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LINKLATER, Bessie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Mittaleecha near Wilmington, South Australia, 22 April 1881 |
| Home Town: | Wilmington, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Puerperal septic intoxication and pneumonia, Woodcote Nursing Home, Wallington, Surrey, England, 19 February 1921, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Scots Church WW1 Honour Board, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Wilmington District WW1 Honour Boards |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 30 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Somali | |
| 31 Mar 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HT Kyber, England for return to Australia - arriving 9 May 1919 | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Medically Unfit | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
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Sister of Elma May Linklater, Brother of 2942 James Munro Linklater 32nd Battalion
All from Wilmington; parents Mr and Mrs E Linklater
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