BARNARD, Muriel Elizabeth
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Victoria, Australia, 30 December 1977, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation and remains scattered within the cemetery |
| Memorials: | Kew War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, 1st Australian General Hospital, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 12 Nov 1915: | Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Nov 1915: | Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jan 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Sea Transport Staff |
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Staff Nurse
AANS
No 1 Australian Auxilary Hospital
No 8 Section Sea Transport
Born 10 January 1891 at Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Muriel was the daughter of Francis George A BARNARD and Mary Rachel nee WATTS, of 167 High Street, Kew, Vic.
She was a successful candidate at the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses's examinations in November 1913
Enlisting on 05 November 1915 at Melbourne, Vic. at the age of 27 years she embarked 12 November 1915 per 'Orsova' from Melbourne.
Appointment terminated 25 December 1916
Embarked 28 February 1918 per 'Nestor' from Melbourne and served in England and France and returned to Australia 05 July 1918 per 'Gaika'
Re-embarked at Sydney 14 October 1918 per 'Wyreema' with No 8 Sea Transport
Returned to Australia and her appointment was terminated 29 January 1919
Married in 1930 to Dr. Arthur Joseph DAY who was Captain in the AMC during WW1
Died 30 December 1977 in Vic.
Resided Toorak, Vic.
Cremated 03 January 1978 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery and the remains have been scattered
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