AHERN, Rita
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Trained Nurse |
| Died: | St John of God Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 27 February 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kenmore (Saint Patrick) Cemetery, Goulburn, NSW Extension 1, Section Y, Plot 29. |
| Memorials: | Crookwell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Sydney |
Marriage and Death of Rita AHERN (now McCARTHY)
Nurse and Doctor to Wed
Sister Rita Ahern, a trainee of St Vincent's Hospital, who was on active Service attached to No. 2 Unit, Salonika, will be married early next month to Captain Justin McCarthy, R.A.M.C, son of Mr. W.H. McCarthy, of Wolstonecraft. Nurse Ahern is the daughter of Mrs. Davies, of Roslyn Gardens, and the late Mr. P. Ahern, of Inverell. Just prior to returning to Australia she was nursing the troops smitten with influenza in Egypt. Sister Ahern and Dr. McCarthy met while both were engaged ministering to the wounds of our gallant soldiers.
The Mirror Sunday 23 February 1919 page 6
DEATH OF MRS. F. J. MCCARTHY
Mrs. Rita Fidelis McCarthy, wife of Dr. F. J. McCarthy, of 35 Montague Street, Goulburn, died at St John of God Hospital early on Saturday morning at the age of 48 years. She had been in failing health for about two years. A native of Inverell, Mrs. McCarthy was held in high regard in Goulburn, and the news of her death, brought sincere regret to her many friends. Coming to Goulburn with her husband about seven years ago, Mrs. McCarthy soon gained a host of friends, her cheery disposition and kind nature being well known. She formerly resided at Dubbo and other centres in the State. A fully qualified nurse, Mrs. McCarthy served with the A.I.F. overseas in the last war. Besides her husband, she is survived by five children, William, June, Robert, Justin and John, all of whom live in Goulburn.
The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal Friday 5 March 1943 page 2
Submitted 22 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Daughter of William P AHERN and Hannah nee DAVIS
Married F J McCARTHY
Nurse and Doctor to Wed
Sister Rita Ahern, a trainee of St Vincent's Hospital, who was on active Service attached to No. 2 Unit, Salonika, will be married early next month to Captain Justin McCarthy, R.A.M.C, son of Mr. W.H. McCarthy, of Wolstonecraft. Nurse Ahern is the daughter of Mrs. Davies, of Roslyn Gardens, and the late Mr. P. Ahern, of Inverell. Just prior to returning to Australia she was nursing the troops smitten with influenza in Egypt. Sister Ahern and Dr. McCarthy met while both were engaged ministering to the wounds of our gallant soldiers.
The Mirror Sunday 23 February 1919 page 6
DEATH OF MRS. F. J. MCCARTHY
Mrs. Rita Fidelis McCarthy, wife of Dr. F. J. McCarthy, of 35 Montague Street, Goulburn, died at St John of God Hospital early on Saturday morning at the age of 48 years. She had been in failing health for about two years. A native of Inverell, Mrs. McCarthy was held in high regard in Goulburn, and the news of her death, brought sincere regret to her many friends. Coming to Goulburn with her husband about seven years ago, Mrs. McCarthy soon gained a host of friends, her cheery disposition and kind nature being well known. She formerly resided at Dubbo and other centres in the State. A fully qualified nurse, Mrs. McCarthy served with the A.I.F. overseas in the last war. Besides her husband, she is survived by five children, William, June, Robert, Justin and John, all of whom live in Goulburn.
The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal Friday 5 March 1943 page 2
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