TATLOW, Flora Amelia
| Service Number: | Sister |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 14th Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 3 August 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Thomas Simmons Lawn, Row R Grave 22 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement 14th Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Embarked 14th Australian General Hospital, HMAT Karoola, Melbourne |
Flora Tatlow bequest
In 1956 the $13,000 Tatlow Bequest, bequeathed by the estate of Flora Tatlow (Stonnington History Centre 2011:
PH12270) allowed for extensions to the Prahran Crèche, which resulted in the building being enlarged in 1961 (Prahran
Council 1972).
Submitted 27 December 2019 by Jackie Tatlow
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of Charles John TATLOW and Sarah Matilda nee FRASER
Of 31 Newry Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria
Did not marry
Sister Flora Tatlow was on the steamer Ballarat returning to Australia when the vessel was sunk by the Germans. Sister Tatlow was among the rescued, and she went back to active service soon afterwards. She now has a private hospital in Prahran, Victoria. ('Kiora' 22 Murray Street, Prahan)
Examiner Thursday 03 September 1931 page 9
BRAVE NURSES AND CHAPLAINS
During the whole time the only nurses aboard, Sisters Tatlow, of Victoria, and Lord, of Tasmania, who had been great favorites, had shown conspicuous courage, visiting companies and tying lifebelts, work in which Chaplains Goller (Presbyterian), Buckley (Anglican), and Ryan (Roman Catholic) were also employed. A hundred men photographed the sinking ship and the final parade, but the officers did not allow the men to break the ranks to get their valuables.
When the ship sank after midnight the only living things aboard were cats and puppies, which afterwards swam around the tug.
AUSTRALIA SHOULD BE PROUD
An officer said:
"Australia should be proud of their soldierly bearing, which was without any blemish. It brought tears to the eyes to see the straight lines, and eager, cheery faces of the men, with steady, busy officers. Nowhere was there the slightest sign of haste or panic."
There wore many coincidences .Three of the men were on board the Southland, which was sunk by a submarine in 1915. Fifteen had participated in the landing at Anzac Bay. The men were convinced that the Germans had specially set a trap for the Ballarat on Anzac Day, wishing to avenge the landing.
The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard Friday 04 May 1917 page 6
TATLOW. - The Funeral of the late Sister FLORA AMELIA TATLOW, late A.A.N.S., 1st A.I.F., is appointed to leave the Bathurst memorial chapel, corner Glenhuntly and Kooyong roads. Elsternwick. THIS DAY (Monday), after a service commencing at 3 p.m., for the Spring Vale Lawn Cemetery.
The Argus Monday 06 August 1956 page 12
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