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NEWNHAM, Ada
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Seymour, Vic., 1887 |
| Home Town: | Mangalore, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Vic., 28 July 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria 4th Ave Wall Niches (North Side), Wall 1, Section C, Niche 78 |
| Memorials: | Avenel War Memorial, Mooroopna Base Hospital Graduates Honour Roll, Mooroopna District Hospital Staff & Trainees Pictorial Honour Roll, Mooroopna Methodist Church Honor Roll, Mooroopna War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Apr 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Karoola, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of John Edward NEWNHAM and Annie Mary nee ADAMS of Mangalore, Vic.
Ada trained at the Mooroopna Hospital and did not marry.
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