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EARL, Ruth Halson
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 10 June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 16 March 1953, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW A5B - Anglican FM 5B, Position 760 - Ruth Rebecca Halston Earl. |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Dec 1914: | Involvement 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Dec 1914: | Embarked 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Mentioned in Sir J G Maxnell’s Despatch of 01 March 1916 In connection with administration in Egypt AIF List no 67 dated1 February 1916 | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Service England, France and extensive service on the field | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Ruth was the daughter of William Henry Earl and Mary Earl nee Lovett.