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KERSHAW, Mary
Personal Details
| Service Number: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 March 1918, Served in Salonika |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Black Rock Plain, South Australia, 30 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | 15 Lloyd Street, South Road Estate, South Australia, 22 June 1967, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 37, Plot 251A – buried 23.06.1967. Algernon has a headstone, but am unable to ascertain if Mary has one. – Photo required |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1918: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Served in Salonika | |
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| 2 Mar 1918: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, N/A, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Wyreema embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), SS Wyreema, Sydney | |
| 6 May 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Daughter of Charles Traugott KUERSCHNER and Elizabeth Francis nee LOCKTON.
“Nurse Kershaw changed her name on 23 January 1918 from Mary Augusta Kuerschner.
Father, Australian German – Mother Irish – Grandmother English.”
She married Algernon Percival DAVIS on 03 June 1928 at the Church of the Holy Cross, Goodwood, SA