Cynthia Mabel THIEDEKE

THIEDEKE, Cynthia Mabel

Service Numbers: QFX22500, QX22500, Q70245
Enlisted: 27 April 1941
Last Rank: Sister
Last Unit: 2nd/12th Australian General Hospital
Born: Maroochy River, Qld., 30 August 1915
Home Town: Wellington Point, Redland, Queensland
Schooling: Beaudesert State School; Stott's College
Occupation: Nurse
Died: Illness, Ceylon, 27 September 1942, aged 27 years
Cemetery: Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, Sri Lanka
6C B 9, Kanatte General Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Memorials: Australian Military Nurses Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Cleveland Redlands Honour Roll, Cleveland War Memorial, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens Nurses Plaques, Wellington Point St James' Honour Roll
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement QFX22500
27 Apr 1941: Involvement Sister, Q70245, on WW2NR as QFX22500 only
27 Apr 1941: Involvement Sister, QX22500, on WW2NR as QFX22500 only - d/d 27/9/1942
27 Apr 1941: Enlisted
27 Apr 1941: Enlisted QFX22500, General Hospitals - WW2
27 Sep 1942: Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, QFX22500, 2nd/12th Australian General Hospital

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Biography

Daughter of Carl Frederick Wilhelm and Anna Thiedeke, of Wellington Point, Queensland, Australia.

A.I.F. 12 Gen. Hospital.
Australian Army Nursing Service

DEATH OF SISTER
CYNTHIA THIEDEKE
WITH THE A.I.F. ABROAD
On Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Thiedeke, Beaudesert, received the sad news that their sister, Cynthia Mabel Thiedeke, of the A.I.F. Nursing Staff, had died of illness abroad. Cynthia, who was the fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Thiedeke, late of Beaudesert, but now of Wellington Point, was born at Maroochy River 27 years ago. She was quite young when the family came to Beaudesert, and
she received her primary education at Beaudesert State School, later going to Stott's College. In 1935 she entered upon her professional career by commencing training at the Brisbane General Hospital. At the conclusion of her training she joined the A.I.F., and it is twelve months today since she went abroad. Before leaving Australia she became engaged to be married to Driver E. Dean, also of the A.I.F., who is now back in Australia after serving in the Middle East.
Those who have known Cynthia know her as one possessed of a most happy and kind disposition. As a nurse she was wonderfully successful, and several who were in her care during illness speak highly of her noble character which made her such an excellent nurse. Her parents have received several letters from soldiers who were nursed by her, and they all speak in the highest terms of the kindness she showed them. One Beaudesert member of the A.I.F. was numbered among her patients. In addition to her parents, Cynthia leaves four sisters and two brothers. They are Mrs. G. Hall (Brisbane), Mrs. J. M. Hart (Upper Coomera), Mrs. L. N. Siemon (Ashgrove), Mrs. R. Gillard (Sydney), Clive Thiedeke (Beaudesert), and Jack Thiedeke (A.I.F.) .

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