Jessie Helena BUCHANAN RRC

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BUCHANAN, Jessie Helena

Service Number:	Sister
Enlisted:	14 July 1915
Last Rank:	Sister
Last Unit:	Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
Born:	Woodford, NSW, 1881
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Trained Nurse
Died:	Leura, NSW, 25 October 1975, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Coffs Harbour Karangi Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915:	Involvement Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
14 Jul 1915:	Embarked Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Daughter of James BUCHANAN and Sara/Sarah nee McCLYMONT
Of Karaugi, NSW

Permission was given to Sister Buchanan to take a three months course of Lectures at Royal Sanitary Institute, 90 Buckingham Palace Road, London to enable her to obtain position as Sanitary Officer on her return to Australia.
Course was satisfactory throughout.

Did not marry

Awarded Royal Red Cross (1st Class)
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 23 July 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1171, position 26
Date of London Gazette: 9 April 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 4676, position 1

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