Mary KEENAN

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Service Number:	Sister
Enlisted:	16 June 1915
Last Rank:	Sister
Last Unit:	Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
Born:	Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Merrygoen, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Nurse
Died:	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1955, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:	Orange Cemetery Memorial

16 Jun 1915:	Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
16 Jun 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Sister, 1st Australian General Hospital
1 Oct 1918:	Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
12 Dec 1919:	Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Discharge at the 2nd Military District

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Daughter of Thomas Joseph Keenan and Nora Keenan of 'Biamble Station', Merrygoen, NSW

Mary did her nursing training at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW between 1906 and 1909. Later became a theatre sister

Commenced return to Australia on 22 August 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on the 13 October 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1934 Mary was living in Baywater Road, Darlinghurst, NSW