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RIDDOCH, Maggie Valetta
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | At Sea, 5 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1956, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia, Wall C, Niche 61 Maggie Valetta Poynter |
| Memorials: | Hamilton Hospital Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse | |
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| 12 Jun 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Service in Salonika Resigned appointment due to marriage Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Maggie was the daughter of Joseph Riddoch and Mary Riddoch nee McKay.
Resigned appointment as Staff Nurse due to marriage in UK 03 March 1919. Married Dr. Dermid Maxwell Ross. Her husband died 25.12.1920 in Scotland.
Passenger records show that she returned to Australia in 1925 with her young daughter Effie.
Maggie married again to Robert Samuel Poynter in Victoria, 1926.