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World War 1, Europe, TSS Indarra, DORSCH, Australian Army Nursing Service, 1919

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1919

Overview

Sister Dorsch holding baby aboard "Indarra"

Historical information

TSS Indarra was a twin screw steamship was the largest and most luxurious of all the AUSN ships (Australasian United Steam Navigation Company, Fremantle). Built by William Denny & Brothers at Dumbarton in 1913. She came in at 9,735 gross tons and was 451 feet long and could carry 470 passengers. After war service she was briefly chartered to the Orient Line and then put up for sale. Sold to Lloyd Royal Belge (Great Britain) Ltd. in 1920 for the Brazilian service she was re-named "Paes de Waes". She didn't and the company failed to meet repayments. She was repossessed by AUSN in 1925 and then in turn sold to Osaka Shosen Kaisha and renamed "Horai Maru". OSK removed some of her accommodation thus improving her stability. She was sunk in the Sunda Strait by American aircraft on 2nd March 1942.

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-P1997.301.6z

Item type

Photographs

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Contextual Information

On the Indarra's repatriation voyage terminating in Fremantle on 27 August 1919, there were 26 dependents (wive and children) of soldiers on the disembarking passenger list. 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,

Year

1919

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