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SISTER DORA BAUDINET

The cremation of Sister Dora Baudinet, who had a fine record as an army nurse in the First World War, took place at Cornelian Bay yesterday. Sister Baudinet died at Hobart on Wednesday Mr. Sefton Baudinet (brother) was the chief mourner. Services were conducted by Revs. H. S. Grimwade and H. J, Ralph. Educated at the Friends' School, Hobart, Sister Baudinet was a vice president of the Old Scholars' Association. She trained at the Hobart General Hospital (now the Royal Hobart Hospital). Enlisting for active service in the First World War with the Australian Army Nursing Service, she served with No. 1 Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis (Egypt)and Rouen (France). On her return to Tasmania she joined the staff of the military hospitals at Roseneath and Hornsey. She was schools' nurse for the Education Department for many years. She retired from the department last year. At the time of her death Sister Baaudinet was president of the Returned Army Sisters' Association. She was organising 'secretary for the raising of funds for the Sunshine Home, soon to be built at Howrah. Funeral arrangements were made by Alex Clark and Sons.

Examiner Friday 21 December 1945 page 4

A SPLENDID record of service to humanity, in the Army Nursing Service in the First World War, and in various community activities in Tasmania ended with the death of Sister Dora Baudinet at Hobart yesterday.

Sister Dora Baudinet was the daughter of the late Mrs Helen Baudinet, of 336 Murray St., and the late Mr Baudinet. She was educated at the Friends' School and has since taken a keen interest in the school's welfare as a vice-president of the Old Scholars' Association. After a few years as a teacher in the Education Dept., she took up nursing. She trained under Matron Johnstone-Turnbull at the Hobart General Hospital (now the Royal Hobart Hospital), and on completion of her training did private nursing. She enlisted for active service in the First World War in the Australian Army Nursing Service, and served with No. 1 Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis (Egypt) and Rouen (France).

She was also on hospital ship duty, and on her return to Tasmania was on the staff of the military hospitals at Roseneath and Hornsey. After dis-charge from the Army, she was on the nursing staff of the Repatriation Hospital, Hobart, and later left to take the position of schools' nurse for the Education Dept., which work she carried on for many years, retiring last year.

Sister Baudinet had been an active member of the Returned Army Sisters' Association since its inception, and at the time of her death was president; she had been home secretary of the Army Sisters' Memorial Home at Lindisfarne for the past 20 years. She was a foundation member of the Nurses' Club and Bureau, worked hard to establish it in 1922, and had been an active member of the committee since.

Sister Baudinet was organising secretary for the raising of funds for the Sunshine Home, soon to be built at Howrah. This home is in tended for State school children of Tasmania who need medical attention or a curative change or rest, and she has worked for it un-sparingly. It is regretted that because of war-time building restrictions, she has not lived to see the project an accomplished fact. She was a member of the Memorial Church, and was interested in the Youth Movement within the church.

Her brother, Mr Sefton Baudinet,of Sydney, is in Hobart.

Cremation takes place at Cornelian Bay cemetery this afternoon.

The Mercury Thursday 20 December 1945 page 8

Amongst the Australian nurses leaving shortly for the seat of war is Nurse Baudinet, who is one of our own trained nurses, and has had a great deal of experience, both in hospital and private nursing. Mrs. C S Simmons, of Melville street arranged a farewell afternoon for her last week, and between 50 and 60 friends of the nurse accepted the invitation. During the afternoon Mr. S Clemes on behalf of those present, handed to Nurse Baudinet a fine travelling rug, and all united in wishing her bon voyage, a useful career, and safe returned.

The Mercury Wednesday 09 June 1915 page 4