Mail Saturday 16 December 1939 page 10
Following her marriage she was at Pine Creek from 1926 to 1932. A shift was then made to Daly River, where it was not unusual for her to be alone, except for natives, for 21 days at a time. Although they will return to the Territory, Mrs. Turner does not expect that they will be stationed again at Daly River.
THE police station at Daly River is now up to date with a comfortable house. Primus refrigerator, and other amenities, but for years the old house was much the worse for wear. Mrs. Turner was always so busy baking her own bread, cooking, and looking after her poultry and vegetables that she never had time actually to feel lonely, except when her husband was away on periodical patrols lasting about 21 days.'I worked all day.' she said, 'and at night would read myself to sleep. But I was always on the watch, never quite trusting some of the blacks.'The moonlight nights were so bright one could almost read without a light, but it was then that the dingoes howled. They would start at 9 o'clock every moonlight night, again at midnight, and once more just before dawn. What with the dingoes and not seeing a white face, it used to get on my nerves.'
SINCE 1937
Mrs. Turner had had a pedal wireless to bring her nearest neighbour — 50 miles away — and others within at least talking distance, but before that it was just silence from one year's end to another — with a break every three years when Constable Turner got his leave and they came south for their well-earned holiday. 'We had some peanut growers nearby for a time.' said Mrs. Turner,' but this year there was a peanut slump. They got only l 1/2d a lb. for the peanuts, and it costs this to put the crop in apart from labour. So the men went away to get jobs. They may go back when the next crop grows.'We always had plenty of food, with goals' flesh fish, wild geese, turkeys, ducks, wallabies, kangaroo?. And then we got beef from Tipperary Station. ' A good wether costs between 7 '6 and 10 ' but the goat flesh is good, and one would last us — five of us including the tracker, his lubra, and little boy — for about nine days.''Out of it I would get crumbed chops, legs with mint sauce, roast ribs, and curry. The remainder would be dry salted.'I do not like wallaby or kangaroo flesh, although the kangaroo tail is good for either soup or stew. However, nothing was wasted, for the blacks like both of them.''
MRS. Turner had a flock of more than 200 goats at Daly River,and when she came away she sold 190 to a woman in Darwin, who supplies The hotels with milk. The goats were driven by black shepherds to Darwin,and the 'kidy-kidies'' taken by motor truck. The flour and other supplies for the police station used to be taken to Daly River in the Miiroubra. The boat taking about nine days to travel from Darwin calling in ...........(unreadable) ..........stockings and singlets. These she first bleached and then dyed. She succeeded in making most artistic and durable rugs, often designing portion of them herself.
IN Isolated life in the Northern Territory, she says, takes its toll on the nerves.'I loved the trees and birds.' she said, 'but it is nerve-racking to be away from other women for three years.''Among the lovely birds on the river were grey and white egrets — so prized by milliners overseas and now protected by all bird lovers. They used to follow the boats, settling on the bank for a second or two and then skimming over the water.'
The Mail Saturday 16 December 1939 page 10
