Jane Grant SWEENEY MID

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SWEENEY, Jane Grant

Service Number:	Nurse
Enlisted:	13 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Nursing Sister
Last Unit:	3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1
Born:	Auckland, New Zealand, 6 July 1886
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Nurse
Died:	Natural Causes, Beulah Park , 12 October 1978, aged 92 years
Cemetery:	St John's Church of England, Cemetery, Macclesfield
Memorials:	Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Macclesfield ANZAC Memorial Gardens, Macclesfield Honour Roll WW1, Plympton District Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

13 Aug 1914:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Adelaide, South Australia
5 Dec 1914:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
5 Dec 1914:	Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
1 Dec 1915:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Nurse, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1
17 Aug 1919:	Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)

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Biography contributed by Beverley Stocker

Daughter of Isabelle and John Sweeney of Mitchellville. Sister of Dr JC Sweeney. Wife of TD Mallinson. Sister Sweeney was the first matron of the Cowell Hospital in 1911.

She volunteered in 1914 for the Australian Army Nursing Service, 3rd Australian General Hospital and served in Daradanelles and Francedd.

She was awarded the "Mentioned In Despatches" for her work and bravery in the field. She lived to the age of 92 years

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