Gertrude Evelyn MUNRO

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MUNRO, Gertrude Evelyn

Service Numbers:	AANS, Sister
Enlisted:	16 August 1916, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sister
Last Unit:	Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
Born:	Alfredton, Victoria, Australia , 16 August 1882
Home Town:	Alfredton, Ballarat, Victoria
Schooling:	Queens College, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Nurse
Died:	Pneumonia and Malaria, 43rd General Hospital, Salonika, Greece, 10 October 1918, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	Mikra British Cemetery and Mikra Memorial Grave 591 and Panel 188 at the AWM.
Memorials:	Australian Military Nurses Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Base Hospital Sisters who served King & Country, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Bullwinkel Memorial, Maryborough Nurses Honour Board, Melbourne St. Paul's Cathedral Australian Army Nursing Service Great War Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1916:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria
22 Aug 1916:	Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked on RMS Mooltan from Melbourne on 22nd August 1916, disembarking Bombay, India on 13th September 1916.
13 Sep 1916:	Transferred Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), 13th September 1916 - posted to Cumballa War Hospital, Bombay India 14th December 1916 - posted to Deccan war Hospital, Poona India
11 Jul 1917:	Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked RMS Malwa from Bombay, India on 11th July 1917, disembarking Alexandria, Egypt on 4th August 1917.
24 Aug 1917:	Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked on HMT Manitou from Alexandria, Egypt on 24th August 1917, disembarking Salonika, Greece.
27 Aug 1917:	Transferred Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), 28th August 1917 - posted to 66th General Hospital 10th November 1917 - posted to 42nd General Hospital 19th May 1918 - admitted to convalescent home, rejoining unit on 2nd June 1918 1st October 1918 - admitted to 43rd General Hospital with Pneumonia and Malaria. Her condition worsened and she became dangerously ill before succumbing to the illnesses on 10th October 1918.
10 Oct 1918:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: Australian Army Nursing Service awm_rank: Sister awm_died_date: 1918-09-10

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Biography

Father Mr Alexander Buchanan MUNRO and Mother Emma Phillis JENKINS of 5 Gillies Street, Alfredton, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

Described on enlisting as 34 years old; nursing Sister; single; lived at parents address;
5' 5" tall; 136 lbs; medium fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Church of England.

16/8/1916 Enlisted with the British Indian Service AMC AIF

22/8/1916 Embarked from Melbourne onboard the RMS Mooltan
with the Australian Army Nursing Service

The RMS Mooltan weighed 9,621 tonnes with an average cruise speed of 18.5 knots or 34.26 kmph. It was owned by the P & O SN Co, London. Torpedoed and sunk by UC27 on 26 July 1917.

13/9/1916 Disembarked into Bombay, India
Posted to Ambolla War, Bombay for duty

14/12/1916 Transfered to Ocean War, Poona, Bombay, India for duty

11/7/1917 Embarked on RMS Malwa, ex Bombay, India
4/8/1917 disembarked into Alexandria, Egypt - from India

The RMS Malwa weighed 10,883 tons with an average cruise speed of 15 knots or 27.78 kmph. It was owned by the P & O SN Co, London.

24/8/1917 Embarked on HT Manitou at Alexandria for Salonika, Greece

She was on active service in northern Greece in support of the British Campaign of
Thessalonika .

1/9/1917 Temporary Head Sister

1/10/1918 Admitted to the 43rd General Hospital, Salonika, Greece with pneumonia
and malaria.

8/10/1918          Seriously ill with Malaria in 43rd General Hospital, Salonika
9/10/1918          Dangerously ill with Pneumonia and Malaria
                          in 43rd General Hospital, Salonika

10/10/1918 Gertrude gave up her fight and died of Pneumonia and Malaria
in the 43rd General Hospital, Salonika.

11/10/1918       buried in    Grave 591
                                                 Mikra British Cemetery
                                                 Kalamaria, Greece

Chaplain L.T. Strong officiated at the Church of England service.

Gertrude is the only Australian service person commemorated in this cemetery.

Medals:
British War medal (46188); Victory medal (45656); Memorial Plaque and
Memorial Scroll (985685).

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 14 October 2014. Lest we forget.

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