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BUCHANAN, Ethel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Sister |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Convalescent Depot |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nursing Sister |
| Died: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 20 June 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bairnsdale Public Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of William BUCHANAN and Mary Ellen nee AITKEN
Did not marry
Biography contributed by Sandra Barry
World War 1 Service: Ethel enlisted as a Staff Nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service on 12.6.1915 and embarked per 'Orsova' on 17.6.1915. She saw service in England and on the field in France and on 1.10.1918 was Promoted to Sister. Returned to Australia per "Ormonde" On Duty and on 2.4.1920 was discharged.
Medals: 1914-1Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
(Information provided by Australian Nurses in World War 1).
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