UREN, Catherine Temby
Service Numbers: | Nurse, Staff Nurse |
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Enlisted: | 16 July 1917, North Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
Born: | Glanville, South Australia, 31 January 1881 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Nurse |
Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 26 September 1967, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Payneham Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Kent Town Wesleyan Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
17 Jul 1915: |
Involvement
Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Nurse, 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' |
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17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Nurse, 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
23 Jun 1917: |
Involvement
Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
16 Jul 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), North Adelaide, SA | |
4 Feb 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
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Daughter of Jonathan UREN and Elizabeth Runnalls nee TEMBY
Of 'Penquite' Payneham Road, St. Peters, SA
Did not marry
Siblings:
Twin sister Sister Amelia "Mill" Uren
Sister Matron Ethelda Uren
Both twin sisters embarked from Melbourne on 17 July 1915 aboard HMAT Orsova (A67).
They worked at the Convalescent Depot, Harefield Park, London and then as Sea Transport Staff from 23 June 1917.
Their sister, Ethelda Uren also served with the AANS during the First World War.
Acting Principal Matron on 18 July 1915, and reverted to the role of Matron on 22 May 1917 prior to embarking from Australia aboard RMS Mooltan on 9 June 1917. Sister Uren served at Salonika and was awarded the Royal Red Cross for her service with the British Forces in Salonika. Sister Ethelda Uren's sisters, Amelia and Catherine also served as nurses in AANS during the First World War.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 21/4/2015. Lest we forget.