LYNE, Laura Mary
| Service Number: | Sister |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | 18 March 1883, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nursing Sister |
| Died: | Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Tas., 21 July 1952, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Cremation Western Wall 92.00 C |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
Lest We Forget
Laura Mary Lyne (Sister)
My Great-Great Aunt. 3rd Great Aunt to James Marshall and Joshua Marshall.
Laura Lyne joined the AIF as a Nursing Sister on the 1st of July 1915 and left for London on the HMAT Orsova A67 on the 17th of July 1915.
On arrival she was assigned to the No 1 Australian Hospital Ship A63 Karoola.
She stayed on the Karoola, transporting wounded Australian Soldiers until she returned to Australia on the Karoola on the 28th of June 1919.
Submitted 25 April 2020 by Tony Marshall
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of Henry and Lillas LYNE
Did not marry
The death occurred in the Launceston General Hospital yesterday of Miss Laura Mary Lyne, daughter of the late Henry and Lillias Lyne, formerly of Fingal. Miss Lyne trained at the Launceston General Hospital. She had nursing experience n N.S.W. and joined the 1st A.I.F. as a nursing sister. She served seven years in the hospital ship Karoola. On her return she nursed at a military hospital in Hornsey Ave. She was later appointed matron of the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institute and held this position for 16 years. During the second world war Miss Lyne was sub-matron of the Lady Clark Convalescent Home at Claremont. On retirement from nursing she purchased a property at Exeter, where she lived until failing health caused her to move to Launceston. She leaves two sisters, Miss . E. Lyne, Launceston, and Mrs. E. L. Reed, Swansea.
Examiner Tuesday 22 July 1952 page 4
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