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CRABB, Effie May
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 21 November 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF |
| Born: | Angaston, South Australia, 12 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bondi, New South Wales, 9 April 1951, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 5 Dec 1914: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :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), Staff Nurse, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 2 Jun 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF |
Personal Stories
Effie May Crabb
Early Nurse of the AIF (joined the AIF in Egypt in November 1914). Eldest sister of Gordon William Crabb and Archer Crabb. Served in the 2nd Australian Hospital, from early 1915 to 1918. Married john Leslie Dorrity(died 1927) who also served in the same unit.
Submitted 5 February 2017 by David Folks
Biography contributed by David Folks
Married: John Leslie DORRITY
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