DALEY, Clarice Jessie
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1 |
| Born: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Elwood, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Short illness, Elwood, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1944 |
| Cemetery: |
St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From AWM
Nurse Clarice Daley and Sergeant Ernest Lawrence married in October 1915 at the Church Camp, West Lemnos. Clarice of No 3 Australian General Hospital and Ernest, of the 1st Light Brigade Headquarters had known each other in Melbourne but their match was not well regarded by Clarice's family. Ernest enlisted in August 1914 and much had been experienced by the time the two met again. In February 1916 Jessie returned to Australia, and was discharged in July, presumably because she was now married. Ernest returned to Australia in November 1918 and the two commenced their life together, going on to have four children. Ernest died on the 20th July 1933, aged 49 years, while Clarice died in May 1944 (aged 55). Their marriage certificate is held in the Private Records collection of the Australian War Memorial.
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