POPKIN, Gladys Lilian
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 1885 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
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World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sydney, NSW | |
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| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sister of Edith Sophia POPKIN
Of 'The Charmingo' St. Mary's Street, Portherawl, Glamorgunshire, South Wales
Nurse Popkin, just returned from active service, was accorded a very hearty welcome at the Grafton Red Cross Depot on Wednesday afternoon, about 40 members being present. Nurse Popkin gave a most interesting resume of her experiences and spoke inthe highest terms of the work of the Red Cross and of the value of, the comforts thus provided. Not only had our own soldiers reached the benefit of them, she said, but also the British Tommies. In the earlier portion of the week Nurse Popkin was in Lismore
Northern Star Tuesday 04 March 1919 page 2
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