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BEGLEY, Laura Beatrice May
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Sister |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 30 August 1961 |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Cremated at Springvale Crematorium (The Necropolis Cemetery) and her ashes interred at Geelong Eastern Cemetery in the family plot. Burial reference: - EAS-PRES-05-807-006. Personal Inscription: - "LEST WE FORGET". |
| Memorials: | Geelong St Giles Church Honor Roll (2) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
| 19 Mar 1920: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
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Sister
AANS
Convalescent Depot, Harefield Park, London
Born 1883 in Victoria
Daughter of John Samuel BEGLEY and Mary nee JOBLING
Of 22 Preston Street, Geelong, Vic.
Enlisted 17 June 1917
Aged 30 years
Embarked 17 July 1915 per 'Orsova' from Melbourne
Served in Egypt and England
Returned to Australia 14 September 1919 per 'Demosthenes'
Appointment terminated 14 March 1920
Did not marry
Died in Heidelberg, Vic. 30 August 1961
Cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery and remains collected
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