COOMER, Lillian
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 5 November 1979, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Morea, Melbourne | |
| 24 Nov 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), 5th MD |
An interesting Wedding
A correspondent writes: "An interesting wedding took place recently in Johannesburg. The contracting parties were Miss Lilian Coomer, eldest daughter of the late Mr. M. Coomer, J.P., Lake Ninan, Wongan Hills, Western Australia, and Mr. Geo. W. White, of Parkview, eldest son of Mr. J. W.White, of Perth. Both bride and bride-groom served in the war. Mr. White went to England with the Australian corps of technical experts, but was permitted to join the French army, and served with the famous 45th Division,while Miss Coomer saw service with the Australian army nursing service in Egypt, England, and France, and with the army of occupation in Germany. Sisters C. MacGillivray and A. Tait, who also served with the Australian army from the beginning to the end of the war, accompanied their friend and colleague from Australia to be Miss Coomer's bridesmaids, and are so enamored with sunny South Africa and Johannesburg in particular that they may make the Rand their home."
Sunday Times Sunday 31 July 1921 page 23
Submitted 16 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Daughter of Michael COOMER and Ellen nee STOKES
Married George William WHITE in 1921 at Johannesberg, South Africa and resided in South Africa until her husband died in 1928.
A correspondent writes: "An interesting wedding took place recently in Johannesburg. The contracting parties were Miss Lilian Coomer, eldest daughter of the late Mr. M. Coomer, J.P., Lake Ninan, Wongan Hills, Western Australia, and Mr. Geo. W. White, of Parkview, eldest son of Mr. J. W.White, of Perth. Both bride and bride-groom served in the war. Mr. White went to England with the Australian corps of technical experts, but was permitted to join the French army, and served with the famous 45th Division,while Miss Coomer saw service with the Australian army nursing service in Egypt, England, and France, and with the army of occupation in Germany. Sisters C. MacGillivray and A. Tait, who also served with the Australian army from the beginning to the end of the war, accompanied their friend and colleague from Australia to be Miss Coomer's bridesmaids, and are so enamored with sunny South Africa and Johannesburg in particular that they may make the Rand their home."
Sunday Times Sunday 31 July 1921 page 23
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