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BENNETT, Gladys Charlotte
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: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Croydon, Victoria, Australia, 21 August 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated and remains scattered at cemetery. |
| Memorials: | Alfredton Humffray Street State School Roll of Honor, Ballarat Base Hospital Sisters who served King & Country |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne |
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Sister
AANS
Born 1890 in Ballarat, Vic.
Daughter of William BENNETT and Alice Mary nee BRACE
Of 'Alwyl', 6 Talbot Street, Ballarat, Vic.
Enlisted 22 June 1915
Aged 26 years
Embarked 22 August 1916 per 'Mooltan' from Melbourne
Served in Salonika
Returned to Australia 29 April 1918 per 'Tofua'
Discharged as Medically unfit 25 November 1918
In 1924 she married John Rees Porter, a doctor. He was a Medical Officer during the war-rank Captain. He was born in 1891 Victoria, the son of Jessee Porter and Elizabeth Ann, nee Rees. He died in 1969, Victoria.
Gladys died 1968 in Victoria.