SMALL, Gladys Miranda
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1891 in Brighton, Vic.
Daughter of Alfred Edmund SMALL and Alice nee PARKINSON
Of Melrose St, Sandringham, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 27 November 1916
Embarked 6 December 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Orsova’
Aged 25 years
Served in France & England
Returned to Australia 4 January 1920 per ‘Ypringa’
Appointment terminated 3 April 1921
Married George Herbert BENNETT-WOOD in 1925 in Vic.
Died 1978 in Manly, NSW
AANS
Born 1891 in Brighton, Vic.
Daughter of Alfred Edmund SMALL and Alice nee PARKINSON
Of Melrose St, Sandringham, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 27 November 1916
Embarked 6 December 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Orsova’
Aged 25 years
Served in France & England
Returned to Australia 4 January 1920 per ‘Ypringa’
Appointment terminated 3 April 1921
Married George Herbert BENNETT-WOOD in 1925 in Vic.
Died 1978 in Manly, NSW
SMALLWOOD, Neta May
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Sister
AANS Born 1888 in Queensland Daughter of John James & Emily Eleanor SMALLWOOD nee CAMPBELL Of Clifford St, Toowoomba, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Trained 3 years Children’s Hospital Enlisted 13 July 1915 in Brisbane, Qld. Embarked 17 July 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Orsova’ Aged 26 years Served in England & France Illness Returned to Australia 24 March 1919 per ‘Delta’ Appointment Terminated 19 May 1919 Married William John STERNE in 1927 in Qld. Died 22 August 1956 in Qld. Aged 68 years Buried Toowong Cemetery 21-2-34 Photograph ancestry.com |
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Mrs. E E Smallwood, of the Channings, Gregory terrace, late of Toowoomba, has received word that her daughter, Sister Neta M Smallwood, has been admitted to the hospital, 12 Southwell Gardens, London, England, sick, actual condition not stated. Sister Smallwood enlisted in Longreach, and has been on active service three years and eight months at Tooting, Dartford, and Boulogne.
The Brisbane Courier Queensland Monday 3 March 1919 page 8
Mrs. E. E. Smallwood, The Channings, Gregory terrace has received word that her daughter, Sister Neta M. Smallwood, is better, and arrived at Fremantle on Saturday by the Delta, and will arrive in Brisbane shortly.
The Brisbane Courier Queensland Friday 7 March 1919 page 7
The Brisbane Courier Queensland Monday 3 March 1919 page 8
Mrs. E. E. Smallwood, The Channings, Gregory terrace has received word that her daughter, Sister Neta M. Smallwood, is better, and arrived at Fremantle on Saturday by the Delta, and will arrive in Brisbane shortly.
The Brisbane Courier Queensland Friday 7 March 1919 page 7
SMART, Helen Doris
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 5 July 1889 at Hawthorn, Melbourne Victoria
Daughter of Edward Andrew SMART and Helen Florence nee LUPTON
Of St. Kilda, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 years Children’s Hospital
Enlisted 29 September 1919
Embarked 101 October 1919 from Sydney per ‘Valencia’
Aged 30 years
Served in England
Returned to Australia 21 October 1920 per ‘Wahehe’
Appointment Terminated 2 December 1920
Did not marry
Died 09 April 1983 in Vic.
Late of Armadale, Vic.
Buried Springvale Botanical Cemetery Tristianna Garden G4 Bed 2 Rose 29
AANS
Born 5 July 1889 at Hawthorn, Melbourne Victoria
Daughter of Edward Andrew SMART and Helen Florence nee LUPTON
Of St. Kilda, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 years Children’s Hospital
Enlisted 29 September 1919
Embarked 101 October 1919 from Sydney per ‘Valencia’
Aged 30 years
Served in England
Returned to Australia 21 October 1920 per ‘Wahehe’
Appointment Terminated 2 December 1920
Did not marry
Died 09 April 1983 in Vic.
Late of Armadale, Vic.
Buried Springvale Botanical Cemetery Tristianna Garden G4 Bed 2 Rose 29
SMART, Lucretia Flower
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Sister
2nd Australian General Hospital Born 22 August 1878 at Bakers Gully, SA Daughter of Henry Alfred SMART & Lucy Emma nee WADE Of Bakers Gully Graduated RAH 1908 Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse at Adelaide Hospital Enlisted 21 November 1914 Embarked 28 November 1914 Received two oak leaves (one large and one small) Returned to Australia per ‘Borda’ 04 December 1915 Discharged as medically unfit 22 June 1916 Married Arthur Percy ROSE of Regent Street, Millswood, SA 10 February 1916 at St. George Church Goodwood Died 29 August 1972 at Fullarton, SA Aged 94 years Resided Fullarton, SA Cremated Centennial Park Cemetery Buried with husband at West Terrace Cemetery Light Oval 1AN E 4 |
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Mentioned in Despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 21 September 1916 Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2624, position 68 Date of London Gazette: 21 June 1916 Location in London Gazette: Page 6184, position 60 The Advertiser Friday 13 November 1914 page 6
Nurse L F Smart who has done much valuable work during the last two years in connection with St. Peters Local Board of Health, has volunteered and been accepted for service with one of the medical organisations for the front. At a meeting of the board on Thursday evening many appreciative references were made concerning the services rendered by Nurse Smart. Read more here |
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SMITH, Ada Priscilla
Sister
AANS No 2 Australian General Hospital Born 1887 in Warkwick, Qld. Daughter of James SMITH and Anna Maria nee ALLEN Of 'The Aloes' Allora Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse Aged 29 years Enlisted 11 March 1916 at Mena Hospital, Egypt Embarked 12 April 1916 Served in France Returned to Australia 15 December 1919 per 'Wahehe' Discharged as medically unfit 22 June 1920 Married Reginald Ernest FARNSWORTH in 1927 Died 01 December 1973 in Qld. Aged 86 years Buried Mount Thompson Memorial Gardnes Columbarium 33 Section 13 www.awm.gov.au P00156.058 
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SMITH, Dora Handran
Sister
AANS
Born 1890 in Perth, WA
Daughter of John Handrahan SMITH and Lavina Mabel nee OSBORNE
Of Carlisle St, Glanville, South Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 years Perth Hospital
Enlisted 19 May 1915
Embarked 24 May 1915 from Fremantle per ‘Mooltan’
Aged 25 years
Served in Egypt & Lemnos, England & France
Served on hospital ships to Australia
Returned to Australia 4 February 1918 per ‘Pursic’ Nursing staff to Australia
Re- Embarked 25 October 1918 from Freemantle per ‘Malta’ Returned to Australia nursing duties
Re-embarked 26 February 1919 from Sydney per ‘Malta’
Served in Bombay India
Returned to Australia: 20 December 1919 per ‘Charon’
Appointment Terminated: 24 February 1920
Did not marry
Died 29 April 1963 in Largs Bay, SA
Late of Largs Bay, SA
Aged 79 years
Buried Cheltenham Cemetery FX A 10 298C
No Headstone - buried in the same plot as Ida Handran OKE and Lavinia HERBERT
Sister Dora Smith is expected to arrive in Perth about the end of the month. She left here with the No. 3
Australian General Hospital in May, 1915, and so has seen nearly three years on active service. auv w«x» She was on Lemnos, in Egypt, England and lately in France, where her health broke down, and she is now returning home to have a well-earned rest.
The Daily News Friday 18 January 1918 page 3
A.I.F. Nurse's Tribute
Sister Dora Smith, formerly of the Adelaide West District section of the D.T.N.S., who served with the A.I.F. overseas in the Great War from 1915 until demobilised in 1920, and who was in England for a period after the termination of hostilities, yesterday related an incident which is greatly treasured in her memory, she said that, accompanied by two other nurses and two Aussie diggers, she was passing Windsor Castle, and noticing the flag flying entered the grounds to inspect it's beauties. While there the King happened to notice the party and instructed a footman to invite them to visit the castle. After having been shown over the castle by the footman they were invited to stay to afternoon tea, at which King George, Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of York were present. His Majesty expressed his pleasure at meeting the visitors, evincing a keen interest in Australia.
The Advertiser Wednesday 22 January 1936 page 24
AANS
Born 1890 in Perth, WA
Daughter of John Handrahan SMITH and Lavina Mabel nee OSBORNE
Of Carlisle St, Glanville, South Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 years Perth Hospital
Enlisted 19 May 1915
Embarked 24 May 1915 from Fremantle per ‘Mooltan’
Aged 25 years
Served in Egypt & Lemnos, England & France
Served on hospital ships to Australia
Returned to Australia 4 February 1918 per ‘Pursic’ Nursing staff to Australia
Re- Embarked 25 October 1918 from Freemantle per ‘Malta’ Returned to Australia nursing duties
Re-embarked 26 February 1919 from Sydney per ‘Malta’
Served in Bombay India
Returned to Australia: 20 December 1919 per ‘Charon’
Appointment Terminated: 24 February 1920
Did not marry
Died 29 April 1963 in Largs Bay, SA
Late of Largs Bay, SA
Aged 79 years
Buried Cheltenham Cemetery FX A 10 298C
No Headstone - buried in the same plot as Ida Handran OKE and Lavinia HERBERT
Sister Dora Smith is expected to arrive in Perth about the end of the month. She left here with the No. 3
Australian General Hospital in May, 1915, and so has seen nearly three years on active service. auv w«x» She was on Lemnos, in Egypt, England and lately in France, where her health broke down, and she is now returning home to have a well-earned rest.
The Daily News Friday 18 January 1918 page 3
A.I.F. Nurse's Tribute
Sister Dora Smith, formerly of the Adelaide West District section of the D.T.N.S., who served with the A.I.F. overseas in the Great War from 1915 until demobilised in 1920, and who was in England for a period after the termination of hostilities, yesterday related an incident which is greatly treasured in her memory, she said that, accompanied by two other nurses and two Aussie diggers, she was passing Windsor Castle, and noticing the flag flying entered the grounds to inspect it's beauties. While there the King happened to notice the party and instructed a footman to invite them to visit the castle. After having been shown over the castle by the footman they were invited to stay to afternoon tea, at which King George, Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of York were present. His Majesty expressed his pleasure at meeting the visitors, evincing a keen interest in Australia.
