Notes

As one of Dr Bird’s surgical team, she sailed from Melbourne 22/10/1914 on board the Orvieto. The other 3 nurses making up this team were Minnie McNab, Muriel Robertson & Adelaide Hartrick – and Elsie Gibson noted in her diary that “we call them the Lady Birds”
She was stationed at Mena House, Egypt 22/1/1915 when she joined the QAIMNSR

Engaged to Dr Lind early 1915 – Capt Edmund Frank Lind was the MO attached to the 5th Bn HQ – also on board the Orvieto (no marriage took place – he became engaged again in 1918 to Sister B.R. McMinn (AANS), whom he married in 1920)

Served on the HS Sicilia during the Gallipoli campaign 1915 & Salonika 1916
Embarked Bombay 22/8/1917 – disembarking Basra 30/8/17 (Mesopotamia)
Posted to No. 3 Basra General Hospital 31/8/1917
Admitted Hospital 6/9/17 – 19/9/17
Proceeded up river on temp duty 12/3/18 – 2/5/18
Proceeded to India on Leave 1/7/1918 – rejoined 3 BGH 30/8/1918
Promoted to Sister 7/8/1918
Transferred to England 17/11/1918
Croydon War Hospital 16/1/1919 – “She has filled her post as ward Sister in a most capable manner being engergetic and tactful with her staff and patients.” [19/5/1919]
Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley – until repatriation (along with Sister A.L. Hartrick)
RTA 20/3/1920 on the Ormonde – her service terminated 25/4/1920

Nursing in Melbourne in 1925, resident of 25 Queen’s Rd

Married John Hardress Cecil RUSSELL 19/4/1927 at St Peter’s Church, Eastern Hill, Vic

Children: John Alan Cecil b.15/9/1928 at Finchley Private Hospital, East Malvern – married Patricia M.G. DOUGLAS 1955 – living Gembrook 2003 (4 daughters)