Lily CAMPBELL ARRC

CAMPBELL, Lily

    Service Number: AANS
    Enlisted: 7 November 1914
    Last Rank: Matron
    Last Unit: Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
    Born: Woodburn, Richmond River New South Wales, 1882
    Home Town: Kilgin, Richmond Valley, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Nurse
    Died: 20 September 1965, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Woodburn Cemetery, NSW
    Anglican Section
    Memorials: Woodburn Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    7 Nov 1914: Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
    28 Nov 1914: Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked on HMAT 'A55' Kyarra from Sydney on 28th November 1914, disembarking Egypt January 1915.
    9 Sep 1915: Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Returned to Australia on HMAT 'A32' Themistocles on transport duty on 9th September 1915.
    1 Dec 1915: Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
    23 Jan 1916: Transferred Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1),
  • No details on service record on when and how transported back to Egypt
  • 23rd January 1916 - posted to No. 1 Stationary Hospital, Ismailia Egypt
  • 3rd October 1916 - posted to No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, London England
  • 27th October 1916 - posted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, London
  • 20th August 1917 - posted to No. 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France
  • 7th January 1918 - posted to England for transport duty to Australia
  • 22nd January 1918 - posted to No. 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall
    • 7 Feb 1918: Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Returned to Australia on HMAT 'A14' Euripides on transport duty on 7th February 1918, disembarking Melbourne 21st March 1918 then entraining to Sydney.
    16 Oct 1918: Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked on SS Malta from Sydney on 16th October 1918, disembarking at Bombay.
    23 Nov 1918: Transferred Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1),

  • 23rd November 1918 - posted to Deccan War Hospital, Poona India
  • 31st January 1919 - promoted to Temporary Charge Sister
  • 31st January 1919 - posted to King George War Hospital, Poona
  • 13th July 1919 - posted to 19th British General Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • 23rd July 1919 - promoted to Temporary Matron and posted to 53rd British General Hospital, Kuldan Pakistan
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    17 Nov 1919: Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Transferred to Bombay and embarked on SS Dilwarra for return to Australia on 17th November 1919, via Singapore transferring to SS Mataram sailing on 16th December 1919, disembarking Sydney 10th January 1920.
    1 Jan 1920: Honoured Royal Red Cross (2nd Class), "In recognition of her valuable nursing services in connexion with the Afghan war, 1919."
    10 Mar 1920: Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, AANS, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)

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    Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

    Daughter of James (1827 - 1902) and Mary Ann (1839 - 1926) CAMPBELL of Kilgin, New South Wales. 

    Sister of

    • Mignonette Louise CAMPBELL, born 1880, died 19th August 1961, married John DAY 1908;
    • Catherine CAMPBELL, born 1882, died 27th March 1952
    • 178 Private John CAMPBELL - 7th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action at Gallipoli 28th June 1915, born 1886, died 28th June 1915

    Married name LARKING.

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