The Advertiser Wednesday 22 January 1936 page 24
SMITH, Dorothy Emma
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born c 1887 in Gravesend, England
Daughter of William Stevens SMITH and Harriet Jane nee BOWLES
Of Palmwoods N.C. Line, Queensland
She arrived in Queensland with her family on the ship 'Taroba' 7 January 1889 aged 2
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 9 March 1917
Embarked 21 March 1917 from Sydney per ‘Kanowna’
Aged 31 years
Served in Salonika & England
Returned to Australia 12 August 1919 per ‘Themistocles’
Appointment Terminated 19 September 1919
Married Frank SHURVELL in 1922
Died 1975 in Qld.
AANS
Born c 1887 in Gravesend, England
Daughter of William Stevens SMITH and Harriet Jane nee BOWLES
Of Palmwoods N.C. Line, Queensland
She arrived in Queensland with her family on the ship 'Taroba' 7 January 1889 aged 2
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 9 March 1917
Embarked 21 March 1917 from Sydney per ‘Kanowna’
Aged 31 years
Served in Salonika & England
Returned to Australia 12 August 1919 per ‘Themistocles’
Appointment Terminated 19 September 1919
Married Frank SHURVELL in 1922
Died 1975 in Qld.
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SMITH, Dorothy J
Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Nurse at Randwick 1954 She was serving with the British Army during the retreat from Mons in 1914 and was awarded thy Military Medal. She is also one of three holders of the Florence Nightingale Medal. During World War One she was a prisoner of war for nine months. Army News Tuesday 30 January 1954 page 4 SISTER DOROTHY SMITH, in charge of one of Sydney's main first-aid posts with staff of 52 nurses, was first nurse in last war to be awarded the Military Medal. Served in France with Queen Alexandra Nursing Service, and wears the Mons ribbon. Was prisoner in Germany for seven months. She is now an officer of St. John Ambulance Association. The Women's Weekly Saturday 01 August 1942 page 14 |
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SMITH, Eliza
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 07 January 1878 at Birmingham, England
Daughter of Emma Jackson SMITH
Of Mosely Rd, Birmingham England
Occupation prior to enlisting: Nurse
Enlisted 24 July 1917
Embarked 31 August 1917 from Sydney per ‘Wiltshire’
Aged 40 years
Served in Egypt & Salonika
Returned to Australia on Hospital ship ‘Kanowna’ 30 January 1918 Nursing Duties
Served on Hospital ship
Re-embarked 26 February 1919 from Melbourne per ‘Kanowna’
Resigned in England 23 January 1919
AANS
Born 07 January 1878 at Birmingham, England
Daughter of Emma Jackson SMITH
Of Mosely Rd, Birmingham England
Occupation prior to enlisting: Nurse
Enlisted 24 July 1917
Embarked 31 August 1917 from Sydney per ‘Wiltshire’
Aged 40 years
Served in Egypt & Salonika
Returned to Australia on Hospital ship ‘Kanowna’ 30 January 1918 Nursing Duties
Served on Hospital ship
Re-embarked 26 February 1919 from Melbourne per ‘Kanowna’
Resigned in England 23 January 1919
Mentioned in Despatches
London Gazette 25 December 1917 2nd supplement No:30448
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 57 dated: 18 April 1918
London Gazette 25 December 1917 2nd supplement No:30448
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 57 dated: 18 April 1918
SMITH, Elsie Dora
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Sister
AANS Born 1885 in Yillema, Vic. Daughter of Samuel SMITH and Ann Elizabeth nee SUTTON NOK: Brother: Mr. W.F. SMITH Of Morra Park, Yillema, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Enlisted 24 June 1915 Embarked 17 July 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Orsova’ Aged 27 years Served in England & France Returned to Australia 8 October 1919 per ‘Anchises’ Appointment Terminated 28 March 1920 Married Graham Dickinson BROWN in 1920 Died 11 August 1971 in WA at Red Cross Home Aged 83 years Buried Karrakatta Cemetery Presbyterian EA O397 - site expired |
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SMITH, Elsie May
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born 1878 in Newcastle, NSW Daughter of Stanley William SMITH and Margaret Mary Ann nee CONNOLY Of Stockton, Newcastle, NSW Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Enlisted 31 July 1915 Embarked 31 July 1915 from Sydney per ‘Orontes’ Aged 32 years 1st & 2nd Australian General Hospital Served in Egypt, England & France Returned to Australia on hospital ship Wyreema Re-embarked 7 September 1917 from Sydney Served in Salonika Returned to Australia 22 December 1918 per ‘Wyreema’ Appointment Terminated 13 February 1918 Did not marry Died 23 April 1949 in Stockton, NSW Buried Beresfield Crematorium on Anzac Day |
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SOLDIERS' TRIBUTE TO THEIR FRIEND
It is not the privilege of many women to win the respect and love of men in all stations and of all creeds, such as is accorded Matron E. M.Smith, who is on the eve of her departure from Lismore after 10 strenuous years of work at the Lismore District Hospital. Thousands of ex-service men have passed through her hands, and those whose injuries have allowed them to survive retain wonderful and everlasting memories of this great woman, who served with them in the shambles of France and Flanders. Their ever recurring incapacitations the imprint of the Mailed Fist; the torn flesh and shattered nerves, legacies of hellish bombardment; the wasted lungs of gas victims, received from Matron Smith the sympathy, the tenderness, and love that are only possible of manifestation by one who has seen and suffered, rendered more acute by the knowledge possessed and acquired in a professional capacity under active service conditions.
No woman throughout the whole Richmond River district is held in the same high esteem by returned soldiers and their relatives, and none has more richly deserved their commendation and gratitude. Matron Smith's unremitting care and attention has never been divided for her comrades, but given unreservedly to every digger who came under her protection, whether he be the humblest war-wreck whom society bans and shuns, or his more fortunate brother, who occupies a good position and enjoys social status. Inspite of the great call upon her time, and the necessary large number of assistants employed in an institution of the standing of the Lismore Hospital, she never delegated the care of digger patients to any one, but in every instance attended them personally as frequently as her strenuous work would permit. This wonderful diggeress has on many occasions struck at the very heart of the repatriation system when she has discovered a case of injustice,where the cause of suffering was wrongly assessed or ignored, and by the strength of her personal appeal and intimate knowledge has rectified numerous cases. Her noble work for the diggers has not always been along a pathway of roses, a difficult task being made more difficult by incomprehension on the part of those unsophisticated in the effects of active service. Every case to Matron Smith had its merits, and she saw not the individual in his present form, but one who was khaki-clad, struck down and mutilated by bullet, shell or gas, a comrade in need of a woman's tender touch. Over-riding all objections, her unstinting energy and devotion was directed towards giving relief to every man who could claim the title of digger, and where others could only see a reeling wreck, Matron Smith visualised the gasping struggles of gas tortured lungs, or as in the case of many stretcher cases showing all the signs of inebriation, Matron Smith unfailingly and correctly diagnosed shell-shock to the consternation of sceptics. Such has been the work of the
woman universally loved by the diggers throughout the length and breadth of the district, and whose departure is not hailed with any degree of enthusiasm, except that it affords an opportunity of expressing in a small way the tremendous appreciation and high regard in which she is enthroned in the hearts of her comrades. "I was only a plain worker over there; but wherever I am my diggers will be first in my thoughts." Such words spoken by Matron Smith reveal the modesty with which she regards her part in the Great Struggle, and at the same time demonstrates the cameradie that exists among those who served, totallyunknown in the feelings of thosewhose misfortune it was to remain behind.
Matron Smith commenced her life as Miss Elsie May Smith, fourth daughter of Mr. Stanley William Smith, Stanley Park, Stockton, N.S.W. She commenced her training as a nurse at the Newcastle Hospital, following upon which was a finishing period at the Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Sydney. From this institution she enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in February 1915, sailing in June of the same year aboard the Orontes on active service. Disembarking at Suez Staff-Nurse Smith served at No.1. Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis, Choubra Infectious Hospital, and No. 3. Australian General, finally at Ismalia where she was one of the staff to receive the wounded from the battle of El Kantara the first time that the Australian Light Horse operated as cavalry in the desert. By June 1916 the main body and Australian troops and nurses had, at intervals, departed for England and France, with Staff-Nurse Smith. On arrival at Southampton the contingent of nurses was transferred to the British Imperial Nursing Service for six months, and Staff-Nurse Smith was sent to Hollymoor Hospital, Birmingham. From there she was transferred to the Australian service again at Monte Video, Weymouth from where she went to No. 2. Australian General at Boulougne during June 1917. After 12 months during which time she was promoted to the rank of Sister, she was recalled to Australia through the death of her mother, and after serving for a few weeks at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, she sailed for Salonika in charge of a contingent of nurses. The journey ended, however, at Cape Town when Armistice was declared. On returning to Australia Sister Smith served again at Randwick until she accepted her first civil appointment as Matron of the Lismore District Hospital in November 1920.
Northern Star Tuesday 24 February 1931 page 4
MISS E. M. SMITH
Miss Elsie May Smith, who died at Stanley Park, Fullerton Cove, was a nursing sister with a distinguished record of service in the First A.I.F. She was a daughter of Mr. Stanley W. Smith, a native and pioneer of Williamtown and Newcastle. The Smith family has lived in Fullerton Cove for more than 100 years. Miss smith received her training at Newcastle Hospital and Crown Street Hospital, Sydney.
In February, 1915, she enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service, and sailed on the Orontes in June, 1915. As a nurse, she served, in turn, at the following: No. 1 Australian General Hospital: Heliopolis; Shoutra Infectious Hospital; and Ismalia. After her promotion to sister in June, 1916, she went to England and France. She served for 12 months at No. 2. A.G.H.,Boulogne, France. After the war, Sister Smith served at Randwick Military Hospital until 1920. She accepted her first civil appointment as Matron of Lismore Base Hospital. In appreciation of her services to returned servicemen, Lismore sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League made her a life member. After she resigned her position as matron to return to Newcastle, she was presented with an illuminated address at a public farewell. In accordance with her wishes. Miss Smith's funeral was to Beresfield Crematorium.
