FRENCH, Elizabeth
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Clare, South Australia, 30 March 1868 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 28 March 1953, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Clare General Cemetery, South Australia Plot Z80 |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 12 May 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 13 Sep 1918: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Death of Sister Elizabeth French
By the death this week of Sister Elizabeth French, of Clare, at the age of 85, who passed away in Adelaide, the Town of Clare has lost one of its grandest women. A daughter of the late Mr.and Mrs. Robt. French, pioneer residents and business folk, she saw many vicissitudes of the seventies and eighties of last century in Clare.
When it came to world war I she served with the Australian Nursing Service on several fronts including Egypt, France and Belgium and in Great Britain and was beloved by the Diggers wherever she went. Her love for the old home town was great, and as a token of her respect and esteem for the men and women who served with her, she donated the land and buildings in Gleeson Street to the Clare R.S.L., which now enjoys the privileges of modern Club-rooms as a result. Sister French is mourned by a wide circle of Town and district folk and by returned personel throughout the State. The funeral left the home of her sister Mrs. Charles Pink, of North Clare on Monday, March 30 for the Clare Cemetery, when Rev. L. R. Barker officiated and Mr. F. T. Phillips was funeral director. Pallbearers were the Mayor of Clare (Mr. J. E. Michael), Mr. Sam Pink and R.S.L. President, (Mr. N. M. Gibson) and former -R.S.L. Secretary, Mr.T. G. Gillen. The casket was covered with the Union Jack and Bugler Ian Tilbrook sounded tile Last Post and Reveille. Many lovely floral tributes were received. Surviving sisters are, (Mrs. C. Pink (Glare) and Mrs.,T. A. Heddle and one brother - Revd. Frank French, both of Adelaide. During the long illness of Sister French, Mr. Charles Pink, proved a tower of strength to the family at all times. We express our deep sympathy to all concerned in their great loss.
Northern Argus Wednesday 01 April 1953 page 1
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