SEMMENS, Mary Alice Stella
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Toongabbie, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 22 April 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on 26 April 1967 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Base Hospital Sisters who served King & Country |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Dec 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Dec 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 29 Dec 1918: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Daughter of Herbert Semmens Annie Amelia Semmens nee Boucher of 102 Howard Street, Ballarat, Victoria.
Sister of Percy Thomas Boucher Semmens, Annie Isabella Sarah Semmens, Sydney Peter Semmens, Ida Blanche Semmens and Herbert James Semmens who was killed in action on 13 October 1917 and has no known grave. His name appears on the Menin Gate, Ypres
Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard SS Czar then transhipped to HS Dongala at Alexandria eventually disembarking on the 16 May 1919 at Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Mary married Malcolm William McMillan in Victoria