Northern Star Tuesday 10 May 1949 page 4
It is not the privilege of many women to win the respect and love of men in all stations and of all creeds, such as is accorded Matron E. M.Smith, who is on the eve of her departure from Lismore after 10 strenuous years of work at the Lismore District Hospital. Thousands of ex-service men have passed through her hands, and those whose injuries have allowed them to survive retain wonderful and everlasting memories of this great woman, who served with them in the shambles of France and Flanders. Their ever recurring incapacitations the imprint of the Mailed Fist; the torn flesh and shattered nerves, legacies of hellish bombardment; the wasted lungs of gas victims, received from Matron Smith the sympathy, the tenderness, and love that are only possible of manifestation by one who has seen and suffered, rendered more acute by the knowledge possessed and acquired in a professional capacity under active service conditions.
No woman throughout the whole Richmond River district is held in the same high esteem by returned soldiers and their relatives, and none has more richly deserved their commendation and gratitude. Matron Smith's unremitting care and attention has never been divided for her comrades, but given unreservedly to every digger who came under her protection, whether he be the humblest war-wreck whom society bans and shuns, or his more fortunate brother, who occupies a good position and enjoys social status. Inspite of the great call upon her time, and the necessary large number of assistants employed in an institution of the standing of the Lismore Hospital, she never delegated the care of digger patients to any one, but in every instance attended them personally as frequently as her strenuous work would permit. This wonderful diggeress has on many occasions struck at the very heart of the repatriation system when she has discovered a case of injustice,where the cause of suffering was wrongly assessed or ignored, and by the strength of her personal appeal and intimate knowledge has rectified numerous cases. Her noble work for the diggers has not always been along a pathway of roses, a difficult task being made more difficult by incomprehension on the part of those unsophisticated in the effects of active service. Every case to Matron Smith had its merits, and she saw not the individual in his present form, but one who was khaki-clad, struck down and mutilated by bullet, shell or gas, a comrade in need of a woman's tender touch. Over-riding all objections, her unstinting energy and devotion was directed towards giving relief to every man who could claim the title of digger, and where others could only see a reeling wreck, Matron Smith visualised the gasping struggles of gas tortured lungs, or as in the case of many stretcher cases showing all the signs of inebriation, Matron Smith unfailingly and correctly diagnosed shell-shock to the consternation of sceptics. Such has been the work of the
woman universally loved by the diggers throughout the length and breadth of the district, and whose departure is not hailed with any degree of enthusiasm, except that it affords an opportunity of expressing in a small way the tremendous appreciation and high regard in which she is enthroned in the hearts of her comrades. "I was only a plain worker over there; but wherever I am my diggers will be first in my thoughts." Such words spoken by Matron Smith reveal the modesty with which she regards her part in the Great Struggle, and at the same time demonstrates the cameradie that exists among those who served, totallyunknown in the feelings of thosewhose misfortune it was to remain behind.
Matron Smith commenced her life as Miss Elsie May Smith, fourth daughter of Mr. Stanley William Smith, Stanley Park, Stockton, N.S.W. She commenced her training as a nurse at the Newcastle Hospital, following upon which was a finishing period at the Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Sydney. From this institution she enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in February 1915, sailing in June of the same year aboard the Orontes on active service. Disembarking at Suez Staff-Nurse Smith served at No.1. Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis, Choubra Infectious Hospital, and No. 3. Australian General, finally at Ismalia where she was one of the staff to receive the wounded from the battle of El Kantara the first time that the Australian Light Horse operated as cavalry in the desert. By June 1916 the main body and Australian troops and nurses had, at intervals, departed for England and France, with Staff-Nurse Smith. On arrival at Southampton the contingent of nurses was transferred to the British Imperial Nursing Service for six months, and Staff-Nurse Smith was sent to Hollymoor Hospital, Birmingham. From there she was transferred to the Australian service again at Monte Video, Weymouth from where she went to No. 2. Australian General at Boulougne during June 1917. After 12 months during which time she was promoted to the rank of Sister, she was recalled to Australia through the death of her mother, and after serving for a few weeks at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, she sailed for Salonika in charge of a contingent of nurses. The journey ended, however, at Cape Town when Armistice was declared. On returning to Australia Sister Smith served again at Randwick until she accepted her first civil appointment as Matron of the Lismore District Hospital in November 1920.
Northern Star Tuesday 24 February 1931 page 4
MISS E. M. SMITH
Miss Elsie May Smith, who died at Stanley Park, Fullerton Cove, was a nursing sister with a distinguished record of service in the First A.I.F. She was a daughter of Mr. Stanley W. Smith, a native and pioneer of Williamtown and Newcastle. The Smith family has lived in Fullerton Cove for more than 100 years. Miss smith received her training at Newcastle Hospital and Crown Street Hospital, Sydney.
In February, 1915, she enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service, and sailed on the Orontes in June, 1915. As a nurse, she served, in turn, at the following: No. 1 Australian General Hospital: Heliopolis; Shoutra Infectious Hospital; and Ismalia. After her promotion to sister in June, 1916, she went to England and France. She served for 12 months at No. 2. A.G.H.,Boulogne, France. After the war, Sister Smith served at Randwick Military Hospital until 1920. She accepted her first civil appointment as Matron of Lismore Base Hospital. In appreciation of her services to returned servicemen, Lismore sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League made her a life member. After she resigned her position as matron to return to Newcastle, she was presented with an illuminated address at a public farewell. In accordance with her wishes. Miss Smith's funeral was to Beresfield Crematorium.
Northern Star Tuesday 10 May 1949 page 4
SMITH, Emily Hilyard
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1888 in Cobar, NSW
Daughter of Henry C SMITH and Elizabeth nee HILYARD
Sister of Mary SMITH
Of Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained at Bathurst Hospital & Cobar Hospital
Enlisted 16 June 1915
Embarked 16 June 1915 from Sydney per ‘Karoola’
Aged 27 years
Served in Egypt & France
Resigned in England on 27 March 1918 due to marriage
Married Hubert H J HARRIS in 1918 in Uxbridge, England
Died 31 January 1962 in NSW
Late of Armidale, NSW
Did you know that Nurse Emily Hilyard Smith was married? The lucky man is Dr. Harris, brother of our Dr. Harris. You will remember Nurse Emily and her sister Molly at Strathmore. Nurse Smith who was, Mrs. Harris who is, had done three years' nursing at the front prior to her marriage. Her Dr Harris is it Southall Hospital, which is the hospital Dr. Brooke Moore attended while in England.
The Bathurst Times Saturday 8th June 1918 page 4
AANS
Born 1888 in Cobar, NSW
Daughter of Henry C SMITH and Elizabeth nee HILYARD
Sister of Mary SMITH
Of Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained at Bathurst Hospital & Cobar Hospital
Enlisted 16 June 1915
Embarked 16 June 1915 from Sydney per ‘Karoola’
Aged 27 years
Served in Egypt & France
Resigned in England on 27 March 1918 due to marriage
Married Hubert H J HARRIS in 1918 in Uxbridge, England
Died 31 January 1962 in NSW
Late of Armidale, NSW
Did you know that Nurse Emily Hilyard Smith was married? The lucky man is Dr. Harris, brother of our Dr. Harris. You will remember Nurse Emily and her sister Molly at Strathmore. Nurse Smith who was, Mrs. Harris who is, had done three years' nursing at the front prior to her marriage. Her Dr Harris is it Southall Hospital, which is the hospital Dr. Brooke Moore attended while in England.
The Bathurst Times Saturday 8th June 1918 page 4
SMITH, Ethel
Sister
AANS
Born 1880 in St. Arnauds, Victoria
Third daughter of John Cornelius SMITH and Elizabeth nee CADZOW
Of ‘Rahina’ Gower East, St Arnauds, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
3 years Melbourne hospital
Enlisted 10 May 1915
Embarked 18 May 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Mooltan’
Aged 34 years
Served in Lemnos, Egypt, England & France
Returned to Australia 20 January 1920 per ‘Lucie Woerman’
Appointment terminated 27 April 1920
Did not marry
Died 25 November 1971 in Ivanhoe, Vic.
Late of Ivanhoe, Vic.
AANS
Born 1880 in St. Arnauds, Victoria
Third daughter of John Cornelius SMITH and Elizabeth nee CADZOW
Of ‘Rahina’ Gower East, St Arnauds, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
3 years Melbourne hospital
Enlisted 10 May 1915
Embarked 18 May 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Mooltan’
Aged 34 years
Served in Lemnos, Egypt, England & France
Returned to Australia 20 January 1920 per ‘Lucie Woerman’
Appointment terminated 27 April 1920
Did not marry
Died 25 November 1971 in Ivanhoe, Vic.
Late of Ivanhoe, Vic.
Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 23 May 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 889, position 32
Date of London Gazette: 1 January 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 34, position 5
"This Sister has been in charge of a Surgical Ward. She has shown great devotion to her patients, also skill and tact in her work and has always been most ready any time to undertake any duty which came to her hand. She is looked up to by her fellow workers as always setting a constantly high standard both of work and of conduct, and her cheerfulness in times of stress have been of the greatest assistance and encouragement."
Mentioned in despatches Gazette No 30448, 28.12.1917
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 23 May 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 889, position 32
Date of London Gazette: 1 January 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 34, position 5
"This Sister has been in charge of a Surgical Ward. She has shown great devotion to her patients, also skill and tact in her work and has always been most ready any time to undertake any duty which came to her hand. She is looked up to by her fellow workers as always setting a constantly high standard both of work and of conduct, and her cheerfulness in times of stress have been of the greatest assistance and encouragement."
