BAKER, Maud Isabel
| Service Number: | Temp. Head Sister |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Perth, WA, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Victoria, 28 August 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church Of England D, Grave 257. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Temp. Head Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 5 Dec 1914: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, per HMAT A.55 Kyarra | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Head Sister, Records state position was for "Temporary Head Sister" | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Resigned appointment in England 24th September 1917 to marry Dr. Roy William Chambers | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Sister, 1st Australian General Hospital |
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Temp. Head Sister
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1st Australian General Hospital
Born 1887 in Perth, WA, Maud was the daughter of Henry BAKER and Mary Ann nee SUTCLIFFE, of 'Tranby Park' Peninsula, Maylands, WA.
Prior to enlistment she worked as a Nurse at Perth Public Hospital and Women's Hospital. Enlisting at the age of 27 years, Maud embarked on 05 December 1914. Seeing war service in France she resigned her appointment in England 24th September 1917 to marry on 24 September 1917 Dr. Roy William Chambers.
They returned to Australia and resided at 'Heatherlugh' Campbell Street, Sandingham, Vic.
She died 1961 in Vic.
Her husband was Roy William Chambers a Lieutenant Colonel in WW1. Mentioned in Despatches and was awarded DSO. He was born in Sandringham Victoria 1 January 1890 the son of William Chambers and Mary Ann Callaghan. He was a medical practitioner, gynaecologist and obstetrician. He was considered in his time to be one of the leading Gynaecologist in Australia. He died 28 March 1944 in Melbourne.
Awarded OBE (Civil Division) 1956.
Listed in The Argus (Melbourne) Monday 2nd January 1956 Page 11
"MRS. MAUD ISABEL CHAMBERS (Toorak):
President, Returned Nurses' Club, Melbourne;
President Royal Melbourne Hospital auxiliary.
also listed in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, Thursday 12th January 1956 [Issue No.2] Page 75 under the sub heading "To be an Officer of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order"
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