Dorcas (Doris) Haynes BLACKEBY

BLACKEBY, Dorcas (Doris) Haynes

Service Number: Sister
Enlisted: 18 October 1917, Keswick, SA
Last Rank: Sister
Last Unit: Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 11 January 1892
Home Town: Goodwood, Unley, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Nurse
Died: 31 March 1981, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Painter Court Walls W 207 E036 - site expired
Memorials: Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1917: Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Keswick, SA
26 Nov 1917: Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Nov 1917: Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), SS Indarra, Melbourne

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Biography

Listed on the official Embarkation Roll as DORIS Haynes BLACKEBY.

Official Service Record indicates that first Given Name was DORCAS. The name has been changed to accord with that as stated in the Service Record. Change undertaken by RSL Virtaul War Memorial Chief Moderator. January 2016.

 

Daughter of of George BLACKEBY and Elizabeth nee HAYNES

Of 27 Albert Street, Goodwood

Worked as a Nurse at Adelaide Children's Hospital prior to embarkation

Resided Glynde Lutheran Nursing Home

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