THOMAS, Gwladys Mary Helena
| Service Number: | Sister |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 July 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | Pembroke, Wales, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | 1950, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of William Evan THOMAS and Eleanor nee ROBERTS
Of Pentwyn, Gympie
Did not marry
Sister Gwladys Thomas, writing from the Southall Hospital, Middlesex, on March 3, says:-"I had two weeks at Glen Almond, and enjoyed it very much. Strange to say, I was at a very nice military wedding there, and was asked to officiate at the organ. I had met the bridegroom-(Dr.) Major, McKenzie in Queensland. He was for a brief time at the Lady Bowen and Lady Lamington Hospitals; he was really from Sydney. The bride was Sister Bailey, from Sydney. Colonel Sutherland, of Dartford, was best man, and Sergeant Bailey, her brother, gave her away. The bridesmaid was Sister Northcote, of Melbourne. As the bride and bridegroom left the church I played 'Australia Will be There' as a voluntary, and on their departure Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March.' After the ceremony we returned to Glen Almond where Miss Richardson (Mr. Mcllwraith's housekeeper) entertained the guests. The sisters who could not get in the car borrowed a dray and drove to the church, with balloons and Australian flags flying, Sisters Loosemore, Rogers, Parnell, and self representing Queensland. The bride received a lovely wedding cake' from Australia from her aunt. I had a patient who had been with the Lewis's-Loftus and Woodrow who said they were all well. I also nursed young O'Neill, from Gympie."
The Brisbane Courier Saturday 27 April 1918 page 15
Appointed Matron of Simla Convalescnet Home, Toowoomba in February 1935
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