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CARPENTER, Mary Campbell
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Glenmaggie, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Pittosporum, Garden F1, Bed 16, Rose 10 -Mary Campbell Hipwell. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse | |
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| 26 Dec 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Dec 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jan 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Posted to Alexandra War Hospital, Bombay for duty | |
| 26 Jan 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Transferred to Victoria War Hospital, Bombay | |
| 5 Feb 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Posted to Hislop Hospital, Secunderabad, Bombay for duty | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Promoted to T/Sister whilst on duty in India Mespot while on sea transport | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Transferred to Station Hospital, Bangalore for duty | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Transferred to Gerard Freeman Thomas hospital for duty to 23.11.1918 | |
| 26 Dec 1918: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
| 15 Jan 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Returned to Australia 15 January 1919 per “Themistocles” | |
| 3 Mar 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medal: British War Medal |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Mary was the daughter of John Carpenter and Marion McLean Carpenter nee Campbell.
In 1921 Mary married Frederick James Hipwell.