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CUTHBERT, Emma Argyle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Sister |
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| Enlisted: | 3 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Head Sister |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 7 August 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Melaleuca, Colonnade 1, Section Q, 41 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 5 Dec 1914: | Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Dec 1914: | Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jan 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, 1st Australian General Hospital, Serving at Rouen, France | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Head Sister, To serve in England | |
| 18 Feb 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Head Sister, Serving with 3 AGH Hospital in England | |
| 10 Apr 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Head Sister, Serving at No 2 Hospital in Abbeville, France | |
| 10 Apr 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Head Sister, Serving at No 2 Hospital in Abbeville, France | |
| 30 Jan 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Head Sister, Returned to Australia per "Kashmir" | |
| 23 May 1919: | Honoured Royal Red Cross (2nd Class), 23.5.1919: Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class, valuable service France and Flanders | |
| 14 Jul 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Head Sister, Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Emma was the daughter of Robert Cuthbert and Emma Cuthbert nee Campbell.
Emma was a Sister with the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War 1 and was awarded the Royal Red Cross 2nd Class, for valuable service in France and Flanders.
Memorial: The Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
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