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Mary Ann Benallack

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Mary Ann Benallack

Birth
Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
18 May 1937 (aged 60)
Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Burial
Geelong West, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia Add to Map
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CEO-1-1657
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https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/804711
BIO:
Travelled to England in 1914 with a group of nurses

WW1:
British Red Cross – Military Hospital, South Wingfield, Derbyshire
Joined the Australian Voluntary Hospital (AVH) 12th Nov 1914 France

Joined the QAIMNSR 1/7/1916 when the AVH was taken over by the War Office and renamed No.32 Stationary Hospital
She remained with the 32nd Staty Hosp until 14/9/1916 when she was sent to England sick with Gastritis, having reported sick with this condition on the 2/9/16
Medical board 17/10/1916 Hosp for QAIMNS, Vincent Squ, London – Gastritis – likely to be unfit for another 3 weeks
Medical board: 17/11/1916 Hosp for QAIMNS, Vincent Squ, London – Gastritis – now fit for duty
She also suffered an attack of Bronchitis during November
Joined the 5th General Hospital 30/11/1916, and transferred to 10 Staty Hosp, Rouen 3/4/1917

Wounded 22/7/1917 during an enemy bombardment while doing Barge duty at Aire-sur-le-lys – a scar over her left eye & occasional headaches still remaining in July 1919
To Marseilles Stationary Hospital 14/11/1917 – and admitted as a patient 11/1/18 – discharged back to duty 15/1/18
Returning to England 6/7/1918 – arriving Southampton 9/7 on the Gloucester Castle
Resigned 9/7/1918 – needing to return home urgently to attend to business that needed her personal supervision – boarding at “Avalon”, 12 Highbury New Park, London Nth whilst awaiting a ship home
https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/804711
BIO:
Travelled to England in 1914 with a group of nurses

WW1:
British Red Cross – Military Hospital, South Wingfield, Derbyshire
Joined the Australian Voluntary Hospital (AVH) 12th Nov 1914 France

Joined the QAIMNSR 1/7/1916 when the AVH was taken over by the War Office and renamed No.32 Stationary Hospital
She remained with the 32nd Staty Hosp until 14/9/1916 when she was sent to England sick with Gastritis, having reported sick with this condition on the 2/9/16
Medical board 17/10/1916 Hosp for QAIMNS, Vincent Squ, London – Gastritis – likely to be unfit for another 3 weeks
Medical board: 17/11/1916 Hosp for QAIMNS, Vincent Squ, London – Gastritis – now fit for duty
She also suffered an attack of Bronchitis during November
Joined the 5th General Hospital 30/11/1916, and transferred to 10 Staty Hosp, Rouen 3/4/1917

Wounded 22/7/1917 during an enemy bombardment while doing Barge duty at Aire-sur-le-lys – a scar over her left eye & occasional headaches still remaining in July 1919
To Marseilles Stationary Hospital 14/11/1917 – and admitted as a patient 11/1/18 – discharged back to duty 15/1/18
Returning to England 6/7/1918 – arriving Southampton 9/7 on the Gloucester Castle
Resigned 9/7/1918 – needing to return home urgently to attend to business that needed her personal supervision – boarding at “Avalon”, 12 Highbury New Park, London Nth whilst awaiting a ship home

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