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POWELL, Edith Mabel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Hospital Transport Corps |
| Born: | Wilpena Station, South Australia, 9 March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Repatriation Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, 7 February 1957, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation Only |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Parachilna & Region Honour Roll, Unley St. Augustine's Church Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 25 Apr 1917: | Involvement Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: No 1 Hospital Ship public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1917: | Embarked Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Karoola, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1921: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Served in England |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Daughter of Charles Bendin POWELL & Mary Ann nee WARD
Of 37 Cheltenham St., Malvern
Did not marry
Edith was a very active member of the Retrurned Sisters Sub Branch RSL, working on the committee and as treasurer. She had to give up her position on the committee due to ill health. A talented artist Edith had painting in the Lady Miuriel Wing of the War Veterans Home Mrtyle Bank.