MOYES, Vera Mary
| Service Number: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Koolunga, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nursing Sister |
| Memorials: | Gladstone Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor (WW1) |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, N/A | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by James Cheshire
Sr Vera Mary MOYES
Served as a nursing sister with Australian Army Nursing Service
Arrived France 12MAR1917 posted to 12th General Hospital, located at the racecourse on the outskirts of Rouen, France
14JUN1917 posted to 6th General Hospital, located Rouen, France
05SEP1917 posted to 38th Stationary Hospital, located Calais, France
04OCT1917 Returned to work in Australian General Hospitals in England.
29OCT1919 Discharged
Sr Vera Mary MOYES was part of a distinguished South Australian family. Her brothers included Rt Rev’d John Stoward Moyes CMG, an Anglican Bishop, Capt Morton Henry MOYES OBE RAN an Antarctic explorer, a pioneer in the early days of the Royal Australian Navy and its first Instructor Captain, and Maj Alban George (Johnny) MOYES MBE MC a distinguished citizen solider, first class cricketer and renowned cricket journalist and commentator.
Sr MOYES was also clearly cut from the same cloth. She has very favourable comments in various histories including the below from the notes of the 38th Stationary Hopsital.
For her service in World War One Sr MOYES was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Excerpt from The 38th Stationary Hospital and the Australian Army Nursing Service
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However, work for the nursing staff was obviously quite slow, as on the 16th of August six nurses were sent to help out at two of the Casualty Clearing Stations (CCS). Vera Mary Moyes and Doris Agatha Barry went to the 24th CCS at Oesthoek, Belgium. On the night of the 4th/5th of September the CCS was shelled and all the nurses together with the walking wounded, were ordered into the fields at the south of the hospital where they sheltered behind haystacks. It was noted in the War Diary that “The sisters were very plucky & all volunteered to remain with the patients.” The following day all the patients were evacuated and the nurses sent to the 10th Stationary Hospital. Vera and Doris returned to the 38th SH a few days later.
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https://www.greatwarforum.org/blogs/entry/2910-the-38th-stationary-hospital-and-the-australian-army-nursing-service/
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