Connection to the Hunter Valley – Staff Nurse Annie Wilson is named on the East Maitland Citizens’ Memorial. Annie was born in Sydney but her family moved to the Hunter Valley when she was still a baby. Her younger siblings were born in Scone. At the time she enlisted her place of residence was East Maitland.
East Maitland Citizens’ Memorial and inset detail
Photo: A John Bramble 2010
Training and experience – possibly trained at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Service – Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS)
Service location – Egypt
Medals, awards and mentions – British War Medal and Victory Medal
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References:
National Archives of Australia B2455 WILSON ANNE RUTH
Nominal Roll of the First AIF Australian War Memorial (AWM) AWM133, 57-037
Embarkation Roll of the First AIF AWM Nurses (July 1915 – November 1918)
Sydney Morning Herald, 22 December 1911 & 9 July 1919
Newcastle Morning Herald, 9 May 1918
Maitland Mercury, 18 August 1919, (“A. N. Wilson”)
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© Christine Bramble 2013
