Doris Agatha BARRY

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BARRY, Doris Agatha

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	1 July 1916
Last Rank:	Sister
Last Unit:	Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
Born:	Semaphore, South Australia, 20 September 1890
Home Town:	Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Nurse
Died:	Victoria, Australia, 23 December 1967, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Victoria LLC RC1 Row 1
Memorials:	Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

1 Jul 1916:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
29 Dec 1916:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916:	Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
29 Dec 1918:	Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
27 Jul 1919:	Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), 4th MD

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Biography

Sister
AANS

Born 20 September 1890 in Freshwater, SA
Daughter of John Charles BARRY and Johanna nee CRALL
Of Turton Street, Semaphore, SA
Enlisted 29 December 1916
Aged 26 years
Embarked 29 December 1916 from Sydney per 'Themistocles'
Served in France
Returned to Australia 13 May 1919 per 'Dunluce Castle'
Appointment terminated 27 July 1919
She married Captain William Scurry MC DCM of the 50th Battalion on 29 January 1920, at St John's Catholic Church, Clifton Hill
She died in Victoria 23 December 1967.
Buried Lilydale Lawn Cemetery on 27 December 1967 LLC RC1-Row 1

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