DAWES NEE DORSCH, Rea
| Other Name: | Dorsch, Maria Elisabeth Anna |
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| Service Number: | N/A |
| Enlisted: | 20 December 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 12 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 2 September 1946, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor (WW1) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, N/A, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 9 Nov 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Step-Mother, Mrs A Dorsch, Clifton Street, Prospect, South Australia
Death Of Well-Known Nursing Sister
The death occurred suddenly on Monday of Sister Rea Dorsch daughter of the late Rev. C. Dorschand Mrs. Dorsch.
Sister Dorsch, who was well known in nursing circles in Adelaide, was educated at Tormore House School, North Adelaide. After completing her training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Sister Dorsch joined the Australian Army Nursing Service, and saw service in India during World War I. On her return to Australia, Sister Dorsch nursed at the Repatriation Hospital Keswick, after which she was engaged in private nursing. She was nursing at the time of her death.
The Advertiser Wednesday 04 September 1946 page 11
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