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MORPHETT, Ella Blanche
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Sister, Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Clarendon, South Australia, 22 February 1883 |
| Home Town: | Clarendon, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural Causes, South Australia, 5 February 1964, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section Q, Drive D, Path 4, Plot 72N |
| Memorials: | Clarendon Methodist Church and Sunday School Honour Board, Clarendon War Memorial, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Sea Transport Staff, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: |
Involvement
Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Nurse, Hospital Transport Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Nurse, Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' |
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| 26 Jan 1920: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
| 21 Jun 1920: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of Henry MORPHETT and Rebecca nee EISEMAN of Clarendon, SA
Ella trained for 3 years at the Adelaide Hospital.
Married in 1928 to Johannes Andreas Olsen SOLTVEDT in Queensland but changed her surname to OLSEN.
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