Mentioned in despatches Gazette No 30448, 28.12.1917
LETTER FROM THE FRONT
SISTER ETHEL SMITH
Sister Ethel Smith, of the Third Australian General Hospital, Lemnos Island, under date 26th September, writing to her relatives at Gowar East, says:-We have about 1060 patients-all in tents of course. We have had 25 nurses sent on from Egypt, so now number 100 strong, The patients are mostly medical, only the minor cases of wounded come here. The Canadian matron and one of the sisters have died here, and two have been invalided home to England, I met the matron,who was such a nice, bright, healthy looking woman. There is a Rest Camp here, Australians and New Zealanders, who took part in the landing, are over here resting. They are just about half a mile from us. Some of the sisters have brothers, and it is quite nice for the boys to be able to come over and be looked after a bit. Both Arab, and Syd, Mills are there, and they were visiting the hospital a few days ago. They asked for me, but I was away in the sick tent at the time, so did not see them. Major Ebelling is there too. We went for a male ride a couple of days ago to a place called Therms, where there are mineral baths. We lost our way for a start as the men were quite new to the island, but, after the roughest of rides, we arrived at our destination at about 5.30 It is the quaintest place; they are not advanced one iota since the days of Moses. We passed a little patch of ripe corn-a sort of podded thing from which they make oil. Women were beating it with stick, and, when the heads were off, donkeys were led round and round by girls to break up the pods. They even went so far as to have the donkeys muzzled. Further on were flocks of hairy looking sheep with very white coats and little bells on. The shepherds had sheepskin coats and flutes - the latter being something like a tin whistle, but not a bit musical though Priests with tall black hats and black gowns, rode by and were sitting side ways on the donkeys. Any picture out of the Old Testament is applicable to this place at the present time. Blackberries were growing in the gullies, fig trees seem to flourish, also vines. We have had some very nice grapes and tomatoes. Cultivated, I should think this place would grow anything. Sitting on the side of the hill at the tent door I overlook the harbor swarming with ships of all shapes, sorts and sizes from a big battleship to a tiny rowing boat; sub-marines, sea plane, destroyers - we have them all. It is quite a common sight for a seaplane to rise up from the water, fly over our heads and return to the water again. From this aspect the harbour looks like a big lake, brown hills ring on all sides, and white tents everywhere. Further back can be seen the native villages, which are comprised of very small houses, mostly built of stone in a substantial manner with a kind of tile roof. They have no idea of furniture though. The sunrises and sunsets are perfectly beautiful sometimes. 'Only for the mud, rain, and the wind, I really would not mind the place. Of course the tinned food is very tiring, but we can get some fresh on occasions. Yesterday some live chicks were boughs at a village for the sick ones. If only I could get some of that mutton I used to get so tired o fI think I could eat a whole quarter myself. Really this is the funniest place. Food seems to be the one and only topic. For instance, all of a sudden the order goes round that there is no oatmeal on the island, or no potatoes, or onions. Of course, then, we all develop fiendish cravings for these things. However, I declare we shall survive it.
St. Arnaud Mercury Wednesday 24 November 1915 page 2
SISTER ETHEL SMITH
Sister Ethel Smith, of the Third Australian General Hospital, Lemnos Island, under date 26th September, writing to her relatives at Gowar East, says:-We have about 1060 patients-all in tents of course. We have had 25 nurses sent on from Egypt, so now number 100 strong, The patients are mostly medical, only the minor cases of wounded come here. The Canadian matron and one of the sisters have died here, and two have been invalided home to England, I met the matron,who was such a nice, bright, healthy looking woman. There is a Rest Camp here, Australians and New Zealanders, who took part in the landing, are over here resting. They are just about half a mile from us. Some of the sisters have brothers, and it is quite nice for the boys to be able to come over and be looked after a bit. Both Arab, and Syd, Mills are there, and they were visiting the hospital a few days ago. They asked for me, but I was away in the sick tent at the time, so did not see them. Major Ebelling is there too. We went for a male ride a couple of days ago to a place called Therms, where there are mineral baths. We lost our way for a start as the men were quite new to the island, but, after the roughest of rides, we arrived at our destination at about 5.30 It is the quaintest place; they are not advanced one iota since the days of Moses. We passed a little patch of ripe corn-a sort of podded thing from which they make oil. Women were beating it with stick, and, when the heads were off, donkeys were led round and round by girls to break up the pods. They even went so far as to have the donkeys muzzled. Further on were flocks of hairy looking sheep with very white coats and little bells on. The shepherds had sheepskin coats and flutes - the latter being something like a tin whistle, but not a bit musical though Priests with tall black hats and black gowns, rode by and were sitting side ways on the donkeys. Any picture out of the Old Testament is applicable to this place at the present time. Blackberries were growing in the gullies, fig trees seem to flourish, also vines. We have had some very nice grapes and tomatoes. Cultivated, I should think this place would grow anything. Sitting on the side of the hill at the tent door I overlook the harbor swarming with ships of all shapes, sorts and sizes from a big battleship to a tiny rowing boat; sub-marines, sea plane, destroyers - we have them all. It is quite a common sight for a seaplane to rise up from the water, fly over our heads and return to the water again. From this aspect the harbour looks like a big lake, brown hills ring on all sides, and white tents everywhere. Further back can be seen the native villages, which are comprised of very small houses, mostly built of stone in a substantial manner with a kind of tile roof. They have no idea of furniture though. The sunrises and sunsets are perfectly beautiful sometimes. 'Only for the mud, rain, and the wind, I really would not mind the place. Of course the tinned food is very tiring, but we can get some fresh on occasions. Yesterday some live chicks were boughs at a village for the sick ones. If only I could get some of that mutton I used to get so tired o fI think I could eat a whole quarter myself. Really this is the funniest place. Food seems to be the one and only topic. For instance, all of a sudden the order goes round that there is no oatmeal on the island, or no potatoes, or onions. Of course, then, we all develop fiendish cravings for these things. However, I declare we shall survive it.
St. Arnaud Mercury Wednesday 24 November 1915 page 2
SMITH, Ethel Mary
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 16 November 1885 in Essendon, Victoria
Daughter of David SMITH and Eliza nee GREGORY
Of 28 Finsbury St, Flemington, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 30 July 1917
Embarked 6 September 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Kyarra’
Aged 31 years
Served in Bombay, India
Victoria War Hospital, Officers Hospital Malabar Hill Bombay, Gerard Freeman Thomas Hospital & Station Hospital Charial
Returned to Australia 8 May 1919 per ‘Eastern’
Appointment Terminated 26 June 1919
Did not marry
Died 23 October 1966 in Essendon, Vic.
Late of Essendon, Vic.
AANS
Born 16 November 1885 in Essendon, Victoria
Daughter of David SMITH and Eliza nee GREGORY
Of 28 Finsbury St, Flemington, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 30 July 1917
Embarked 6 September 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Kyarra’
Aged 31 years
Served in Bombay, India
Victoria War Hospital, Officers Hospital Malabar Hill Bombay, Gerard Freeman Thomas Hospital & Station Hospital Charial
Returned to Australia 8 May 1919 per ‘Eastern’
Appointment Terminated 26 June 1919
Did not marry
Died 23 October 1966 in Essendon, Vic.
Late of Essendon, Vic.
SMITH, Hilda May
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Staff Nurse
AANS Occupation prior to enlisting: Nurse Enlisted 4 September 1915 in Melbourne Aged 25 years Illness: Heart Disease Discharged 15 November 1916 as Medically unfit Punch Thursday 17 February 1916 page 17 |
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SMITH, Ida Gertrude Burnett
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Sister
AANS Born 1882 at Maryborough, Qld. Daughter of Hercules & Ann SMITH nee SIMPSON Of Ashton St, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Enlisted 4 September 1916 at Victoria Barracks, Queensland Embarked 14 September 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Karoola’ Aged 34 years Served in Bombay, India & England Returned to Australia 22 May 1919 per ‘Tras Montes’ Appointment Terminated 4 July 1919 Married FELLOWS Died September 03 September 1948 Buried Mt. Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane |
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FELLOWS.— The Relatives & Friends of the late Sister Ida Gertrude Fellows, of 'Owimbah.' Aston St. Toowong (late A.A.N.S., 1st A.I.F.), are invited to attend her Funeral, to move from St. Thomas' Church of England. Toowong, on conclusion of service, commencing at 2 o'clock,This (Saturday) Afternoon for the Crematorium. Mt. Thompson. ALEX. GOW, Funeral Director.
Courier Mail Brisbane Saturday 04 September 1948 page 7
Courier Mail Brisbane Saturday 04 September 1948 page 7
SMITH, Ida May
Sister
AANS
Born 1888 in Sandhurst (Bendigo), Vic.
Daughter of Henry SMITH and Elizabeth Irwin nee MAHAFFY
Of 28 Carrol St, North Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 years Bendigo District Hospital
Enlisted 5 April 1917
Embarked 25 April 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Karoola’
Aged 28 years
Served in England & France
Returned to Australia 26 February 1920 per ‘Cap Verde’
Appointment Terminated 10 May 1920
Did not marry
Died 15 August 1969 in Brunswick, Vic.
Late of Moonee Ponds, Vic.
AANS
Born 1888 in Sandhurst (Bendigo), Vic.
Daughter of Henry SMITH and Elizabeth Irwin nee MAHAFFY
Of 28 Carrol St, North Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 years Bendigo District Hospital
Enlisted 5 April 1917
Embarked 25 April 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Karoola’
Aged 28 years
Served in England & France
Returned to Australia 26 February 1920 per ‘Cap Verde’
Appointment Terminated 10 May 1920
Did not marry
Died 15 August 1969 in Brunswick, Vic.
Late of Moonee Ponds, Vic.
SMITH, Isobel Rose
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1885 in Parkes, NSW
Daughter of Samuel Henry SMITH and Amelia nee EVERETT
Sister of Georgina Gertrude SMITH
West Suburbs Cottage Hospital, Liverpool Rd, Croydon, NSW
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 4 December 1916 in Sydney, NSW
Embarked 9 May 1917 from Sydney per ‘Ulysses’
Aged 32 years
Served in England & France
Returned to Australia 1 June 1919 per ‘Castalia’
Appointment terminated 2 July 1919
Late of Western Suburbs Hospital, Sydney
Appointed Matron of the Macleay District Hospital
Matron at Royal Canberra Hospital in 1925
Did not marry
Died 07 April 1972 in NSW as Isabel Rose Everett-Smith
Nurse Isobel Smith, of Parkes, who only returned home from three years' service at the front about a fortnight ago, has gone to Randwick to nurse influenza patients. One of her sisters, Matron G. Smith, in charge of the Emergency Hospital at Croydon, is now convalescent from an attack of pneumonic influenza.
