THOMSON, Effie
| Service Number: | Sister |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | Mount Pleasant, South Australia, 15 January 1879 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Fullarton, South Australia, 14 June 1948, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 16, Site No: 22 |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Mount Pleasant Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 3 May 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Served in England and on Sea Transport |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of Francis THOMSON and Elizabeth nee FORSTER
Of Mt. Pleasant, SA
Resided at Robert St., North Unley, SA
Trained at Adelaide Hospital
Did not marry
Miss Effie Thomson, who died on Sunday at the age of 69 after a long illness, was the third daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis Thomson, of Lilybank, Mount Pleasant. As an AIF nursing sister attached to No. 5 Sea Transport Company in the First World War, she served for some months on the troopship Borda, between Australia and the United Kingdom. She was later attached to military hospitals in England.
The Advertiser Tuesday 13 July 1948 page 4
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