TURNER, Henrietta Joan
| Service Number: | Sister |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Hospital Transport Corps |
| Born: | Mount Shannon, Ireland, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nursing Sister |
| Died: | Samora Avnue, Cremorne, NSW, 18 October 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: No 2 Hospital Ship public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney |
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Daughter of John TURNER and Johanna nee CADDY
Did not marry
OBITUARY
Matron H. Turner
Matron Henrietta Turner died at the residence of her niece, Mrs. E. Thompson, of Samora Avenue, Cremorne, recently, after, an arduous life, mostly spent caring for others. A trainee of the Coast Hospital (now Prince Henry), afterwards at Crown-street, Adelaide and Perth, she took charge of the Lady Edeline Hospital for Babies, where she spent 23 years, and did marvellous work. She spent four, years at the last World War nursing in France, Alexandria and England, and was on transport duty when peace was proclaimed. She paid three visits to her native country, Galway, Ireland. She spent two years at the Military Hospital, Randwick, returning to the Lady Edeline Hospital, until reaching the retiring age. One brother in Ireland and three sisters survive: Mrs. Peily (Sydney), Mrs. Peebles and Miss J. Turner (Guyra). She received the Last sacraments from the Rev. Father J. M. Cusack, P.P. (Mosman). The interment was made in Waverley Cemetery
Guyra Argus Thursday 03 February 1944 page 5