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Daughter of John TYSON and Teresa Adelaide nee KELLY
Of 18 Blanche St., Elsternwick, Vic.
Sister on the Hay Hospital Staff

Cable advices have been received of the death of Sister J. I. Tyson, at Hurdcott Camp, Salisbury, England,on Easter Sunday. Sister Tyson, who has been on active service for some considerable time, was a daughter of Mr John Tyson, of Elsternwick, and a sister of Sister Tyson, of the Hay Hospital staff.

The Riverine Grazier Friday 25 April 1919 page 2

BENDIGO.

Bendigo Nurses' League, Melbourne, has presented to Bendigo Hospital an enlarged photograph of Sister Topsy Tyson, who died in England, on active service in 1919.
Sister Tyson, who was trained at Bendigo Hospital, served during the war in Egypt, France and England.
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The Age Tuesday 01 July 1930 page 14

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date - 20th April.......Sister Fanny Isobel Catherine Tyson was born at Hay, NSW in 1890. She attended Bendigo Public Hospital between October, 1911 to 1914 for her training & she had certificates in Medical and Surgical Nursing.

Fanny Isobel Catherine Tyson joined joined the First Australian General Hospital Special Reinforcements of the Australian Army Nursing Service on 17th June, 1915 as a 25 year old, single, Nurse from Elsternwick, Victoria. She embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on 17th June, 1915.

Staff Nurse Fanny Isobel Catherine Tyson was admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital at Abbassia (Cairo, Egypt) on 11th November, 1915 with Mumps. She was still undergoing treatment on 12th December, 1915.

Staff Nurse Tyson proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 6th April, 1916.

Staff Nurse Tyson was promoted to Sister on 1st October, 1918.
Sister Tyson was attached to 2nd Group Clearing Hospital for duty on 18th October, 1918 at Hurdcott, Wiltshire. She was admitted to the 1st Australian General Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 20th April, 1919.

Sister Fanny Isobel Catherine Tyson died at 8 pm on 20th April, 1919 at the 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny of Cerebral Haemorrhage.

Sister Fanny Isobel Catherine Tyson was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England. The churchyard contains a total of 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers & 2 Australian Nurses.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/t--y.html