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JONES, Elsie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 5 August 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Plot: Lawn P 36 |
| Memorials: | Mooroopna District Hospital Staff & Trainees Pictorial Honour Roll, Mooroopna War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 12 Jun 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jul 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Service in Salonika | |
| 29 Apr 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 29.4.1919: Returned to Australia per "Dorset" | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of William JONES and Eliza nee KITCHEN
Sister to Mrs A J Hicks
Address “Rossetti”, Suffolk Rd, Surrey Hills, Vic
Elsie trained for 7 years at the Mooroopna Hospital. She did not marry and was residing at East Brighton at the time of her death.
Biography contributed by Sandra Barry
Followed in her Mother's footsteps by taking on the role of Matron at Mooroopna Hospital.