Western Champion Parks NSW Thursday 17 July 1919 page 12
AANS
Born 1885 in Parkes, NSW
Daughter of Samuel Henry SMITH and Amelia nee EVERETT
Sister of Georgina Gertrude SMITH
West Suburbs Cottage Hospital, Liverpool Rd, Croydon, NSW
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 4 December 1916 in Sydney, NSW
Embarked 9 May 1917 from Sydney per ‘Ulysses’
Aged 32 years
Served in England & France
Returned to Australia 1 June 1919 per ‘Castalia’
Appointment terminated 2 July 1919
Late of Western Suburbs Hospital, Sydney
Appointed Matron of the Macleay District Hospital
Matron at Royal Canberra Hospital in 1925
Did not marry
Died 07 April 1972 in NSW as Isabel Rose Everett-Smith
Nurse Isobel Smith, of Parkes, who only returned home from three years' service at the front about a fortnight ago, has gone to Randwick to nurse influenza patients. One of her sisters, Matron G. Smith, in charge of the Emergency Hospital at Croydon, is now convalescent from an attack of pneumonic influenza.
Western Champion Parks NSW Thursday 17 July 1919 page 12
SMITH, J
Nurse
South African Nursing Service
Embarked at Cape Town per 'Indarra' sailed 04 August 1919
South African Nursing Service
Embarked at Cape Town per 'Indarra' sailed 04 August 1919
SMITH, Jane Elizabeth
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born 1889 in Bathurst, NSW Daughter of William and Jane SMITH Sister of Amy SEILER Of Bathurst NSW Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Enlisted 15 June 1917 Embarked 14 September 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Runic’ Aged 27 years Served in Egypt & Salonika Returned to Australia 4 September 1919 per ‘Freidrick Ruh’ Appointment Terminated 4 October 1919 Married George KAMISHANSKY in Sydney in 1921 Died 09 September 1966 in NSW Aged 75 years Buried Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens Chapel Wall 4 |
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SMITH, Kathleen Annie Buller
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Sister
AANS 3rd Australian General Hospital Born 1885 in Victoria Daughter of James Francis SMITH and Mary nee MURPHY Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Trained at St Vincents Hospital Enlisted 10 May 1915 Embarked 18 May 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Mooltan’ Aged 30 years Served in Egypt, France & England Returned to Australia 5 February 1920 per ‘Themistocles’ Appointment Terminated 3 August 1920 Did not marry Died 03 August 1961 in Vic. Aged 73 years Late of South Yarra, Vic. Buried Springvale Botanical Cemetery Roman Catholic Compartment A Section 7 Grave 36 Photograph Table Talk Thursday 27 May 1915 page 19 |
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SMITH, Leila Gertrude
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Sister
AANS Born Layla Gertrude SMITH in 1876 in Redfern, Sydney, NSW Daughter of Richard Louis SMITH and Emily Sarah nee ATKINSON Of 5 Holt Ave, Mosman, NSW Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Enlisted 26 April 1915 Embarked 16 June 1915 from Sydney per ‘Karoola’ Aged 31 years Served in Egypt, France & England Returned to Australia 10 August 1919 per “Konig Frederick August’ Appointment Terminated 10 October 1919 Resided 5 Holt Avenue, Mosman, NSW Died 21 December 1975 in Mosman, NSW Aged 91 years Late of Mosman, NSW |
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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 110
Date of London Gazette: 28 December 1917
Location in London Gazette: Page 13568, position 132
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 18 April 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 845, position 110
Date of London Gazette: 28 December 1917
Location in London Gazette: Page 13568, position 132
Staff-Nurse Leila Smith.
Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith, of Holt Avenue, Mosman, that their daughter, Staff-Nurse Leila G. Smith, has been mentioned for conspicuous service in Sir Douglas Haig's despatches.
Miss Smith is one of seven nurses distinguished with the honor at the same time.
She has been on active service for three years, having gone to Egypt in June, 1915. She was among the first Australian nurses (the third nurse, to be accurate) to enlist for service abroad.
For 13 months she was at an Imperial Hospital in France, and at the present time is attached to a clearing station, right against the firing line, in Belgium.
Staff-Nurse Smith has many friends in Australia who will be delighted to hear of the honor conferred on her.
She was a trainee of the Bathurst District Hospital, and will be well remembered in the Molong
district, where she was matron ofthe local hospital for 18 months.
Molong Express and Western District Advertiser Saturday 15 June 1918 page 8
Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith, of Holt Avenue, Mosman, that their daughter, Staff-Nurse Leila G. Smith, has been mentioned for conspicuous service in Sir Douglas Haig's despatches.
Miss Smith is one of seven nurses distinguished with the honor at the same time.
She has been on active service for three years, having gone to Egypt in June, 1915. She was among the first Australian nurses (the third nurse, to be accurate) to enlist for service abroad.
For 13 months she was at an Imperial Hospital in France, and at the present time is attached to a clearing station, right against the firing line, in Belgium.
Staff-Nurse Smith has many friends in Australia who will be delighted to hear of the honor conferred on her.
She was a trainee of the Bathurst District Hospital, and will be well remembered in the Molong
district, where she was matron ofthe local hospital for 18 months.
Molong Express and Western District Advertiser Saturday 15 June 1918 page 8
SMITH, Leslie
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Sister
AANS Born Elizabeth Jane SMITH in 1884 in Tamworth, NSW Daughter of Rev. John Leslie SMITH and Frances nee SORRELL Known as 'Ruby' by her family Address “The Grange” NSW Age 28 years Enlisted 31 July 1915 Embarkation unknown Service in Egypt, India, in the field in France, and England Promoted to Sister 01 October 1918 Returned to Australia per “Berrima” 03 November 1919 Appointment Terminated 07 January 1920 Living in Hampshire, England in 1954 |
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WAR-NURSE MATRON.
TENDS SICK SAILORS AND SOLDIERS.
Matron Leslie Smith, who is in charge of"Canonbury" Hospital-home, at Darling Point, Sydney, is another of Australia's war nurses, with a fine record for active service in France, Egypt, and India. She received her training at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and is a member of the A.T.N.A., and was for a year sister at "Canonbury," when War-nurse Kirkcaldie was matron, whom she eventually succeeded three years ago. Since then, she has been caring for the sick sailors and soldiers that fought for Australia in the big war, at the A.J.C.'s splendid home at Darling Point.
This home is maintained by the generosityof the Australian Jockey Club, and provides for twenty-five inmates. It is always full, and its situation at Darling Point takes in a splendid view of Sydney Harbour, extending right out past the Heads.
"Canonbury" originally was the lavish home of the late Mr. Harry Rickards, andis famous for its extensive grounds and well-kept gardens. Our photo of Miss Leslie Smith is from May Moore's Studio. —Woloma.
The World's News Saturday 07 February 1925 page 9
TENDS SICK SAILORS AND SOLDIERS.
Matron Leslie Smith, who is in charge of"Canonbury" Hospital-home, at Darling Point, Sydney, is another of Australia's war nurses, with a fine record for active service in France, Egypt, and India. She received her training at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and is a member of the A.T.N.A., and was for a year sister at "Canonbury," when War-nurse Kirkcaldie was matron, whom she eventually succeeded three years ago. Since then, she has been caring for the sick sailors and soldiers that fought for Australia in the big war, at the A.J.C.'s splendid home at Darling Point.
This home is maintained by the generosityof the Australian Jockey Club, and provides for twenty-five inmates. It is always full, and its situation at Darling Point takes in a splendid view of Sydney Harbour, extending right out past the Heads.
"Canonbury" originally was the lavish home of the late Mr. Harry Rickards, andis famous for its extensive grounds and well-kept gardens. Our photo of Miss Leslie Smith is from May Moore's Studio. —Woloma.
The World's News Saturday 07 February 1925 page 9
SMITH, Lilian Winifred
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 20 February 1890 at Rookwood, near Melrose, SA
Daughter of Henry Martyn SMITH and Lilian May nee GILES
Of Walkerville Rd, St Peters, South Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 4 years Miss Lawrences Private Hospital, Wakefield St, Adelaide
Enlisted 18 May 1917 at Keswick, Adelaide, South Australia
Embarked 12 June 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Mooltan’
Aged 27 years
Served in Salonika & England
Returned to Australia 24 May 1919 per ‘Warwickshire’
Appointment terminated 16 June 1919
Married Harloe John KNOX 16 May 1923 at St. John's Church, Adelaide, SA
She was widowed when her husband died on the liner Mooltan and was buried at sea in 1935
She died 4 April 1947 at Glenelg, SA
Aged 57 years
Resided Seacliff, SA
Privately Creamted at West Terrace Cemetery - no burial details
AANS
Born 20 February 1890 at Rookwood, near Melrose, SA
Daughter of Henry Martyn SMITH and Lilian May nee GILES
Of Walkerville Rd, St Peters, South Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 4 years Miss Lawrences Private Hospital, Wakefield St, Adelaide
Enlisted 18 May 1917 at Keswick, Adelaide, South Australia
Embarked 12 June 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Mooltan’
Aged 27 years
Served in Salonika & England
Returned to Australia 24 May 1919 per ‘Warwickshire’
Appointment terminated 16 June 1919
Married Harloe John KNOX 16 May 1923 at St. John's Church, Adelaide, SA
She was widowed when her husband died on the liner Mooltan and was buried at sea in 1935
She died 4 April 1947 at Glenelg, SA
Aged 57 years
Resided Seacliff, SA
Privately Creamted at West Terrace Cemetery - no burial details
SMITH, Marion LeaneOnly known Aboriginal Woman to serve in WW1
Marion was just 26 when she was sent off to France in March, 1917 where she tended to injured troops aboard the No. 41 Ambulance Train, as part of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service (QAINSR). Marion displayed that very bravery and tenacity when she extended her year-long contract with the (QAINS) to serve in both Italy and England, until the war ended. She worked longer than she needed. “She didn't finish until 1919, then she went back. So, I think she must have been really looking out and feeling sorry for the people,” she said. Marion was subsequently moved to the University War Hospital in Southhampton, England where she worked until May 1919. But Marion’s service didn’t end there. After the war, she and husband Reverand Victor B Walls relocated to the Caribbean where they became missionaries. They spent nearly 30 years at the Naparima College in Trinidad where Victor was the principal and Marion wrote the school’s hymn. She was also responsible for bringing the Red Cross to the region and was their commandant during the Second World War. She was later awarded with a distinguished war medal. Marion was also responsible for the establishment of the Nurses' Council and the Junior Red Cross. But by 1953, Marion and Victor returned to Canada where four years later she passed away. “She did have a very strong character and she was very loyal to her fellow men,” Mrs Joyce says. Michael Bell says Marion was a powerful and strong-willed woman. “She was a magnificently strong woman,” he said. “She was an achiever; she achieved her goals and led her life the way she wanted to. She was one of the earliest role models.” Read more here |
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SMITH, Mary Daphne
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born 20 February 1890 in Mintaro, SA Daughter of John SMITH and Elizabeth nee FAULKNER Of Narridy, SA Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Enlisted 28 December 1916 Embarked 29 December 1916 from Sydney per ‘Themistocles’ Aged 26 years Served in France & England Returned to Australia 19 January 1920 per ‘Lucie Weerman’ Appointment terminated 7 March 1920 Did not marry Died 02 October 1974 in Georgetown, SA Aged 83 years |
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SMITH, Mary Helen
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 19 April 1894 at Hynam Station, SA
Daughter of Adam SMITH and Eliza Janet nee DINWOODIE
Of Hyman Station, South Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 Years Adelaide Hospital
Enlisted 19 November 1917 at Keswick, SA
Embarked 26 November 1917 from Adelaide per ‘Indarra’
Aged 23 years
Served in Bombay, India
Gerard Freeman Thomas Hospital, Victoria War Hospital & Station Hospital Bangalore
Returned to Australia 19 July 1919 per ‘Hungaria’
Appointment terminated 14 August 1919
Married Robert Malcolm MCKENZIE
Died 17 April 1974 in Mildura, Vic.
