Mary Florence was born in 1891, the daughter of Charles J Stafford and Lucy Stafford nee Mackereth.
Parents:
Charles - Born Abt 1842 - Died
Married on 2.1.1885 in Adelaide to
Lucy - Born 29.12.1854 Scotts Creek, SA - Died 1894 Narrabri - Memorial 48808139
Sibling:
Gertrude - Born 1888 Wilcannia, New South Wales - Died ?
Enlisted as a Staff Nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) on 20.05.1915, 1 Aust. Gen. Hospital.
World War 1 Service
20 May 1915: Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital
20 May 1915: Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Adelaide
20 May 1915: Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, SN Nurse, 1st Australian General Hospital.
Awarded - 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Mary was still on Duty when she died of Leukaemia, at Torrens Park, Adelaide, South Australia. Her remains were buried at West Terrace Cemetery in a full military ceremony. Photos of the ceremony can be found on the Virtual War Memorial.
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian Military Nurses Memorial, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Bullwinkel Memorial, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Maryborough Nurses HB, Meredith State School No 1420 Roll of Honor.
Cenotaph here
Parents:
Charles - Born Abt 1842 - Died
Married on 2.1.1885 in Adelaide to
Lucy - Born 29.12.1854 Scotts Creek, SA - Died 1894 Narrabri - Memorial 48808139
Sibling:
Gertrude - Born 1888 Wilcannia, New South Wales - Died ?
Enlisted as a Staff Nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) on 20.05.1915, 1 Aust. Gen. Hospital.
World War 1 Service
20 May 1915: Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital
20 May 1915: Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Adelaide
20 May 1915: Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, SN Nurse, 1st Australian General Hospital.
Awarded - 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Mary was still on Duty when she died of Leukaemia, at Torrens Park, Adelaide, South Australia. Her remains were buried at West Terrace Cemetery in a full military ceremony. Photos of the ceremony can be found on the Virtual War Memorial.
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian Military Nurses Memorial, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Bullwinkel Memorial, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Maryborough Nurses HB, Meredith State School No 1420 Roll of Honor.
Cenotaph here
Mary Florence was born in 1891, the daughter of Charles J Stafford and Lucy Stafford nee Mackereth.
Parents:
Charles - Born Abt 1842 - Died
Married on 2.1.1885 in Adelaide to
Lucy - Born 29.12.1854 Scotts Creek, SA - Died 1894 Narrabri - Memorial 48808139
Sibling:
Gertrude - Born 1888 Wilcannia, New South Wales - Died ?
Enlisted as a Staff Nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) on 20.05.1915, 1 Aust. Gen. Hospital.
World War 1 Service
20 May 1915: Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital
20 May 1915: Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Adelaide
20 May 1915: Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, SN Nurse, 1st Australian General Hospital.
Awarded - 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Mary was still on Duty when she died of Leukaemia, at Torrens Park, Adelaide, South Australia. Her remains were buried at West Terrace Cemetery in a full military ceremony. Photos of the ceremony can be found on the Virtual War Memorial.
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian Military Nurses Memorial, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Bullwinkel Memorial, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Maryborough Nurses HB, Meredith State School No 1420 Roll of Honor.
Cenotaph here
Parents:
Charles - Born Abt 1842 - Died
Married on 2.1.1885 in Adelaide to
Lucy - Born 29.12.1854 Scotts Creek, SA - Died 1894 Narrabri - Memorial 48808139
Sibling:
Gertrude - Born 1888 Wilcannia, New South Wales - Died ?
Enlisted as a Staff Nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) on 20.05.1915, 1 Aust. Gen. Hospital.
World War 1 Service
20 May 1915: Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital
20 May 1915: Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Adelaide
20 May 1915: Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, SN Nurse, 1st Australian General Hospital.
Awarded - 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Mary was still on Duty when she died of Leukaemia, at Torrens Park, Adelaide, South Australia. Her remains were buried at West Terrace Cemetery in a full military ceremony. Photos of the ceremony can be found on the Virtual War Memorial.
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian Military Nurses Memorial, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Bullwinkel Memorial, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Maryborough Nurses HB, Meredith State School No 1420 Roll of Honor.
Cenotaph here
Inscription
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES
IN MEMORY OF
SISTER MARY FLORENCE
STAFFORD
A.N.A
DIED AT TORRENS PARK
19TH MARCH 1919
AGED 27 YEARS
(CROSS)
DEARLY BELOVED SISTER
OF GERTRUDE IVEY AND LOVING
NIECE OF MARY MACKERETH
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
ERECTED BY HER SISTER AND AUNT
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