SCOTT, Nellie Veir
| Service Number: | Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Milparika, NSW, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Vic., 15 June 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement Staff Nurse, Nurse |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of James Armstrong SCOTT and Martha nee BLEE
Trained as nurse for 4 years in Broken Hill, NSW
District Nurse at Glenelg, SA
Enlisted 07 May 1915
Embarked from Australia 26 May 1915
Disembarked Egypt 15 June 1915
Posted 16 June 1915
Joined for duty OC 15 General Hosptial, Alexandria 16 June 1915
Transport elsewhere 20 April 1916
Joined for duty 'Estonia' 20 Arpil 1916
Joined for duty Nasr. Sch. Military Hosptial 08 December 1916
Served 'Dunluce Castle' 27 January 1917
Posted to Reading War Hospital 14 January 1918
'Has been on strength of this Hospital since 14 January 1918. her professional ability is good and she is very energetic and reliable and full of initiative. She managed a large surgical division very well. She has not acted in a higher rank than she now holds.
Demobilised due to surplus to requirements 26 June 1919
Embarked per 'Osterley' for Adelaide, Australia 11 June 1919
Cessation of duty 26 June 1919
Resided 'The Brae' Deakin Avenue, Mildura, Vic.
Married Frank Bishop CAREY
Nurse Veir Scott, late of the staff of the Broken Hill and District Hospital, writing from No. 15 General Hospital, Alexandria, under date of October 8, to Matron Gluyas, states:
"We hare a few Australian sisters' and a good many New Zealand ones, but I would rather work for the English sisters from what I have seen of them, also the English medical officers. They are absolutely tip-top to work for. It is so different from the other hospitals, where you have to wait on them. ' If you have any stray bobs about, please send me some 'fags' for my boys, as there is nothing they like better. I was sent out to, a convalescent home for nurses for a week owing to being off colour after a bad throat. The place is called Aboukir (it is where Nelson fought the battle of Aboukir), and is an ideal place for a rest. A very rich man (a Mr Alderson) loaned his house-boat and house to the Red Cross Society for the use of the sisters, and the place is run by big daughter. The house-boat is in about 8ft. of water, so we had swimming three times a day. We had donkeys and camels to ride whenever we felt inclined and the use of a sailing boat."
Barrier Miner Sunday 21 November 1915 page 3