Late of Mildura, Vic.
AANS
Born 19 April 1894 at Hynam Station, SA
Daughter of Adam SMITH and Eliza Janet nee DINWOODIE
Of Hyman Station, South Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 Years Adelaide Hospital
Enlisted 19 November 1917 at Keswick, SA
Embarked 26 November 1917 from Adelaide per ‘Indarra’
Aged 23 years
Served in Bombay, India
Gerard Freeman Thomas Hospital, Victoria War Hospital & Station Hospital Bangalore
Returned to Australia 19 July 1919 per ‘Hungaria’
Appointment terminated 14 August 1919
Married Robert Malcolm MCKENZIE
Died 17 April 1974 in Mildura, Vic.
Late of Mildura, Vic.
SMITH, May Duncan
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born 18 May 1891 at Brisbane, Queensland Daughter of Catherine Christina SMITH Of Canungra near Beaudesert, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Enlisted 2 June 1917 Embarked 12 June 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Mooltan’ Aged 25 years Served in Salonika Suffered from Malaria Resigned 4 September 1918 due to Marriage Married 04 September 1918 Lieutenant H.M. WOOLLANE of the Manchester Regiment. Embarked for UK 05 September 1918 Appointment terminated abroad |
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SMITH, Millicent Mabel
Sister
AANS
Born London, England
Daughter of Mary SMITH
Of Mona Vale, NSW
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 15 June 1916
Embarked 16 December 1916 from Sydney per ‘Karmala’
Aged 31 years
Served in Bombay, India
Victoria War Hospital, Officers Hospital Nasck, Hislop War Hospital & Gerard Freeman Thomas Hospital
Returned to Australia 11 December 1918 per ‘Sangola’
Appointment Terminated 25 December 1918
Married Walter G. JOHNSTON 1923 in Sydney, NSW
Died 3 June 1934 at Kyogle Memorial Hospital, NSW
Buried Kyogle Cemetery
JOHNSTON.—Cherished memories of my dear wife, Millicent Mabel (Sister M. M. Smith, A.A.N.S., in Great War), who passed away at Kyogle Memorial Hospital, June 3, 1934 Inserted by W. G. Johnston, Casino.
Northern Star Lismore NSW Friday 2 June 1939 page 8
AANS
Born London, England
Daughter of Mary SMITH
Of Mona Vale, NSW
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 15 June 1916
Embarked 16 December 1916 from Sydney per ‘Karmala’
Aged 31 years
Served in Bombay, India
Victoria War Hospital, Officers Hospital Nasck, Hislop War Hospital & Gerard Freeman Thomas Hospital
Returned to Australia 11 December 1918 per ‘Sangola’
Appointment Terminated 25 December 1918
Married Walter G. JOHNSTON 1923 in Sydney, NSW
Died 3 June 1934 at Kyogle Memorial Hospital, NSW
Buried Kyogle Cemetery
JOHNSTON.—Cherished memories of my dear wife, Millicent Mabel (Sister M. M. Smith, A.A.N.S., in Great War), who passed away at Kyogle Memorial Hospital, June 3, 1934 Inserted by W. G. Johnston, Casino.
Northern Star Lismore NSW Friday 2 June 1939 page 8
OBITUARY
MRS. W. G. JOHNSTON
KYOGLE. Sunday.
After an illness extending over along period, Mrs. Millicent Mabel Johnston, wife of Mr. W. G. Johnston, stock inspector. Kyogle, died at the Memorial Hospital today at 11.30 a.m. The funeral will leave St. James'Church of England at 11 a.m. on Monday for the Kyogle cemetery.
As Mrs. Johnston was a war nurse, full military honours will be accorded her burial, arrangements being in the hands of the Kyogle sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A.
Northern Star Monday 04 June 1934 page 4
MRS. W. G. JOHNSTON
KYOGLE. Sunday.
After an illness extending over along period, Mrs. Millicent Mabel Johnston, wife of Mr. W. G. Johnston, stock inspector. Kyogle, died at the Memorial Hospital today at 11.30 a.m. The funeral will leave St. James'Church of England at 11 a.m. on Monday for the Kyogle cemetery.
As Mrs. Johnston was a war nurse, full military honours will be accorded her burial, arrangements being in the hands of the Kyogle sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A.
Northern Star Monday 04 June 1934 page 4
MRS. M. M. JOHNSTON.
By the death of Mrs Millicent Mabel Johnston, wife of Mr W G Johnston, stock inspector the Upper Richmond River districtsuffered the loss of an active worker for charity and of the Casino branch of the Country Women's Association Mrs Johnston was the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Hales-Smith of London, and a niece of the late Sir James Bradford, of Sussex After coming to Australia she took a course of training at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, and at the Royal North Shore Hospital, and then took up nursing as a profession. At the outbreak of the war she was matron of a private hospital at Coonamble, and enlisted for war service from that town Tor some months she was attached to the Randwick Military Hospital, and in 1915 she was drafted to India where she put in four years' service in military nursing homes.
Returning to Sydney in 1919, she became attached to the Bathurst Red Cross soldiers'musing home, and also served for a time at Bodington Red Cross Home. Other centres at which Mrs Johnston acted as sister or matron were Murwillumbah and Casino. Mrs Johnston, after her marriage, was responsible for raising the funds for the Country Women's Association's' rest-room on the show ground at Casino She was accorded military honours at her funeral.
Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 13 June 1934 page 18
By the death of Mrs Millicent Mabel Johnston, wife of Mr W G Johnston, stock inspector the Upper Richmond River districtsuffered the loss of an active worker for charity and of the Casino branch of the Country Women's Association Mrs Johnston was the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Hales-Smith of London, and a niece of the late Sir James Bradford, of Sussex After coming to Australia she took a course of training at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, and at the Royal North Shore Hospital, and then took up nursing as a profession. At the outbreak of the war she was matron of a private hospital at Coonamble, and enlisted for war service from that town Tor some months she was attached to the Randwick Military Hospital, and in 1915 she was drafted to India where she put in four years' service in military nursing homes.
Returning to Sydney in 1919, she became attached to the Bathurst Red Cross soldiers'musing home, and also served for a time at Bodington Red Cross Home. Other centres at which Mrs Johnston acted as sister or matron were Murwillumbah and Casino. Mrs Johnston, after her marriage, was responsible for raising the funds for the Country Women's Association's' rest-room on the show ground at Casino She was accorded military honours at her funeral.
Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 13 June 1934 page 18
SMITH, Mora Marie Lamb
Sister
AANS
Born 1884 in Melbourne, Vic.
Daughter of William Lambe SMITH and Margaert Serpine nee GEMMELL
Of Alexander Club, Spencer St, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 7 December 1916
Embarked 26 December 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Mooltan’
Aged 32 years
Served in Bombay, India
Returned to Australia 17 May 1919 per ‘Eastern’
Appointment Terminated 29 June 1919
Married Hugh Gibson Gemmell SLOANE
Died 29 December 1945 in Mulwala, NSW
Late of Kilnyana, Mulwala, NSW
AANS
Born 1884 in Melbourne, Vic.
Daughter of William Lambe SMITH and Margaert Serpine nee GEMMELL
Of Alexander Club, Spencer St, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 7 December 1916
Embarked 26 December 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Mooltan’
Aged 32 years
Served in Bombay, India
Returned to Australia 17 May 1919 per ‘Eastern’
Appointment Terminated 29 June 1919
Married Hugh Gibson Gemmell SLOANE
Died 29 December 1945 in Mulwala, NSW
Late of Kilnyana, Mulwala, NSW
SMITH, Myra Lillian
Staff Nurse/Sister
AANS
3rd AGH
Born 05 September 1889 in Featherston, New Zealand
Daughter of Frederick Charles SMITH and Emily Louisa nee THOMAS
Address “Kahuminga” Masterton, NZ
Age 26 years
Enlisted 26 April 1915
Embarked 15 May 1915
Service in, Lemnos, Egypt in the Field in France, Italy and England
Promoted to Sister 12 June 1917
Resigned Appointment 30 July 1919 due to Marriage
Married James Henry THOM in England in 1916
Address Mrs. THOM, c/- Lloyds Bank Ltd. Davenport, England
Her husband died in 1933
Myra died in 1976 in Wandsworth, London, England
AANS
3rd AGH
Born 05 September 1889 in Featherston, New Zealand
Daughter of Frederick Charles SMITH and Emily Louisa nee THOMAS
Address “Kahuminga” Masterton, NZ
Age 26 years
Enlisted 26 April 1915
Embarked 15 May 1915
Service in, Lemnos, Egypt in the Field in France, Italy and England
Promoted to Sister 12 June 1917
Resigned Appointment 30 July 1919 due to Marriage
Married James Henry THOM in England in 1916
Address Mrs. THOM, c/- Lloyds Bank Ltd. Davenport, England
Her husband died in 1933
Myra died in 1976 in Wandsworth, London, England
SMITH, Nita Frances Selwyn
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Sister
AANS 3rd Australian General Hospital Born 1885 in Charters Towers Daughter of Montague Selwyn & Diamantina Emma SMITH nee FORBES Of Beaudesert, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse Enlisted 26 April 1915 Embarked 15 May 1915 from Sydney per ‘Mooltan’ Aged 30 years Served in Egypt, Lemnos, England & France Returned to Australia 20 May 1919 per ‘City of Poonah’ Appointment Terminated 19 July 1919 Did not marry Died 01 November 1981 in Qld. Aged 96 years Buried Beaudesert Cemetery |
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APPRECIATION OF SOLDIERS
BEAUDESERT May 22
Sister Nita Smith eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M Selwyn Smith, returned to Beaudesert on Tuesday night and was given a hearty reception She was met at the railway station by many residents and members of the Red Cross Society Alderman R J Warren expressed a warm greeting, and the Red Cross workers gave her many bouquets Sister Smith volunteered for service in 1914, and served as a nurse throughout the war Her two brothers also enlisted One of them Captain H G Smith was killed at Messines the other, Private Harold Smith, is still on active service.
