BROMLEY, Mina Alice
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1915, Discharged medically unfit 01 June 1919 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Charlton, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1 December 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne The remains were cremated on 4.12.1957 and collected. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Discharged medically unfit 01 June 1919 | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Letters from the Front
LETTERS FROM THE FRONT
FROM NURSE MENA BROMELY
Daughter of Mrs. Bromely, Ryrie Street: - London, November 8th - We are going to Malta, but after that I don't know where, but hope to Alexandria, as we have not got our letters, fancy, it is 11 weeks since I have had one line from your. I expect we will soon come off hospital ship work as it will be three months since we joined and what a great experience we have had.
24/11/15 Mudros: We have been to Salonica, and now we are back here. There are 14 hospital ships anchored in this harbour.
Alexandria 3/12/15 Hurrah! I have got my longed for letters at last, 66 all told. I forgot to tell you when we went to Salonica we took 57 Canadian sisters; while there French troops arrived an more British were coming next day, so I hope that something soon will be done there. We came from Salonica to Lemnos, and then went to Cape Helles; took on 450 patients, also General ......., the director of medical affairs at Alexandria and staff. I haven't met any more Geelong boys lately.
Geelong Advertiser Saturday 29 January 1916 page 8
Submitted 16 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Born 1884 at Charlton, Vic.
Daughter of Charles Edward BROMLEY and Ione Emmalyn nee MILLEKEN
Of Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, Vic.
Enlisted 22 May 1915
Embarked 17 June 1915
Served in Egypt and France
Returned to Australia 25 January 1919 per 'Ceramic'
Discharged as Medically unfit 01 June 1919
Appointed Matron at Freemasons' Hospital, East Melbourne until January 1939
Died 01 December 1915 in Richmond, Vic.
Cremated 04 December 1957 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery - Ashes collected
LETTERS FROM THE FRONT
FROM NURSE MENA BROMELY
Daughter of Mrs. Bromely, Ryrie Street: - London, November 8th - We are going to Malta, but after that I don't know where, but hope to Alexandria, as we have not got our letters, fancy, it is 11 weeks since I have had one line from your. I expect we will soon come off hospital ship work as it will be three months since we joined and what a great experience we have had.
24/11/15 Mudros: We have been to Salonica, and now we are back here. There are 14 hospital ships anchored in this harbour.
Alexandria 3/12/15 Hurrah! I have got my longed for letters at last, 66 all told. I forgot to tell you when we went to Salonica we took 57 Canadian sisters; while there French troops arrived an more British were coming next day, so I hope that something soon will be done there. We came from Salonica to Lemnos, and then went to Cape Helles; took on 450 patients, also General ......., the director of medical affairs at Alexandria and staff. I haven't met any more Geelong boys lately.
Geelong Advertiser Saturday 29 January 1916 page 8
SISTER MENA BROMLEY .
Who has been away three years and 10 months, arrived home on Tuesday evening. As the train steamed into the station, St. Paul's bells chimed out; 'There no place like home.' Sister Bromley was met by two 'members of the Citizens' Reception and Welcome Home Committee - — Messrs Tom McHugh and R- C. Hocking. Members of the Women's National League ( Mrs. George and Miss Polkinghorn).' and Mrs. Wills, on behalf of the Geelong West Citizens' Reception Committee. — presented Sister Bromley with a handsome bouquet of flowers picked from the Geelong West Gardens. In the early part of her absence. Sister Bromley, who looks well, did six mouths transport duty, chiefly to the Dardanelles. She then went to Egypt and afterwards to France, where she was for two years and nine months, and was on active duty until after the signing of the armistice.
Geelong Advertiser Wednesday 26 March 1919 page 6
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