MANN, Margaret May
| Other Name: | Mann, Margaret Mary - AWM - Nominal Roll |
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| Service Number: | N/A |
| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Served in Egypt, England, France |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Lillimur, Victoria, Australia, 5 March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 30 March 1971, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mitcham General Cemetery, South Australia Section M, Plot 27 North (old section). Cremated 31.03.1971 in Centennial Park and interred with her parents on 02.04.1971. |
| Memorials: | Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Unley Museum Honour Board, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, N/A, Served in Egypt, England, France | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse |
Memories of Auntie Margaret
Margaret May Mann (1884-1971) was the fifth child of John Smith MANN and Mary Ann YELLAND. Margaret's other siblings were Horas, who died when only a month old, Elsie Louisa MANN (1878-1970) who trained as a nurse and never married, Oliff Victor MANN (1880-1954) who had no children, Edgar Stanley MANN (1882-1976), Fred Sinclair MANN (1885-1972), who had three sons, Laurence, Ronald and John Gertrude Irene MANN (1888-1968) who graduated B.A. from the University of Adelaide and was the Principal of Miss Mann's Business College until her retirement, and Alice Zeala MANN (1891-1980), the youngest of the three maiden aunts.
I vividly remember the family occasions with the three great-aunts, as I am the younger daughter of Ronald, whose father was Fred and Margaret's brother, so I am the grand niece of Auntie Margaret. On her death, her uniform and medals were bequeathed to my father, and I am now the custodian of her red nurse's cape and medals, plus two letters written to her during the war by her father. I am happy to provide photos of these materials.
As well as her service medals, there is also the Croix de Guerre with a bronze laurel branch. I am curious to know more about the origin of the Croix de Guerre.
Best regards
Helen Louise Leake AM nee MANN
Submitted 16 September 2025 by Helen Leake
Biography contributed by Paul Lemar
Daughter of John Smith MANN and Mary Ann nee YELLAND of 8 Hill Street, Parkside, SA
Graduated at the Adelaide Hospital in 1912.
Was Matron at Minda Home Incorporated 1929 - 1932
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