Alma Ethel May FURNISS ARRC

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FURNISS, Alma Ethel May

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	18 April 1917
Last Rank:	Staff Nurse
Last Unit:	Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
Born:	Laura, South Australia, 9 July 1887
Home Town:	Balaklava, Wakefield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Nurse
Died:	17 May 1976, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Balaklava District WW1 Roll of Honour, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

18 Apr 1917:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse
18 Apr 1917:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse
25 Apr 1917:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1917:	Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Karoola, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

Sister Alama Ethel Furniss AARC fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Furniss of Balaklava engaged to John Ragless, Sixth son of the late D Brookman of Prospect.

Returned to Australia 07 May 1919 per 'Kildonian Castle'
Demobilized at own request 06 October 1919
Married John Ragless BROOKMAN 19 February 1921 at Methodist Church, Aldgate, SA

Mrs Brookman (Furniss) AARC gave birth to a son in 1922.

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