PENNIFOLD, Mary
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1917, Served in Egypt, India and Hospital ships. |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Nairne, South Australia, 21 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | 6 August 1978, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Unable to locate Ashes. Cremated 09.08.1978 |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Served in Egypt, India and Hospital ships. | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), SS Indarra, Melbourne | |
| 25 Mar 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Daughter of Mr William Andrew MAHONEY and Fanny nee HILL of Nairne, South Australia.
She married Stanley Francis Bruce PENNIFOLD 13 April 1911 in Norwood, SA.
Stanley drowned on 02.02.1913 in Port Clinton when his sailing boat capsized.
After she returned to Australia from war service she gained a position as Matron at the Hutchinson Hospital, Gawler in 1923.
She lived at 17, Twenty First St, Gawler and in 1939 her nephew; William Charles GILBERT was living with her.
In 1948 her father was living with her and died at her residence.
By 1958 she had married Robert William LEWIS and in 1967 she transferred her home to his son Peter, and moved to Parkside.
Biography contributed by Paul Lemar
Daughter of Mr William Andrew MAHONEY and Fanny nee HILL of Nairne, South Australia.
She married Stanley Francis Bruce PENNIFOLD 13 April 1911 in Norwood, SA.
Stanley drowned on 02.02.1913 in Port Clinton when his sailing boat capsized.
After she returned to Australia from war service she gained a position as Matron at the Hutchinson Hospital, Gawler in 1923.
She lived at 17, Twenty First St, Gawler and in 1939 her nephew; William Charles GILBERT was living with her.
In 1948 her father was living with her and died at her residence.
By 1958 she had married Robert William LEWIS and in 1967 she transferred her home to his son Peter, and moved to Parkside.
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