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BAKER, Dorothy Emily
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 18 November 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Dublin, South Australia, 23 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Kurralta Park, South Australia, 3 March 1973, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot -RSL Wall 105 B006 |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW1, Riverton Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 29 Nov 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, per H.T. "Indarra" for Bombay | |
| 13 Nov 1919: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
| 1 Feb 1920: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Staff Nurse |
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Staff Nurse
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Born 23 January 1894 at Dublin, SA, Dorothy was the daughter of Frederick George BAKER and Eliza Alice nee KELLY, oOf Riverton, SA.
Enlisting on 13 November 1917 at Keswick, SA at the age of 23 year, Dorothy served in Bombay and Gharial, India. She returned to Australia per 'Dilwarra' to Singapore then 'Charon' to Frematle arriving 21 December 1919.
Dorothy did not marry and died 03 March 1973 at the age of 79 years and her ashes are resting at Centennial Park Cemetery RSL Walls
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Retired from the Department of Repatriation in Adelaide as Assistant Matron on 16th February 1956
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