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World War 1, Europe, DORSCH, MAGAREY, Australian Army Nursing Service, 1919

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Sisters Dorsch and Magarey on donkeys

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Staff Nurse Gertrude Maria Othelia Dorsch enlisted at Prospect South Australia on 20 July 1915 and returned to Australia on 12 July 1919. She was the sister of 20543 Private Carl Emil Dorsch, Staff Nurse Elizabeth Jean Magarey enlisted on 1 October 1915 and embarked on 10 October on HMAT A71 Nestor as part of 1 Australian General Hospital, 1-6 Special Reinforcements. She returned to Australia on 12 July 1919.

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cwa-org-32-P1997.301.6s

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War and Conflict

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1919

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