Florence Jane ANDERSON

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ANDERSON, Florence Jane

Service Number:	Matron
Enlisted:	10 January 1918, Fremantle, WA
Last Rank:	Matron
Last Unit:	Sea Transport Staff
Born:	Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia, 1873
Home Town:	Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Nurse/Matron
Died:	Sacred Heart Hospice, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia, 10 April 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

10 Jan 1918:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Matron, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Fremantle, WA
19 Jan 1918:	Embarked Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Beltana, Melbourne
19 Jan 1918:	Involvement Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
21 Mar 1918:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Matron, Sea Transport Staff, Marched into Army Headquarters in London, England.
21 Mar 1918:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Matron, Sea Transport Staff, Disembarked in London, England.
22 May 1918:	Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Sea Transport Staff, Returned to Australia as per A30 HMAT ‘Borda’ (hospital transport), commenced duty on board HMAT ‘Borda’.
13 Oct 1918:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Sea Transport Staff, Attached to the No.2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital (AAH) for duty at Southall, England.
20 Oct 1918:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Sea Transport Staff, Detached from the No.2 AAH and marched out for the return to Australia.
6 Jan 1919:	Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Sea Transport Staff, Discharged at the 5th Military District in Perth, Western Australia.

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Biography

Daughter of Robert and Margaret ANDERSON
Resided 80 Woolwich Street, Leederville, WA
Aged 43 years
Sister of Sidney ANDERSON
Of Age Office, Cobar, NSW
Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse at Public Hospital, Fremantle for 3 years
Embarked 19 January 1918
Served at sea per A30 'Borda'
Returned to Australia 23 May 1918 per 'Borda'
Appointment terminated 06 January 1919

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