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MCPHAIL, Bessie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1916, Unit: No 4 Sea Transport Staff. |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | Inverness, Scotland, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Matron of the Eye and Ear Hospital |
| Died: | Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 9 January 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton MGC-PRE-Comp-G-No-255 Elizabeth McPhail. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sea Transport Staff, Unit: No 4 Sea Transport Staff. | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sea Transport Staff, Embarked Sydney per "Osterley" Disembarked Plymouth 11.4.1917 | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sea Transport Staff, From Sydney- disembark A28 Glasgow - 2.10.1917. | |
| 3 Oct 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, To Admission HQ - London. | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Detached to No 3AAH Dartford for temporary duty. | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Attached to 2nd AAH Southall for duty | |
| 4 Nov 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Detached from duty with 2nd AAH for return to Australian on Sea Transport duty. | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sea Transport Staff, Embark Sydney 2.2.1918 - Disembark Suez 11.3.1918 | |
| 24 May 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sea Transport Staff, Embark overseas for Marseilles per "Indarra" ex Alexandria | |
| 7 Jun 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sea Transport Staff, Disembark at Southampton Dock on duty from Egypt and report to Admin. Headquarters, London. | |
| 9 Jun 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Transferred to Land duty. Attend 2nd AAH for duty ex Australia. | |
| 21 Jun 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Transferred to AAH Harefield, London for duty. | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sea Transport Staff, Return to Australia per "Nestor" from England on duty. | |
| 3 May 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Bessie was the daughter of Alexander and Marjory McPhail.
Bessie enlisted as a Sister with the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1916.and serrved with the No 4 Sea transport section between England & France and Australia.
Aappointed Matron of the Eye and Ear Hospital in 1940.
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