THOMPSON, Deborah
| Service Number: | Sister |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 12 November 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Tristania Garden G4 Bed 1 Rose 16 |
| Memorials: | Mooroopna District Hospital Staff & Trainees Pictorial Honour Roll, Mooroopna War Memorial, North Mooroopna State School & District No. 1612 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 12 Nov 1915: | Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Nov 1915: | Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 17 May 1919: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Served in Egypt, Bombay, England & France | |
| 18 Aug 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Returned to Australia 18 August 1919 per ‘Windhuk' | |
| 30 Dec 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Awards: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of Thomas John THOMPSON and Elizabeth Ann nee JONES
Of Mooroopna, Victoria
Trained 3 years Mooroopna Public Hospital
Did not marry
OBITUARY
Sister Deborah Thompson
Sister Deborah Thompson, Camberwell's first baby health sister, died at her home. Grove rd, Hawthorn, on Saturday. After four years' service over- seas with the First ALF, Sister Thompson was appointed sister in-charge of Camberwell Baby Health Centre in 1924, and during the 24 years until her retirement in 1948 thousands of babies passed through her mothers in Surrey Hills, Burhands. She was well known to mothers in Surrey Hills, Burwood, and Camberwell.
The Argus Melbourne Victoria Tuesday 15 November 1949 page 17
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