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STEEL, Vera
Personal Details
| Service Number: | AANS |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1916, Place of enlistment - Victoria Barracks Sydney, New South Walers |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Trained Nurse |
| Died: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 13 January 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Remains were cremated and scattered at Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked on RMS Karmala from Sydney on 16th September 1916, disembarking Bombay, India on 10th October 1916. | |
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| 16 Sep 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Place of enlistment - Victoria Barracks Sydney, New South Walers | |
| 14 Oct 1916: | Transferred Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), 14th October 1916 - posted to Station Hospital Peshawar; 9th May 1917 - transferred to Wazeristan Field Force, Tank; 1st November 1917 - transferred to Victoria War Hospital, Bombay. | |
| 3 May 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked on SS Port Lyttleton from Colombo, Ceylon on 3rd May 1918, disembarking Sydney on 18th May 1918. | |
| 9 Nov 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked on HMAT 'A18' Wiltshire from Sydney on 9th November 1918, disembarking Suez, Egypt on 11th December 1918. | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Transferred Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), 12th December 1918 - posted to 71st British General Hospital; 28th May 1919 - on leave to UK; 8th July 1919 - granted leave with pay and subs to attend British School of Cookery. | |
| 16 Mar 1919: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
| 7 Nov 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked on HMAT 'A74' Marathon from England on 7th November 1919, disembarking Sydney on 1st January 1920. | |
| 12 Dec 1919: | Honoured Royal Red Cross (2nd Class), For conspicuous service. | |
| 8 Feb 1920: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Daughter of Father, John Robert STEEL, 'Bronte', Orpington Street, Ashfield, New South Wales
Married George H RAWSON in 1921.
Biography contributed by Sandra Barry
Mother - Annie Isabell Steel nee Mulholland.
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