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CHERRY, Emily Pauline
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: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 2 July 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat (Old) General Cemetery DN Section 9, Grave 3 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1917: | 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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| 12 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Emily was the daughter of Henry Cherry and Elizabeth Jane Cherry nee Davis.
World War 1 service
Enlisted 18.5.1917
When Emily reached Suez she was sent to the 60th British General Hospital with rheumatic fever...It was then deemed Emily was only fit for light duties so was returned to Australia.
Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal.
In 1920 Emily married Alexander Charles Ireland.
Note: The National Archives of Australia lists her name as Emily Pauline Cherry on the Australian service records.