CULLEN, Mary Editha
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 29 March 1883 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Payneham, South Australia, Australia, 21 September 1943, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Willaston General Cemetery, South Australia Plot 32 P 3 |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler War Memorial, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Feb 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT A67 Orsova from Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse | |
| 9 May 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 9 May 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jul 1920: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
Mary Cullen
Name: Mary Edith Cullen
Service Number: Sern
Place of Birth: Mt. Gambier Date of Birth: 29 Mar 1893
Place of Enlistment: not available
Date of Enlistment: 26 February 1917
Age at Enlistment: 32
Next of Kin: Mother – Mary Cullen / Gawler
Occupation: Nurse
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Staff Nurse AANS
Mary Edith was the daughter of Patrick and Mary Agnes Cullen [nee McNamara]. After spending seven years at North Adelaide Private Hospital, including her service as a student nurse, Mary served on the hospital ships Karoola, Orsova, Ajana and Demosthenes prior to enlisting in 1917. Mary embarked A39 Ulysses in Sydney on 9 May 1917, reaching Plymouth, England on 29 July. She was based at Croydon War Hospital from 11 August, then attached to No.3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford on 15 December.
Mary was sent to France on 25 May 1918 where she served at the 1st Australian General Hospital, being promoted to sister on 1 October. Upon the cessation of hostilities she served at A. I. F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the Zealandic on 27 March 1920, arriving in Australia on 12 May. Mary was discharged on 24 July. She later worked at Highbury
Hospital in Hobart.
Submitted 17 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Jayde Atkinson
Marry Editha Cullen was born on the 29th of March 1883, her parents were Patrick Cullen and Mary Agnes nee McNamara. She grew up in Mount Gambier, South Australia.
Mary studied and trained at the North Adelaide hospital and on the 9th of July 1915 enlisted to work in world war one as a nurse. A year later, she embarked on 29 December 1916.
She survived the first world war, she did not marry or have children and died on the 21st of September 1943 at Payneham, South Australia as a 61 year old. She was burried at the Willaston Cemetery.
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