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BARNES, Gertrude Edith
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Sister, Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915, Cairo, Egypt |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF |
| Born: | London, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural causes, Springbank, South Australia, 5 December 1956 |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Wall 116 Niche F004 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Royal Adelaide Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary Roll of Honour, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, St Peters Spicer Memorial Church Stained Glass Window Honor Roll WW1 (2) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Cairo, Egypt | |
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| 21 Aug 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Nurse, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Aug 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne |
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Sister - AANS - 2nd Australian General Hospital
Born in 1879 in London, England, Gertrude was the daughter of Mrs. A E BARNES of 37 Sixth Avenue, East Adelaide, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Nurse
Embarked 21 August 1915 per 'Kyarra' from Melbourne
Served in France
Returned to Australia 17 May 1917 per 'Beltana'
Discharged 06 July 1917
"The assistant matron at the Adelaide Hospital, Sister G. Barnes, is also a returned nurse, who worked in Egypt and in France. She also has the 1915 Star and the stars of staff nurse and sister." - Adelaide News 25 Apr 1936
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