The Brisbane Courier Queensland Friday 23 May 1919 page 7
BEAUDESERT May 22
Sister Nita Smith eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M Selwyn Smith, returned to Beaudesert on Tuesday night and was given a hearty reception She was met at the railway station by many residents and members of the Red Cross Society Alderman R J Warren expressed a warm greeting, and the Red Cross workers gave her many bouquets Sister Smith volunteered for service in 1914, and served as a nurse throughout the war Her two brothers also enlisted One of them Captain H G Smith was killed at Messines the other, Private Harold Smith, is still on active service.
The Brisbane Courier Queensland Friday 23 May 1919 page 7
SMITH, Rose Ellen Imelda
Sister
AANS
1st & 2nd Australian General Hospital
Born: 23 June 1889 at Black Rock, South Australia
Daughter of Patrick & Ann SMITH nee RILLY
Of Farrells Flat, South Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained North Adelaide Private Hospital
Enlisted 12 June 1915
Embarked 15 June 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Wandilla
Aged 25 years
Served in Egypt, England, France & Bombay
Returned to Australia 23 July 1919 per ‘Bremen’
Appointment Terminated 21 September 1919
Married John Cairns CONWAY 1923 at Cooma, NSW
Resided Bombala, NSW
They were divorced in 1954.
She died 9 April 1970 at Norwood, SA
Aged 78 years
Resided Norwood, South Australia.
She was cremated at Centennial Park Cemetery 10 September 1970
AANS
1st & 2nd Australian General Hospital
Born: 23 June 1889 at Black Rock, South Australia
Daughter of Patrick & Ann SMITH nee RILLY
Of Farrells Flat, South Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained North Adelaide Private Hospital
Enlisted 12 June 1915
Embarked 15 June 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Wandilla
Aged 25 years
Served in Egypt, England, France & Bombay
Returned to Australia 23 July 1919 per ‘Bremen’
Appointment Terminated 21 September 1919
Married John Cairns CONWAY 1923 at Cooma, NSW
Resided Bombala, NSW
They were divorced in 1954.
She died 9 April 1970 at Norwood, SA
Aged 78 years
Resided Norwood, South Australia.
She was cremated at Centennial Park Cemetery 10 September 1970
SISTER SUES SISTER
Claim for £200
Susan Smith, spinster, of Henley Beach, sued Rose Ellen Imelda Conway, married woman, of Bombala, New South Wales, in the Adelaide Local Court before Mr. Commissioner Mitchell todayfor £200, money alleged to have been lent at request of defendant. Defendant, sister of plaintiff, entered an appearance.
News (Adelaide) Tuesday 13 October 1925 page 10
Claim for £200
Susan Smith, spinster, of Henley Beach, sued Rose Ellen Imelda Conway, married woman, of Bombala, New South Wales, in the Adelaide Local Court before Mr. Commissioner Mitchell todayfor £200, money alleged to have been lent at request of defendant. Defendant, sister of plaintiff, entered an appearance.
News (Adelaide) Tuesday 13 October 1925 page 10
SMITH, Sarah Bennet
Staff Nurse
AANS
Born Hong Kong, China
NOK: Sister: Mrs. J. DUCKETTE
Of Murray St, Caulfield, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained Alfred Hospital
Enlisted 14 November 1917
Embarked 26 November 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Indarra’
Aged 48 years
Served in England & Sea transport
Returned to Australia
Appointment Terminated 11 December 1918
Died 7 March 1942 in Vic.
Late of Elsternwick, Vic.
SISTER SARAH BENNETT SMITH
The death occurred at a private hospital on Saturday of Sister Sarah Bennett (Sally) Smith who served as a nurse in the last war. She journeyed twice to England in 1916 with the AIF and on her return she was at Caulfield Military Hospital for some time. She was trained at Alfred Hospital and eventually opened her own hospital at Glenhuntly.
The Argus Wednesday 11 March 1942 page 5
AANS
Born Hong Kong, China
NOK: Sister: Mrs. J. DUCKETTE
Of Murray St, Caulfield, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained Alfred Hospital
Enlisted 14 November 1917
Embarked 26 November 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Indarra’
Aged 48 years
Served in England & Sea transport
Returned to Australia
Appointment Terminated 11 December 1918
Died 7 March 1942 in Vic.
Late of Elsternwick, Vic.
SISTER SARAH BENNETT SMITH
The death occurred at a private hospital on Saturday of Sister Sarah Bennett (Sally) Smith who served as a nurse in the last war. She journeyed twice to England in 1916 with the AIF and on her return she was at Caulfield Military Hospital for some time. She was trained at Alfred Hospital and eventually opened her own hospital at Glenhuntly.
The Argus Wednesday 11 March 1942 page 5
SMITH, Vera Winifred
Sister
AANS
Born 1890 at St. Kilda, Vic.
Daughter of Stephen SMITH
Western Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 years Perth Public Hospital
Enlisted 25 June 1915
Embarked 16 October 1915 from Fremantle per ‘Karoola’
Aged 26 years
Served in Egypt, France & England
Returned to Australia nursing duties per ‘A34’ leaving England 20 December 1917
Re-embarked 16 October 1918 from Sydney per ‘Malta’
Served in Bombay, India
Returned to Australia 25 October 1919 per ‘Plassy’
Appointment Terminated 14 May 1920
Married Captain Ruper George HELEY
Died 29 July 1972 in Vic.
Late of Hawthorn, Vic.
Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery and remains collected
AANS
Born 1890 at St. Kilda, Vic.
Daughter of Stephen SMITH
Western Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Trained 3 years Perth Public Hospital
Enlisted 25 June 1915
Embarked 16 October 1915 from Fremantle per ‘Karoola’
Aged 26 years
Served in Egypt, France & England
Returned to Australia nursing duties per ‘A34’ leaving England 20 December 1917
Re-embarked 16 October 1918 from Sydney per ‘Malta’
Served in Bombay, India
Returned to Australia 25 October 1919 per ‘Plassy’
Appointment Terminated 14 May 1920
Married Captain Ruper George HELEY
Died 29 July 1972 in Vic.
Late of Hawthorn, Vic.
Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery and remains collected
SMITH, Winifred Jean
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Staff Nurse
AANS Born Winifred Jane SMITH in 1876 in Catlemaine, Vic. Daughter of Samuel SMITH and Ann Elizabeth nee SUTTON NOK: brother: Mr. W.J. SMITH Of Mona Park, Yielima, Victoria Enlisted 12 June 1915 Embarked 17 July 1915 Aged 39 years Served in England Resigned in England on 8 December 1917 due to marriage Married name: WATSON Died 24 December 1951 in Heidelberg, Vic. |
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Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 14 February 1918 Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 285, position 6 Date of London Gazette: 24 October 1917 Location in London Gazette: Page 10983, position 1 |
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Miss Winifred Jane Smith, A.R.R.C., was mentioned In despatches in 1916 for special work done at Harefield Hospital, London, in connection with acute medical cases. She left Australia in 1915, and was sent to Harefleld Hospital, where she remained until her marriage in December, 1917, to Mr, W. Abbott Watson, a member of the Australian Imperial Force, who was then special examiner of metals at Woolwich Arsenal. They returned to Australia last January, and are now settled at 26 Vale street, East Melbourne. Mrs Watson trained at the Melbourne Hospital, . and was a sister there for some time. She was born at Castlemaine, but lived at Nathalia for many years.
FOR SERVICES RENDERED
Nathalia Nurse Honored
Sister Winifred Smith Receives Royal Red Cross
Word was received on Saturday last, stating that Sister Winifred Smith has been decorated with the Royal Red Cross Medal. Most remembered that shortly after war broke out that Sister Smith and her sisters, Nurse Elsie Smith volunteered for active service and were accepted. They then proceeded to England and were installed at the Harefield Hospital. The decoration is a distinction instituted by King George. The receipients are entitled to the letters R.R.C. after their names and on the front of the medal are inscribed the words Faith, Hope and Charity. We congratulate Sister Smith on receiving the decoration.
Nathalia Herald and Picola, Narioka, Kotupna and Moira Advertiser Tuesday 13 November 1917 page 2
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Nathalia Nurse Honored
Sister Winifred Smith Receives Royal Red Cross
Word was received on Saturday last, stating that Sister Winifred Smith has been decorated with the Royal Red Cross Medal. Most remembered that shortly after war broke out that Sister Smith and her sisters, Nurse Elsie Smith volunteered for active service and were accepted. They then proceeded to England and were installed at the Harefield Hospital. The decoration is a distinction instituted by King George. The receipients are entitled to the letters R.R.C. after their names and on the front of the medal are inscribed the words Faith, Hope and Charity. We congratulate Sister Smith on receiving the decoration.
Nathalia Herald and Picola, Narioka, Kotupna and Moira Advertiser Tuesday 13 November 1917 page 2
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SMITHERS, Beatrice Kate
Sister
AANS
Born 1887 at Eden, NSW
Daughter of Frederick William & Isabella C. SMITHERS
Of Croydon St, Peterstrain, NSW
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 29 September 1916
Embarked 9 December 1916 from Sydney per ‘Kaiser I hind’
Aged 29 years
Served in Egypt
Returned to Australia 28 June 1919 per ‘Karoola’
Appointment Terminated 5 August 1919
Died 28 January 1985 at Gordon, NSW
Aged 97 years
AANS
Born 1887 at Eden, NSW
Daughter of Frederick William & Isabella C. SMITHERS
Of Croydon St, Peterstrain, NSW
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 29 September 1916
Embarked 9 December 1916 from Sydney per ‘Kaiser I hind’
Aged 29 years
Served in Egypt
Returned to Australia 28 June 1919 per ‘Karoola’
Appointment Terminated 5 August 1919
Died 28 January 1985 at Gordon, NSW
Aged 97 years
SMITHWICK, Geraldine Margaret
Sister
AANS
Born 1875 in Inglewood, Vic.
