Florence Emily EDSALL

EDSALL, Florence Emily

Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Sister
Last Unit: Sea Transport Staff
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 2 September 1883
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 3 September 1920, aged 37 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria
CE ZA Grave 1722
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World War 1 Service

5 Jun 1918: Involvement Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Jun 1918: Embarked Sea Transport Staff, RMS Orontes, Sydney
15 Sep 1918: Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sea Transport Staff, Returned to Australia 15 September 1918 per “Arawa” On Duty
8 Feb 1919: Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sea Transport Staff

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Biography contributed by Sandra Barry

Florence was the daughter of Henry Davis Howers Edsall and Elia Jane Edsall nee Pincombe.

Western Mail Thursday 16 September 1920 page 27

From Melbourne comes news of the death of Sister Florence Edsall, Western Australian member of the Australian Army Nursing Service, who during the war served overseas and was later attached to No. 8 A.G.H., Perth. Sister Edsall died at Daylesford (Victoria), where she had taken up a nursing appointment. The funeral took place on Tuesday of last week in the Brighton Cemetery.

The remains of Sister Florence Edsall were buried at Brighton General Cemetery.

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