HALL, Edith Marianne
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 7 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia, 13 July 1967, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Remains were cremated and scattered. |
| Memorials: | Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll, Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 31 Aug 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Aug 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Taken on strength - 17th General Hospital, Alexandria | |
| 3 Apr 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Embarked for Salonika per "Gorgon" | |
| 2 Sep 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Returning to Australia per "Ceramic". | |
| 14 Jan 1920: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Yewdall
Edith was nursing at the Children’s Hospital in Melbourne when she enlisted for the Australian Army Nursing Service on 17 July 1917, aged 32 years, single and named her next of kin as her Aunt, Mrs Alice M Small of 93 Prospect Road Newtown Geelong. Mrs Small was also named in Edith’s Will.
Edith embarked on the ship HMAT Wiltshire from Sydney on 31 August 1917, arriving in Alexandria Egypt on 5 October and on 17 October was appointed to 17th Australia General Hospital. Edith remained there till 3 April 1918 when she transferred to Salonika Greece to join the 52nd AGH.
Next was an appointment to the 42nd AGH on 1 June 1918, followed by a transfer to 43rd AGH in July and in August to the Red Cross Committee, still in Salonika.
After the Armistice, Edith embarked for England and arrived in Southampton on 25 February 1919 and was deployed to AIF Headquarters in London. In March 1919, Edith was granted leave with pay to July 1919 to enable her attendance at South West Polytechnic and Nursing College located in Chelsea.
Upon expiration of her Leave / Training in July, Edith was reappointed to 3rd Australian Army Hospital prior to finally embarking for Australia in August 1919, arriving on 27 September 1919.
Edith was discharged on 14 January 1920. Edith later resided in Hepburn Springs Victoria, never married and passed away in July 1967 aged 82. Her remains were cremated and later scattered at Springvale Botanical Gardens, Victoria.
Biography contributed by Sandra Barry
Edith was the daughter of Richard Henry Mant Hall and Emily Mary Cliphane Hall nee Stackwell.
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