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POLLOCK, Elsie Jane
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Victoria Barracks, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Grantham, Queensland, Australia , 6 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Grantham, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 31 May 1973, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ma Ma Creek Anglican Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Victoria Barracks, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Karmala, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
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Daughter of Mrs. R POLLOCK
Of Grantham, Qld.
Married John McGARVA in 1925
Presentation.-At the Ma Ma Creek Hall on April 3. Mr. J. McGarva and Nurse Elsie Pollock. who are to be married shortly, were presented with a sliver tea service by the residents of Ma Ma Creek, Mt. Whitestone, and Fordesdle. The early part of then night was spent with singing, recitations, and speeches, after which the hall was cleared for dancing. Mr.G. N. Thom acted as M.C. Music was supplied voluntarily by those present.
Queensland Times Monday 13 April 1925 page 3
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