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ATHERTON, Rosamund Brenda
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Sister, Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 2 June 1917, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, 6 July 1882 |
| Home Town: | Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural causes, Gosford, New South Wales, 28 November 1974, aged 92 years |
| Cemetery: |
Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jun 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 19 Feb 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Discharged as a consequence of marriage |
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Daughter of Richard ATHERTON and Letitia Janet nee ORR
Of Ipswich Road, Yeerongpilly, Qld.
Served in Egypt
Discharged in UK due to marriage 19 February 1919
Rosamund Brenda Atherton married to George Vincent Ranson in England.
Mentioned in despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 6 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1467, position 24
Date of London Gazette: 5 June 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 7228, position 1
'For gallant services rendered during the period from 1st October 1918 to the 1st March 1919'
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