NADENBOUSCH, Agnes Janette
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 December 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Morwell, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Morwell, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural causes, Auburn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 May 1924 |
| Cemetery: |
Hazelwood Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Melbourne | |
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| 26 Dec 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Dec 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 18 Nov 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMT Royal George, Bombay, India for the United Kingdom - arriving Southhampton 6 January 1919. | |
| 5 Mar 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMT Nevasa, England for return to Australia - arriving Melbourne 24 May 1919. | |
| 19 Jun 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
The second eldest of ten children of Swiss immigrants, Agnes Janette Nadenbousch was born at Morwell, Victoria in 1876.
She served the Empire as a nurse during the Great War and rendered exceptionally good service on the Mesopotamian frontier and at Bombay Military Hospital. She maintained a stong family involvement in the military - her brother John had served in the Boer War, whilst youngest brother Herbert saw service with the 8th Light Horse Regiment but tragically drowned in Egypt shortly after the war ended.
On her return to Morwell in 1919 she was accorded a most enthusiastic welcome by residents of the district.
After a short rest she became attached to the staff af Caulfield Military Hospital, but unfortunately owing to a break down in health due to her war experiences had subsequently to give up her good work. She was not only loved and admired by the soldiers whom she nursed, but was also highly esteemed by all with whom she came in contact.
Agnes Nadenbousch died at Mount Ida Private Hospital, Auburn on 3 May 1924, aged 42 and was buried in the family plot at Hazelwood Cemetery.
Reference: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65902032
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