CLIFTON, Jessie Christina
| Service Number: | Matron |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Fremantle, WA |
| Last Rank: | Matron |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | Bunbury, WA, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Perth, WA, 1 October 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican GC 0201 - site expired |
| Memorials: | Beverley District Honour Roll WW1, Beverley War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Matron, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Fremantle, WA | |
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| 22 Jul 1915: | Involvement Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Jul 1915: | Embarked Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Orsova, Fremantle | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Sea Transport Staff, RMS Orontes, Sydney |
Served on a Hospital Ship
SHE SERVED ON A HOSPITAL SHIP
The only woman among five West Australians to be included in the King's Birthday Honours list was Sister Jessie Clifton, MBE, of Stone st, South Perth.
Member of an old West Australian pioneering family, Sister Clifton did four and a half years' active service during World War I. She served first as a sister on a hospital ship and later became matron on a transport ship carrying Australian troops overseas and returning to Australia with wounded. The evacuation of wounded from Gallipoli in August, 1915, and the first zeppelin raid on London are experiences which she will never forget, said Sister Clifton today. When she returned from the war Sister Clifton became matron of the Barracks Hospital, Fremantle. During World War II she was matron of Faversham Hospital, York. Sister Clifton has always taken a lead in furthering the cause of nurses in WA. The most notable result is a memorial home for sick and aged nurses.
The Daily News Saturday 10 June 1950 page 5
Submitted 16 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Awarded MBE
NURSE'S M.B.E.
Miss Jessie Clifton, a West Australian nurse who has been awarded the M.B.E. by the King In the 1950 birthday honours list. She served with the A.I.F. from 1915 to the end of World War I In 1918 and during World War II was matron of Faversham Hospital, York.
The West Australian Thursday 08 June 1950 page 13
Submitted 16 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Awarded MBE
NURSE'S M.B.E.
Miss Jessie Clifton, a West Australian nurse who has been awarded the M.B.E. by the King In the 1950 birthday honours list. She served with the A.I.F. from 1915 to the end of World War I In 1918 and during World War II was matron of Faversham Hospital, York.
The West Australian Thursday 08 June 1950 page 13
Submitted 16 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of Marshall Waller and Lousia CLIFTON
Did not marry
NURSE'S M.B.E.
Miss Jessie Clifton, a West Australian nurse who has been awarded the M.B.E. by the King In the 1950 birthday honours list. She served with the A.I.F. from 1915 to the end of World War I In 1918 and during World War II was matron of Faversham Hospital, York.
The West Australian Thursday 08 June 1950 page 13
SHE SERVED ON A HOSPITAL SHIP
The only woman among five West Australians to be included in the King's Birthday Honours list was Sister Jessie Clifton, MBE, of Stone st, South Perth.
Member of an old West Australian pioneering family, Sister Clifton did four and a half years' active service during World War I. She served first as a sister on a hospital ship and later became matron on a transport ship carrying Australian troops overseas and returning to Australia with wounded. The evacuation of wounded from Gallipoli in August, 1915, and the first zeppelin raid on London are experiences which she will never forget, said Sister Clifton today. When she returned from the war Sister Clifton became matron of the Barracks Hospital, Fremantle. During World War II she was matron of Faversham Hospital, York. Sister Clifton has always taken a lead in furthering the cause of nurses in WA. The most notable result is a memorial home for sick and aged nurses.
The Daily News Saturday 10 June 1950 page 5
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