FRANCIS, Sara Stella
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 September 1916, Enlisted: Victoria Barracks - Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse, Brisbane Hospital. |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 17 August 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Memorial Location: Columbarium 32/Section 12. |
| Memorials: | Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour, Theebine Rifle Club & District HR, Tiaro War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Enlisted: Victoria Barracks - Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 16 Sep 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Karmala, Sydney | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Discharged: (1 M.D.) 1st Medical District, Brisbane, Qld. (NAA, Pg-27) Service Record of Sister: Sara Stella FRANCIS. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Daughter of Evan FRANCIS & Sarah (nee-SPENCE) FRANCIS.
Biography contributed by Bruce Burkhardt
From a family of seven daughters all but one were trained nurses and these three served overseas.
Ida Grace Francis MBE
Ruth Sylvia Francis
Sarah S Francis
They are 2nd cousins twice removed to this researcher.
Grace was selected together with Sister Catherine Boyd by Rev John Flynn to establish a hospital at Birdsville in outback Queensland.
The town got its hospital in 1923 when Grace and Catherine arrived having travelled 1800 km in 16 days to start their mission. They delivered the first baby, Lyle Morton on 21 May 1924. Lyle would later marry an AIM Sister from the Birdsville Hospital, as did his son.
Sources:
Original Diary of Sister Grace Francis. Pioneer Nursing Sister at Birdsville, 1924-1926 (published)
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/angels1.htm
Flynn's Outback Angels, Casting the Mantle by Ivan Rudolph
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