Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Sister QAIMNRS, MM. ARRC
23 APR 1879 – 4 OCT 1930
1904 Graduated from the Alfred Hopsital 
Embarked 18 December 1915 on the Karoola for England and served in France 1916-1919
6 APR 1919 King George V presented her with the Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) AARC
She returned to Australia 21 May 1919 on the St. Albans.

1920-1930 owned Vimy House Private hopsital with Belle Jobson - a life long frind of Leah, who inaugurated the Leah rosenthal Memorial Prize in 1931 after Leah's death.

USEFUL LIFE ENDED
Death of Distinguished
Nurse
A lifelong partnership has been broken by the death of Miss Leah Rosenthal, R.R.C. She and her co-partner of Vimy House private hospital, Miss Isabel Jobson, R.R.C., were close  friends before they joined the nursing profession. They entered the Alfred Hospital to train together, and got their certificates at the same time. When war broke out they gave  up  "Windarra," the private hospital they had established, and joined up for military duty. Together they shared the dangers and hardships of active service for nearly four years with  the Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Service.
They were both recommended for honors by their commanding officer and matron for heroic conduct under fire at a casualty clearing station in France.
When the Imperial authorities called for volunteers to be trained to administer anaesthetics hundreds of applications were received. Miss Rosenthal and Miss Jobson were among  the 75 selected.

The Late Sister Rosenthal
The death of Sister Leah Rosenthal, which occurred on Sunday morning, the 5th inst., is deeply deplored by her many friends. The funeral, which took place at the Brighton Cemetery the following day, was largely attended, and there were many floral tributes. The Rev. J. Danglow, M.A., who officiated at the graveside, delivered an impressive address.  He spoke of the beautiful personality of the deceased, whose brightness and sweetness of temperament and unfailing moral courage had won the affection and admiration of all who had had the privilege of knowing her. He himself had met her when acting as A.I.F. Chaplain in France, and had heard her praises sung by many men at the  front. She had stuck to her post in most perilous circumstances. Her first concern was always the welfare of the wounded entrusted to her charge. Her sweet presence and constant cheerfulness had brought calm to their sufferings. Her name would never be forgotten by the men of the A.I.F. or by many others to whom she had ministered. She had  at all times worthily upheld the glorious traditions of her noble profession, and had helped to shed lustre upon her sex. She had also proved herself possessed of a truly Jewish heart and had won for herself an honored and lasting place in the esteem of the Australian Jewish community.

Son of Joseph and Martha ROSENTHAL; Native of Melbourne, Victoria
Brother: Lieutenat Samuel ROSENTHAL; 58th Infantry Battalion -  Killed in Action 25 September 1917