Emily was born on 18.2.1882 at Killarney Station, St Lawrence, Queensland, the daughter of John and Amalie James-Wallace, (known as Marie).

Parents:

John Thornhill – Born 9.7.1836 Wexford, Ireland – Died 13.2.1901 Killarney station, St Lawrence

Parents: William James-Wallace and Ann Hawkins

Married (2nd Marriage) on 22.7.1875 to

Amalie Pauline Marie Hoer Bernard – Born 9.9.1844 Berlin, Brandenburg- Died 24.5.1920 Wynnum, QLD

Parents: Hugo von Fiedler Bernard and Marie Hoer

Siblings:

Francis – Born 8.11.1877 Rockhampton – Died 16.4.1906 Holywood Barracks, Belfast

(Lieutenant in the West Yorks Regiment)

Anne Marie Dorothea – Born 1879 Queensland - Died?

Henrietta Pauline – Born 24.10.1883 Queensland – Died 3.11.1927 Queensland

(Married on 30.5.1912 to Frank Baker Redman)

Florence Elizabeth – Born 13.1.1886 Queensland – Died April 1970 Auckland, New Zealand

(Married in August 1927 at St Paul's Church in Auckland to Harry Oswald Mellsop - Born 1878 - Died 22.6.1963)

John Anthony – Born 12.4.1887 St Lawrence – Died 16.6.1977 Cleveland, Queensland

(Married on 2.11.1921 to Florence Hilda Campbell)

Kathleen Daphne Margherita – Born 26.3.1891 Queensland – Died 14.6.1976 Queensland

(Married on 5.8.1916 to William Graham Hamilton)

World War 1 Service

18 May 1917: Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Unit: Australian Nursing Service India

26 May 1917: Served in Egypt

Embarked from Port Said for England on the RMS Kaisar-I-Hind, disembarking at Southampton on the 7th January 1919.

31 May 1919: Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Unit: Australian Nursing Service India

Emily Charlotte James-Wallace was awarded for service in WW1 the Australia Service Medal and the Australia Defence Medal.

Emily married Richard John Hodgins in Brisbane on the 20.9.1934. Richard had served in WW1 with the 15th Infantry Battalion. Richard died in 1937and his remains were buried in Toowong Cemetery.

Emily passed away on 27.7.1955.

An honour board was erected in the Church of England St Luke's War Chapel, Brisbane and bears the names of 240 Queensland Nurses who served in WW1, 3 of whom made the supreme sacrifice. Emily's name is one of those 240 names listed. This Honour Board is now located at the Queensland Military Historical Museum at 160 South Street, Lytton, Brisbane, QLD.

Memorials: Campbell Australian Service Nurses National Memorial, Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour.

Extensive information on the history of Emily can be found on the Virtual War Memorial site under her Maiden name.