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AITKEN, Margaret Violet

Service Number:	Sister
Enlisted:	26 April 1915
Last Rank:	Sister
Last Unit:	3rd Australian General Hospital
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Hospital Nurse
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 30 December 1973, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 9 Section 30
Memorials:	Laidley Memorial Park Gates, Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

26 Apr 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
15 May 1915:	Involvement 3rd Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 May 1915:	Embarked 3rd Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Proceeded overseas to join the Southampton British Expeditionary Force.
5 Jul 1917:	Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 3rd Australian General Hospital
4 Oct 1918:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Posted to the 2nd Australian Army Hospital in London (England).
3 May 1919:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
7 Nov 1919:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Return to Australia from England, as per SS ‘Marathon’.
1 Apr 1920:	Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Discharged in the 1st Military District in Brisbane.

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Biography

Daughter of John Kynock AITKEN and Emma nee HEATH

Did not marry