RAIL F.M.

RAIL F.M.

Given Names: Florence Manners

Service Number:

Unit: Australian Army Nursing Service

Rank: Staff Nurse

Paybook Number: 600136

Age: 34 Yrs

Occupation: Nurse

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 3½ In

Weight: 132 Lbs

Chest: In

Hair:

Eyes:

Complexion: Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 5/7/1917

Place:

Next of Kin: FATHER Richard Rail

Lolowa', Belmont Avenue, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 30/8/1917

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Wiltshire

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Delta

Embarked: 24/1/1919

Disembarked: 30/3/1919

Unit: Australian Army Nursing Service

Rank: Staff Nurse

Discharge Date: 25/5/1919

Place:

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 68579

Victory Medal: 65827

Other: MiD

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1883

Place: Ballarat, Victoria

Father: Richard RAIL

Mother: Jane Clarke MANNERS

MARRIAGE

Year:

Place:

Spouse:

DEATH

Date or Year: 4/11/1963

Place: Brighton, Victoria

Burial: Old Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Served in Egypt

Mention in Despatches gazetted 5/6/1919 for conspicuous services rendered

Invalided to UK 9/12/1918 with para-typhoid