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CONNELL, Joan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 103 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1915 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Illness, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 May 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Civil Cemetery C. of E. Plot. Compt. G2. Grave 32662. (GRM/3), Bendigo Civil Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian Military Nurses Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Base Hospital Roll of Honour, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens Nurses Plaques |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 103 | |
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| 21 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sister, 103, Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service | |
| 21 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 103 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sister Joan Connell 103 of the RAAF Nursing Service (Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force) served at Number 4 School of Technical Training & Number 1 Embarkation Depot
Daughter of Alexander Francis and Grace Gertrude Connell of Bendigo, Victoria