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Australian doctor Mary De Garis from Melbourne, arrived at the Ostrovo unit in early 2017. After the Australian Army had refused her application to serve in 1915, De Garis had stayed working as a doctor in Australia until mid-1916. This was when her fiancé Sergeant Colin Thomson, who had survived Gallipoli, was deployed to the Western Front.
Pages in category "Australian women of World War I" The following 116 pages are in this category, out of 116 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Australian military personnel of World War I" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,067 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Grace Margaret Wilson CBE, RRC (25 June 1879 – 12 January 1957) was a high-ranked nurse in the Australian Army during World War I and the first years of World War II. Wilson was born in Brisbane, and completed her initial training as a nurse in 1908.
According to the historians at the Australian War Memorial, [2] it is generally accepted that the total number of Australian casualties, killed and wounded at Anzac Cove, on 25 April 1915 is something of the order of 2,000 men; and, although no-one can be certain of the precise number, it is generally accepted that something like 650 Australian ...
They list the name of every woman who died in the line of service during WWI. An inscription thereon reads, “This screen records the names of women of the Empire who gave their lives in the war 1914–1918 to whose memory the Five Sisters window was restored by women”. [62] There are 1,513 names listed on the screens. [63]
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The pre-war Australian Army uniform formed the basis of that worn by the AN&MEF and the AIF, which both adopted the broad-brimmed slouch hat and rising sun badge. [176] [177] Infantrymen used 1908-pattern webbing, while light horsemen used leather bandoliers and load carriage equipment. [168] [177] A large pack was issued as part of marching ...