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BONAR, May Frances
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 28 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1976, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden Of Remembrance 1, Section 42, Niche 69 May Frances Alexander |
| Memorials: | Herberton Uniting Church, Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Sea Transport Staff | |
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| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 11 Jan 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Sea Transport Staff, 1917-1919 - Transport Duty between Australia and England and Returned to Australia on duty per 'Osterly" on 11.1.1919. | |
| 29 Mar 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Sea Transport Staff, Medal: British War Medal. |
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Staff Nurse
AANSNo 6 Section, Sea Transport Staff
Born 28 February 1889 at Herberton, Qld.
Daughter of William Macadam BONAR and Alice Hannah nee WELBOURN(E)
Of “Laurel Bank” Heberton, Qld
Age 28 years
Enlisted 31 May 1917
Embarked 8 August 1917 in Sydney per “Anchines”
Transport Duty between Australia England
Returned to Australia per “Osterly” 11 January 1919 On Duty
Discharged of duties 29 March 1919
Married William Thompson ALEXANDER (clergyman)
Widowed in 1949
Died 1976 in Vic.
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