WILKINS, Maude
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 28 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Birmingham, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | North Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Memorials: | Merredin and Districts Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 28 May 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse | |
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| 5 Jun 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Khiva embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Khiva, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of Mrs. M WILKINS
Address “Helside” John St,Nth Fremantle, WA
Age 26 years
Enlisted 28 May 1917 in Fremantle, WA
Embarked 05 June 1917 in Fremantle per “Khiva”
Service in Bombay
Medically unfit for tropical climate
Returned to Australia per “Nestor” 25 December 1918
Appointment Terminated 22 February 1919
Married Frank MILTON
Widowed
Remarried 1945 to Rear-Admiral Thomas Brown SHAW, RN in England
Crutches Make Arch As Perth Nurse Weds Admiral
Patients of an English West Country auxiliary hospital formed a guard of honour with crutches held as an archway for bride and groom when the hospital matron, a former Perth nurse, married a British naval retired Surgeon Rear-Admiral. Bride, formerly Mrs. Maude Milton, is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilkins, of South Perth. She trained at Fremantle Public Hospital, served in Bombay Military Hospital during the last war. She was recently matron of Hoddington Auxiliary Hospital, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, England. Bridegroom was Surgeon Rear-Admiral Thomas Brown Shaw,- R.N.(retired), of Lee-on-Solent. Bride was the widow of Mr. Frank Milton, of Penzance. She Has a son, Major Hugh Milton, in the British Army now serving in Burma. Bride was given away by Lord Basing. Hospital commandant Mrs. Willis Fleming and Lady Basing were matrons-of-honour. Staff at Hoddington Hospital paid tribute to their matron's popularity by decorating the church for the occasion. Reception was held at the hospital. Bridgegroom presented the bride with a magnificent pair of pearl and diamond ear-rings as his wedding gift.
The Daily News (Perth) Tuesday 05 June 1945 page 11