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Daughter of Charles Auguste PIERRE-HUMBERT and Maria nee MESSERLY
Resided Williamstown General Hospital, Williamstown, Vic.

Trained at Castlemaine General Hospital

Did not marry

Mentioned in Despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 30 November 1916
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 3234, position 77
Date of London Gazette: 13 July 1916
Location in London Gazette: Page 6955, position 90

Mentioned in despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 24 October 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 2057, position 65
Date of London Gazette: 28 May 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 6203, position 135

In May 1915, Miss Pierre-Humbert left Australia on active service, and was sent to Lemnos. When the Third Australian General Hospital was moved from there to Abbassia she remained on the staff. Now she has charge of the Fourth Auxillary Hospital at Abbassia. She was unaware of the fact that, she had been mentioned in despatches until a congratulatory cable was sent by her former colleagues at the Willamstown Hospital. Miss Pierre-Humbert trained at the Castlemaine Hospital and was a sister at the Austin Hospital for two years. For nine years she held the position of Matron at the Williamstown Hospital.

Weekly Times Vic. Saturday 12 August 1916 page 10

PIERRE HUMBERT-A tribute to the memory of our late matron who pasted away on the 26th August. She had been matron of the Williamstown General Hospital for over 20 years and also had a distinguished war record - Duty nobly done (inserted by members of the Willlimstown Hospital Past and Present Trainer Association ).'

The Argus Saturday 02 September 1933 page 15
Photograph Table Talk

Matron Pauline Pierre-Humbert died in Epworth Hospital on Saturday, after a lengthy illness, at the age of 66 years. She trained for a nurse in Castlemaine Hospital, after which she served as a sister at Austin Hospital. For 23 years she acted as matron of Williamstown Hospital,where she rendered signal service. During the war she spent three years in military hospitals abroad, having her first experience at Lemnos. Following upon the evacuation of Gallipoli she was attached to the Cairo General Hospital, afterwards proceeding to England and Rouen (Third Australian General Hospital), rendering service at the various centres. Upon her return to Australia she resumed charge of the local hospital, retiring about three years ago.

Williamstown Chronicle Saturday 02 September 1933 page 5