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WOODBRIDGE, Beryl
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 34859, V10741, VX53060, VFX53060 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1941, A.A.M.C., Depot - Melbourne, Vic, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 February 1905 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural causes, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia, 29 September 1986, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Grave Location: CE-1070. Also Memorial Location: Wall 93/Row C - Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bicton Vyner Brooke Tragedy Memorial, W.A. |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 34859, V10741, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Involvement (Pre-War) Service - Australian Army Nursing Service: from 03/09/1939, to 27/01/1941; (Ref: PART D - Service No, SN-34889, V10741; NAA, Pg's-3,5) Service Record of Staff Nurse: Beryl WOODBRIDGE. |
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World War 2 Service
| 28 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, VX53060, 10th Australian General Hospital , A.A.M.C., Depot - Melbourne, Vic, Australia | |
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| 31 Jan 1941: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, VX53060, 10th Australian General Hospital , Involvement: 31/01/1941, Staff Nurse - A.A.N.S., 10 A.G.H, (C.M.F) Citizens Military Forces. | |
| 9 Apr 1941: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, VX53060, 10th Australian General Hospital , Involvement: 09/04/1941, A.A.N.S., 10 A.G.H, (A.I.F) Australian Imperial Force; (NAA, Pg-3) Service Record of Staff Nurse: Beryl WOODBRIDGE. | |
| 12 May 1941: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, VX53060, 10th Australian General Hospital , Embarked Ship - "ZZ", 12/05/1941, for Singapore; (NAA, Pg-12). | |
| 12 Feb 1942: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, VX53060, 10th Australian General Hospital , Embarked Ship - Date and Place of Departure: SS Vyner Brooke, 12/02/1942, Singapore, (with 65 other nurses, and civilians); to Japanese Aircraft Attack - sinking disaster - SS Vyner Brooke - Date and Place: 14/02/1942, Banka Strait (by Banka Island); (AWM) The Sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke. | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 23 Mar 1943: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Lieutenant, 10th Australian General Hospital , Promoted: 23/03/1943, Rank: Lieutenant - A.A.N.S., A.I.F, S-NO: VFX53060*NAA, Pg-19, Official - Australian Military Forces Document*; Also Refer to (NAA,Pg-3 - PART D-AIF, Pg-5 - Lieutenant) Service Record of Lieutenant: Beryl WOODBRIDGE, SN VFX53060. | |
| 24 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Lieutenant, VFX53060, 10th Australian General Hospital , Embarked Ship - "Manunda", 24/10/1945, from Singapore, to Australia. Reference to S-NO: VFX53060, (NAA, Pg-19) Service Record of Lieutenant: Beryl WOODBRIDGE, SN VFX53060. | |
| 6 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Lieutenant, VFX53060, 10th Australian General Hospital , Reference to S-NO: VFX53060 (NAA, Pg-19) Service Record of Lieutenant: Beryl WOODBRIDGE, SN VFX53060. | |
| 6 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX53060, General Hospitals - WW2 | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX53060, General Hospitals - WW2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Daughter of Arhtur WOODBRIDGE & Eliza Ann (nee-TINGAY) WOODBRIDGE.
Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Emotional Welcome As Gallant Women Return
Fremantle, Western Australia; The Australian Women's Weekly
Saturday; 3 November 1945, Page 19.
OUR SINGAPORE NURSES
BY: Josephine O'Niell
No legendary figures, but ordinary women, you, who died
Facing the water, last glance each to each
Along the beach, leaving your bodies to the accustomed surf
Your hearts to home
No legendary figures, but ordinary women, you, who lived
Holding the spirit, through the camps slow slime
Unsoiled by time ...
Bringing your laughter out of degraded toil
As a gift to home
As ordinary women, by your dying you fortify the mind
As ordinary women, by your living you honour all mankind.
TROVE: http://nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55465571
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