ANDERSON, Margaret
| Service Number: | Sister |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 March 1916, Heliopolis, Egypt |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Talbot, Vic., 2 February 1871 |
| Home Town: | Numurkah, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | 8 February 1967, aged 96 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Melaleuca Gardens M 5 Bed 4 Rose 14 |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Ballarat Avenue of Honour, Ballarat Base Hospital Sisters who served King & Country |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Heliopolis, Egypt | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement Sister, 1st Australian General Hospital |
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Daughter of John ANDERSON and Barbara nee MEIKELJOHN
Sister of Miss S ANDERSON
Of 253 St. George's Terrace, Perth, WA
Aged 40 years
Occupation prior to enlistment Trained Nurse
Enlisted December 1914
Enlisted 25 March 1916 at Heliopolis, Egypt
Served in Egypt and France
Returned to Australia 15 May 1918 per 'Field Marshall'
Appointment terminated 05 June 1918
Awarded Royal Red Cross (1st Class)
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 18 April 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 847, position 160
Date of London Gazette: 1 January 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 54, position 1
WELCOMED BACK TO NUMURKAH.
Everybody recognises the splendid work done in this war that glorious band of women who have gone to the fields of France, Egypt, and elsewhere, and to the hospitals in England, to tend the wounds of the gallant men suffering for their devotion to King and country. It was only natural, therefore, that a large crowd should assemble on Saturday to welcome Sister Maggie Anderson, the first nurse to arrive in the district from abroad. Sister Anderson, who was accompanied by her brother Private Will Anderson, who way invalided home some time ago through a severe attack of trench feet, was met at the station by members of the Farewell and Welcome Committee, a number of townspeople, and the Town Band, and conveyed by motor to the Savings Bank corner, where a large crowd assembled to do her honor. Rev. J. A. Lee made a formal address of welcome, in the coarse of which he announced Sister Anderson had been decorated by the King with the Royal Red Cross, an intimation that was received with applause. The shire President (Mr. W. A. Campbell) welcomed Sister Anderson also, and after Private Will Anderson had responded for his sister, cheers were given for the returned nurse, followed by cheers for the girls still on active service. Sister Anderson sailed with the first party of nurses, and has been invalided home, suffering from the effects of the arduous duty she has been engaged in for so long.
Numurkah Leader Wednesday 12 June 1918 page 5
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