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Cecil GORDON

Place of birthDrouin, Victoria
Other NamesCecil Imogen Keith
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationNurse
AddressMiddle Brighton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 4"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs T C Jeffery, Hallifax Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria
Enlistment date8 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentStaff Nurse
Unit nameNurses (July 1915 - Nov 1918)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Karoola on 25 April 1917
Rank from Nominal RollStaff nurse
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Nursing Service
FateReturned to Australia 10 February 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Date of RTA on Nominal Roll does not equate with dates on Form B103 on NAA dossier.
Other details

War service: embarked Melbourne; disembarked Bombay, India (via South Africa), 12 June 1917, and posted to Victoria War hospital, Bombay, for duty.

Promoted Sister, 1 January 1918.

Transferred to Station Hospital, Ahmednagar, for duty, 26 June 1918.

Resigned appointment in the AIF , 14 October 1918, on account of marriage, 15 October 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Cecil GORDAN.
SourcesNAA: B2455, GORDON Cecil

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