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BENNETT, Muriel May
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | South Yarra, Vic., 1880 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Malvern, Vic., 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne |
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Born 1880 at South Yarra, Vic.
Daughter of Arthur William Henry BENNETT and May Elizabeth nee LANG
Of Sale, Vic.
Enlisted 16 August 1916
Aged 36 years
Embarked 22 August 1916 per 'Mooltan' from Melbourne
Served British India Service in Bombay
Suffered Measles
Returned to Australia 23 June 1919 per 'Davanha'
Appointment terminated 14 August 1919
She met well known singer and actor Alexander Howett-Worster while she was in India.
They were married in Australia 12 September 1919. They divorced in 1925. There were no children.
She died in Malvern, Victoria in 1958.