Nellie Frances HILL RRC

HILL, Nellie Frances

Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Not yet discovered
Last Unit: 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF
Born: New South Wales, Australia, 1883
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Nurse
Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 3 July 1967, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
Remains were cremated and scattered.
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World War 1 Service

28 Nov 1914: Involvement 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
28 Nov 1914: Embarked 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
1 Feb 1919: Honoured Royal Red Cross (1st Class)

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Biography contributed by Sandra Barry

Nellie was the daughter of Henry Todhunter Hill and Catherine Mary Hill nee Durham.

Nellie enlisted as a Staff Nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service on 24.11.1914 and embarked from Australia per "Kyarra" on 25.11.1914.   Transport duty Suez/England/Australia per "Star of England" & "Morea".  Re-embarked "Morea" for England.   Promoted to Sister on 12.12.1915.   Extensive service on the field in France.  Returned to Australia on 24.1.1919 per "Delta" On Duty and was Discharged on 7.5.1919

(Information provided by Australian Nurses in World War 1)

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