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EKERS, Louie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Concordia, South Australia, 27 October 1882 |
| Home Town: | Wasleys, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 1 December 1964, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria Plot: N, Grave 9419 Louie Peake |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Nov 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), SS Canberra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Born Louisa Johann Augusta EGGERS 27 October 1882 at Concordia, SA
Daughter of Carl Frederick Wilhelm EGGERS and Anna Maria nee KONSAG
Trained a the Adelaide General Hosptial for 3 years.
Initially rejected due to German name – changed name to EKERS
Service in Bombay
Returned to Australia per “Montoro” 27 December 1919
Admitted to No7 AGH, suspected TB 05 September 1920 on full pension
Married Robert Harding PEAKE jnr. in 1928