BARNARD, Florence Katherine
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 March 1916, Enlisted at No 4 Australian Auxillary Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital - WW1 |
| Born: | Walkerville, South Australia, 28 July 1886 |
| Home Town: | Goodwood, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural Causes, 19 July 1983, aged 96 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Lynchgate Walls Path 49 Grave E017 |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, South Australian Garden of Remembrance , Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Embarked on RMS Orontes from Adelaide --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Left Gezia for transport duty on Hospital ship HMAT 'A30' Borda, embarked from Port Suez to Freemantle with invalided soldiers | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Enlisted at No 4 Australian Auxillary Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Transferred Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1 | |
| 9 Oct 1916: | Transferred Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital - WW1 | |
| 25 Dec 1916: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Returned to Australia per HMAT ‘A31' Ajana on 8th December 1916 Invalid. Discharged at own request 25 December 1916 | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Re-enlisted, no record of actual date, record shows date of embarkation and for recording purposes have shown beginning of month | |
| 16 Oct 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Embarked s.s. "Malta" from Sydney to Bombay | |
| 6 Jun 1919: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
| 26 Jun 1920: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Embarked s.s. "Plassey" from Bombay to Australia 1 October 1919 |
Life's details
Born 28 July 1886 at Walkerville, SA
Daughter of George Lloyd BARNARD & Frances Emily nee LUCAS
Of ‘Brightley’ 10 Albert Street, Goodwood
Granduated at Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1911
Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse at Adelaide Children’s Hospital
Embarked RMS 'Orontes' from Adelaide
Enlisted 09 March 1916 at No 4 Australian Auxillary Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Served in India
Admitted with Influenza 06 May 1916 to No 2 A G H
Returned to Australia per ‘Plassy’ 08 December 1916 Invalid
Discharged at own request 25 December 1916
Died 19 July 1983
Aged 96 years
Resided 'Leahurst', Magill Road, Magill, SA
Buried Centennial Park Cemetery Lynchgate Walls Path 49 Grave E017
Submitted 28 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Born 28 July 1886 at Walkerville, SA, Florence was the daughter of George Lloyd BARNARD & Frances Emily nee LUCAS of ‘Brightley’ 10 Albert Street, Goodwood.
She graduated at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1911 and prior to enlistment was working as a Nurse at the Adelaide Children’s Hospital.
She embarked 06 August 1915 per RMS 'Orontes' from Adelaide at the age of 29 years and enlisted 09 March 1916 at No 4 Australian Auxillary Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Served in India, and admitted with Influenza 06 May 1916 to No 2 Australian General Hosptial, she was returned to Australia per ‘Ajana’ 08 December 1916 and granted an Invalid Discharged at own request 25 December 1916
She re-enlisted in 1918, Embarked s.s. "Malta" from Sydney to Bombay 16 October 1918 and was promoted to Sister 1 June 1919.
Embarked s.s. "Plassey" from Bombay to Australia 1 October 1919 and discharged 26 June 1920
Died 19 July 1983 aged 96 years
Resided Magill, SA
Cremated Centennial Park Cemetery Lynchgate Walls Path 49 Grave E017
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