BALL, Louisa Sarah Augusta
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1 |
| Born: | Kew,Vic., 1872 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Matron |
| Died: | Victoria, 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 18 May 1915: | Involvement 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1915: | Embarked 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Honoured Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
| 20 Feb 1918: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Returned to Australia per 'Ulysses' on 13th November 1917 |
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Sister
AANS
No 3 Australian General Hospital
Born 1872 at Kew, Victoria
Daughter of William BALL and Selina nee OWEN
Sister of E J BALL
Of 12 McKinley Avenue, Malvern, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Matron at Ararat Hospital
Enlisted 10 May 1915
Embarked 18 May 1915 from Melbourne per 'Mooltan'
Aged 43 years
Served in Lemnos Island, Abassai, Egypt and Kitchener Hospital in Brighton England.
Returned to Australia 13 November 1917 per 'Ulysses'
Discharged 20 February 1918
Did not marry
Died 1960 in Vic.
Mentioned in despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 19 April 1917
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 926, position 116
Date of London Gazette: 1 December 1916
Location in London Gazette: Page 11808, position 46
Awarded Royal Red Cross (2nd Class)
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 29 June 1917
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1390, position 85
Date of London Gazette: 1 January 1917
Location in London Gazette: Page 47, position 6
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