BAKER, Adele
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 March 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria MAUS NW 02 01 008 |
| Memorials: | Penrith St Andrews Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 29 Jan 1920: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Returned to Australia per 'Orsova' on 6th September 1919. Discharged as medically unfit, suffered from Malaria |
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Staff Nurse
AANS
1st Australian General Hospital
Born 1891 in Penrith, Sydney, NSW, Adele was the daughter of Alfred Edward BAKER and Sophia nee AHSBURY, of Commercial Bank, Penrith.
Enlisting on 20 April 1917 at the age of 25 years, she embarked 09 June 1917 from Sydney per 'Mooltan'.
Adele served in Egypt and rReturned to Australia per 'Orsova' 06 September 1919 with Malaria and was discharged as medically unfit 29 January 1920.
Adele married Dr Frederick Donald Herbert Blois Lawton (known as Blois Lawton). He was a medical officer (Major) in the Australian Army. He was made an Officer of the British Empire in 1918. He died 16 July 1961.
Adele died in Melbourne 1966
(Mary Adele) cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery 03 March 1966 and remains collected
Biography contributed by Sandra Barry
The remains of Mary Adele Blois were interred at Boroondara General Cemetery next to those of her husband who died in 1961.
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