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VOWLES, Mary Catherine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Bowden, South Australia, 21 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nursing Sister |
| Died: | Cape Town South Africa, 5 July 1979, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Aug 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Adelaide | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of William Thomas Green VOWLES and Annie Theresa nee TOUHY
Sister of William VOWLES
C/- Mrs. A O'Connor
Of Young St., Parkside, SA
Trained at North Adelaide Private Hospital
Embarked 24 August 1916 from Adelaide per 'Mooltan'
Served in Bombay, India
Embarked for Salonika 24 August 1917 per 'Manitou'
Served in Salonika
Contracted Malaria
Returned to Australia per 'Wiltshire' 03 October 1918 to Sydney
Proceeded to 5th MD for duty East West Rail 28 December 1918 to nurse Influenza
Returned 04 September 1919 per 'Takada'
Appointment terminated 19 October 1919
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