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BENNETT, Ruby Olive
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Sandhurst, Vic., 1888 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | WA, 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), SS Canberra, Fremantle |
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Staff Nurse
AANS
Born 1888 at Sandhurst, Vic.
Daughter of James and Annie BENNETT
Of 34 St. Leonards Avenue, West Leederville, WA
Enlisted 16 November 1917 at Perth, WA
Aged 29 years
Embarked 23 November 1917 per 'Canberra' from Fremantle, WA
Served in Egypt
Returned to Australia 16 July 1919 per 'Essex'
Appointment terminated 22 August 1919
Did not marry
Died in 1960 in Western Australia