BELL (FOXTON), Annie
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 November 1914, Enlisted, 3rd Military District, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station |
| Born: | Hay, NSW, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Caloundra, Qld., January 1986, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Burial of Anne (nee-Bell) Foxton, 19/08/1986; together with her Husband - Harold Vernon Foxton; Grave Location: 1-114-21/22, Portion 1/Section 114/Graves 21, by 22. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 1st Australian General Hospital, Enlisted, 3rd Military District, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 15 Nov 1914: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
| 5 Dec 1914: | Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Dec 1914: | Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 1 Dec 1915: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 1st Australian General Hospital, Embarked Ship: Kanowna, for England. | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 21 Jul 1918: | Transferred Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station | |
| 25 Dec 1918: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station |
Mentioned in despatches
Mentioned in despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 24 October 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2057, position 57
Date of London Gazette: 28 May 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 6203, position 127
Submitted 14 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Sister
AANS
Born 1888 in NSW
Daughter of Lewis BELL and Mary Ann nee ARMSTRONG
Of 'Brunswick' 9 Canterbury Road, Toorka, Vic.
Trained at Melbourne Hospital
Enlisted 04 November 1914
Aged 26 years
Embarked 28 November 1914
Served in London and France
Returned to Australia 24 October 1918 per 'City of Karachi'
Appointment terminated 23 December 1918
Married Dr. Harold Vernon FOXTON, a Major and doctor in the Army.
She was his second wife, his first dying in 1914.
They had two children.
Annie died 1986 in Caloundra, Qld.
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