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CARTER, Edith
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Cavendish, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, November 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria The remains were cremated on 13.11.1978 and then collected from Fawkner Memorial Park Edith Potter. |
| Memorials: | Hamilton Hospital Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Somali embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Somali, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Posted to Gerard Freeman Hospital for duty, Bombay | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Posted to Station HPL Maymyo, Burma for duty. | |
| 6 Jun 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Transferred to HPL Rangoon for duty | |
| 11 May 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Resigned her appointment (with approval from her Matron) due to pending marriage |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Edith was the daughter of Samuel Carter and Jane Carter nee Muirhead.
Resigned appointment (with approval of the Matron) due to her pending marriage.