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MEARS, Minnie Victoria
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 2 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 20 August 1887 |
| Home Town: | Oakhampton, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | West Maitland Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural causes, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 3 August 1957, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated |
| Memorials: | Maitland Congregational Church Roll of Honour, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jun 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Captain, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Captain, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Karoola, Sydney | |
| 19 Mar 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), 1st Australian General Hospital, Suez, HMAT A64 Demosthenes for retuen to Australia on transport duty - disembarking Melbourne 16 April 1916. | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Honoured Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) | |
| 28 Jul 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Minnie was born in 1887, the daughter of William Johnson Mears and Sarah Mears nee Bailey.
In 1921 Minnie married William Hart.
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