WAKEFIELD, Jessie
| Service Number: | Sister |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Currency Creek, South Australia, 2 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Goolwa, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 22 August 1956, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation only. Cremated 23.08.1956 and her remains collected. Possibly scattered with her parents in Currency Creek Cemetery; Waste Land, Plot Husband died 05.04.1973 – Garden of Remembrance? |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister | |
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| 6 Aug 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
| 27 Oct 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Served in Egypt, Bombay, France & England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of Murat WAKEFIELD and Constance Susan nee VARCOE
Of Goolwa, South Australia
Married Alan Edward WOODS 11 October 1922 at St. John's Church, Adelaide
Sister Jessie Wakefield returned home on Monday evening after four years' service — 12 months in Egypt six months in India, and the remaining two and a half years in France and England. The ball was crowded with visitors from the surrounding localities. A guard of honor composed of Goolwa returned soldiers was formed. Sister Wakefield had had a strenuous time since she left Australia, including several attacks of fever. Many Goolwa soldiers were nursed by her while in hospital. She was the only nurse south of Mount Barker who went to the front. Sister Wakefield gave a brief account of her experiences.
Southern Argus Thursday 21 August 1919 page 3
Biography contributed
Biography written by Alicia Crowhurst, Investigator College, Goolwa, SA attached as a document. Winning entry for 2017 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize.
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