MILLIGAN, Annie Beatrice
| Service Number: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Muswellbrook New South Wales Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Muswellbrook Publick School & Nurse training Newcastle district Hospital, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Rozelle, New South Wales Australia, 28 March 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Randwick General Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England Row HH Plot 28 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, N/A, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by james atkins
Annie was bourn 1884 in Muswellbrook NSW she had three brothers and six sisters her father Alexander was a Blacksmith and her Mother Sarah was a Gatekeeper of Muswellbrook Annie
went to Muswellbrook public school and did her nurse training at Newcastle district Hospital and qualified for membership of the Australian trained nurses Association in 1913.
War Annie enlisted in the A.I.F. 20 April 1917 Australian Army Nursing Service (A.A.N.S.)
National Archives of Australia – Transcript of page 9 tells her war service
20/04/1917 – Enlisted in the A.I.F.
09/06/1917 – Embarked for active service abroad. RMS MOOLTAN.
19/07/1917 – Disembarked at Suez.
12/08/1917 – Embarked Alexandria for Salonika – HMS OSMANIEH.
14/08/1917 – Disembarked Salonika EX Alexandria.
15/08/1917 – T.G.2 50th General Hospital.
01/11/1917 – Admitted Sisters Conv. Camp – Sandfly Fever.
08/11/1917 – Discharged from Con. Camp.
15/11/1917 – Rejoined 50th General Hospital from Con. Camp
13/12/1917 – Transferred to 42nd General Hospital for duty.
08/04/1918 – Arrived for duty 50th General Hospital. From 42nd General Hospital.
17/05/1918 – Arrived for duty 52nd General Hospital. From 50th General Hospital.
25/05/1918 – Admitted Sisters Conv. Camp – Disability.
15/06/1918 – Discharged to duty. Rejoined 52nd General Hospital from Con. Camp.
28/10/1918 – Rejoined 50th General Hospital from 52nd General Hospital.
28/12/1918 – To Athens on leave.
04/01/1919 – Rejoined 50th General Hospital from leave.
12/02/1919 – Embarked for U.K. on leave.
23/02/1919 – Disembarked Southampton from Salonika & to report to Headquarters Granted leave from 18/03/19 to 30/08/19 reason – message attending Guys Hospital, London.
18/03/1919 –T.G.2 A.I.F. Headquarters (illegible) in U.K.
06/05/1919 – Admitted sick Sisters Hospital Southwell Gardens South Kensington.
29/05/1919 – Discharged from hospital and continued (illegible) on from that date.
12/07/1919 – Appointed Sister.
10/11/1919 - Marched out A.A.N.S Retransferred to A.A.N.S On cancellation of (illegible)
23/12/1919 – Embarked for return to Australia per – SS PORT NAPIER.
10/02/1920 – Disembarked Melbourne.
21/11/1920 – Discharged from the A.I.F. at Sydney – Medically unfit - Disability - Malaria.
Annie – Aunt Ada was my Grandmother’s sister Edith Alberta Atkins (Milligan) Edith was the youngest of the ten Milligan children and my older cousin Warren tells me that when our grandparents Frederick & Edith Atkins moved to Sydney around 1931 the family stayed at Annie’s home in Dolphin St Coogee until they bought a house in Clyde St Randwick , from all that I have read about Annie she was an active member of the community and very well liked by all
Links to read that tell her story life and achievements
Trove Digital Newspaper – The Late Sister A B Milligan
Note (F Attkins should be E or Edith Atkins her sister)
Australian War Memorial – Mettle and Steel the A.A.N.S. in Salonika Greece
Trove Digital Newspaper – Muswellbrook Citizens Memorial
Muswellbrook Chronicle (NSW : 1889 – 1955) , Saturday 21 February 1920, page 2
Muswellbrook Chronicle SATURDAY. February 21, 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
RETURN OF SISTER MILLIGAN
Sister Milligan. Who went overseas
with other Australian nurse’s over
three years ago to assist in nursing
sick and wounded soldiers, and who
Put in most of her time nursing at
Salonica, returned to Muswellbrook
on Tuesday evening last, and was
meet at the railway station by the
Mayor, who on behalf of the townspeople
extended a cordial welcome to her.
There was a fairly large gathering
in the vicinity of the railway station
where the band played several selections
before the arrival of the train and
greeted the returned Sister with
“Home Sweet Home” as she emerged
from the station. After the Mayor had
welcomed Sister Milligan at her request
he thanked those assembled for their
kindly welcome.
The band played the National Anthem the
people cheered Sister Milligan and the King.
And the proceedings ended with the returned
Sister being driven to her old home by the
Mayor in his car
Now that seemingly the last of our soldiers
and nursing sisters has returned
it will not be out of place a word in appreciation
of the generosity and patriotism of the members
of the band’ who have at all times willingly
responded to any request for their services
to meet returning soldiers and nurses
And whose playing has given pleasure to the
large numbers of people who have assembled
at various times to give welcome to the
returning heroes and heroines
we trust the townspeople will show in a
Practical way their appreciation of the
bands services whenever an opportunity
is afforded them of doing so by contributing
liberally to the funds.
National Library of Australia
Article Transcribed by James Atkins - 4 June 2022
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