Daughter of Christopher SMITHWICK and Mary Jane nee MUGOVAN
Of Rostrevor Crescent, St. Kilda, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 29 November 1916
Embarked 6 December 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Orsova’
Aged 31 years
Served in France & England
Returned to Australia 15 December 1919 per ‘Nestor’
Appointment Terminated 12 April 1920
Did not marry
Died 1958 in Vic.
Buried Fawkner Cemetery 20 June 1958 Roman Catholic Section
AANS
Born 1875 in Inglewood, Vic.
Daughter of Christopher SMITHWICK and Mary Jane nee MUGOVAN
Of Rostrevor Crescent, St. Kilda, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 29 November 1916
Embarked 6 December 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Orsova’
Aged 31 years
Served in France & England
Returned to Australia 15 December 1919 per ‘Nestor’
Appointment Terminated 12 April 1920
Did not marry
Died 1958 in Vic.
Buried Fawkner Cemetery 20 June 1958 Roman Catholic Section
SMYTH, Marjorie Kane
Nurse
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Born 1888 in St. Kilda Vic.
Daughter of John Kane SMYTH and Ada Mary nee SANDS
Marjorie Kane Smyth was the daughter of Ada Smyth (only daughter of John Sands the printer 1818-1873) and John Kane Smyth, a business man from Albany, New York, based in Melbourne. He held the position of Vice Consul General for the United States in Melbourne. After his death in
1891, Ada with her children moved back to her mother's home at Waverley in Albion street almost opposite St Catherine's School, originally
founded to provide an education for daughters of clergy. By 1884 the school accepted students from the laity. Then in the 1890s day girls
were also accepted.
Embarked for Australia per 'Bremen' 04 June 1919
Married Frederick Spenser BURNELL in 1935 in Sydney, NSW
Died 1974
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Born 1888 in St. Kilda Vic.
Daughter of John Kane SMYTH and Ada Mary nee SANDS
Marjorie Kane Smyth was the daughter of Ada Smyth (only daughter of John Sands the printer 1818-1873) and John Kane Smyth, a business man from Albany, New York, based in Melbourne. He held the position of Vice Consul General for the United States in Melbourne. After his death in
1891, Ada with her children moved back to her mother's home at Waverley in Albion street almost opposite St Catherine's School, originally
founded to provide an education for daughters of clergy. By 1884 the school accepted students from the laity. Then in the 1890s day girls
were also accepted.
Embarked for Australia per 'Bremen' 04 June 1919
Married Frederick Spenser BURNELL in 1935 in Sydney, NSW
Died 1974
Australian, lived in New South Wales; father may have been a clergyman because in 1904 she passed Junior examinations at the Clergy Daughters’ School. She was one of the early Australians to volunteer as a VAD (St. John's Ambulance Brigade), arriving in Egypt on 12 October 1915 … She worked at No. 1 Australian General Hospital, ‘Heliopolis Palace’ a huge complex which according to the Hospital’s own records was in ‘the land of the Pharaohs’ as a 750 bed hospital (increasing to 1040 on arrival in France) from January 1915 to March 1916 . In Egypt the hopsital cared for patients from Gallipoli and then transferred to France. Marjorie served with this hospital, attached to the QAIMNS, until June 1917. She was awarded the 1914-1915 Star as well as the War and Victory medal."
According to other sources (see below), Marjorie was born in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. Her husband was killed during the First World War and her date of death was 1974. She was a modernist painter and her work was exhibited in the 1920s and 1930s in Sydney.
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/marjorie-kane-smyth/
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C144119
http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A44976
According to other sources (see below), Marjorie was born in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. Her husband was killed during the First World War and her date of death was 1974. She was a modernist painter and her work was exhibited in the 1920s and 1930s in Sydney.
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/marjorie-kane-smyth/
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C144119
http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A44976
There was a gay party at Greenoaks Cottage Darling Point, on Tuesday afternoon, following the wedding of Miss Marjorie Kane Smyth, daughter of Mrs. Kane Smyth, of Elizabeth Bay, to Mr P. S. Burnell, which was quietly celebrated. The Misses Elsie and Amy Smith lent Greenoaks Cottage for the occasion, and, as the lovely old home is ideal for entertaining, possessing spacious reception-rooms, the two hundred guests did not overcrowd it. The mothers of the bride and bridegroom, and the newly-married couple received the guests, the bride wearing her wedding gown of patou pink flat crepe, cut on flowing lines, with a caped effect, and a small brown velvet toque. Dr. D. J. GUssan proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom, the latter making a witty speech in reply. The guests included Mrs. R. M. Hore and Mrs. K. M. Whitney (sistersof the bride), Mrs. G. V. Fosbcry (sister of thebridegroom), Commander and Mrs. Ireland, Dr.Temple Smith, Mrs. Gordon Inglis, Mr. and Mrs.Ralph King, Miss Thorburn, Mrs. D. J. Glisson,Dr. and Mrs. Baccarinl, Mr. and Mrs. GrahamSands and Miss Sands, Colonel R. S. Sands, LadyStephen, Dr. and Mrs. Cedric Whitney, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Street, Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, Dr. and Mrs. Furber, Miss Dora Payter, Miss Gladys Marks, General and Mrs. I. Mackay, Dr. and Mrs. R. McD. Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Henchman, Dr. Cotter Harvey, Mrs, Leslie Lamb, Dr. and Mrs. Fitzherbert.
The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 11 April 1935 page 13s
The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 11 April 1935 page 13s
SMYTH, Sybil Rosamond
Nurse
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Born 1890 in Waverley, NSW
Daughter of John Kane SMYTH and Ada Mary nee SANDS
Married Major Reginald Mitchell HORE
Died 16 May 1976
Late of Turramurra, formerly of Grenfell, NSW
Nurse
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Born 1890 in Waverley, NSW
Daughter of John Kane SMYTH and Ada Mary nee SANDS
Married Major Reginald Mitchell HORE
Died 16 May 1976
Late of Turramurra, formerly of Grenfell, NSW
News has been received by cable of the marriage of Major Reginald Mitchell Hore, third son of the late Mr. John J. Hore, of Cumberoona, Bowna, N.S.W., and of Mrs. Hore, Elenera, St. Kilda, Victoria, to Sybil Rosamund, youngest daughter of the late Mr. John Kane Smyth, of Melbourne, and Mrs. Smyth,of Sydney. The bride has been engaged in V.A.D. work in Egypt, France, and London; Mrs. Keith Whiting, of Parramatta, whose husband, Dr. Keith Whiting, is on active service, is a sister of Mrs. Hore. Dr. Whiting was present at the ceremony. Dr. Jack Smyth is a brother.
Sunday Times Sunday 02 December 1917 page 18
Sunday Times Sunday 02 December 1917 page 18
SMYTHE, Frances
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
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Trained St. Vincent's Hosptial, Sydney, NSW
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10800640#imageViewerLink
Trained St. Vincent's Hosptial, Sydney, NSW
SMYTHE, Mary Theresa
Acting Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10800642#imageViewerLink
Born 1868 at Congawarra Station, near Queanbeyan, NSW
Daughter of Thomas and Norah SMYTHE
Trained at Government Hospital, Kalgoorlie, WA
Served in France and Belgium on Ambulance Train and Hospital Ships
Returned to Australia per 'Megantic' form Liverpool departing 09 January 1920
Did not marry
Died 24 April 1938 at a Private Hospital, Ashfield, NSW
Buried Waverley Cemetery
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10800642#imageViewerLink
Born 1868 at Congawarra Station, near Queanbeyan, NSW
Daughter of Thomas and Norah SMYTHE
Trained at Government Hospital, Kalgoorlie, WA
Served in France and Belgium on Ambulance Train and Hospital Ships
Returned to Australia per 'Megantic' form Liverpool departing 09 January 1920
Did not marry
Died 24 April 1938 at a Private Hospital, Ashfield, NSW
Buried Waverley Cemetery
Mentioned in Despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 24 October 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2055, position 16
Date of London Gazette: 25 May 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 6174, position 2
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 24 October 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2055, position 16
Date of London Gazette: 25 May 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 6174, position 2
SISTER MARY THERESA SMYTH.
There passed away at a Private Hospital, Ashfleld on April 24, Sister Mary Theresa Smyth, for many years an active member of the nursing profession. Onthe outbreak of the Great War, Sister Smyth resigned from the Condobolin Hospital and went to London, where she joined the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service, and remained on active service until the end of the War. After her return from abroad she conducted a Private Hospital at Paddington, and while there interested herself in the establishment of the Day Nursery at Heely street, Paddington. During her illness she was attended regularly by Rev. Father R. Macken, C.M., who administered the Last Sacraments. A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Joseph's Church, Newtown, by Rev. Father J.Byrne, P.P., B.A., who later accompanied the funeral to Waverley Cemetery, where the interment took place in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends. The funeral arrangements were conducted by W. N. Bull Pty. Ltd.
Catholic Freeman's Journal Thursday 02 June 1938 page 41
There passed away at a Private Hospital, Ashfleld on April 24, Sister Mary Theresa Smyth, for many years an active member of the nursing profession. Onthe outbreak of the Great War, Sister Smyth resigned from the Condobolin Hospital and went to London, where she joined the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service, and remained on active service until the end of the War. After her return from abroad she conducted a Private Hospital at Paddington, and while there interested herself in the establishment of the Day Nursery at Heely street, Paddington. During her illness she was attended regularly by Rev. Father R. Macken, C.M., who administered the Last Sacraments. A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Joseph's Church, Newtown, by Rev. Father J.Byrne, P.P., B.A., who later accompanied the funeral to Waverley Cemetery, where the interment took place in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends. The funeral arrangements were conducted by W. N. Bull Pty. Ltd.
Catholic Freeman's Journal Thursday 02 June 1938 page 41
