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Nurses in World War 1 – Annie and Amy Warner

Nurses in World War 1 – Annie and Amy Warner

by Tricia Dickinson | Apr 21, 2024 | Biographies, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Women, World War 1

Nurses in World War 1 – Annie and Amy Warner During the First World War, more than 2000 Australian nurses served in the Australian Army Nursing Service.  These nurses had to be aged between 25 and 40 and unmarried.  They worked in hospitals, on ships and trains...
The Story of an ANZAC – Sapper John Dahl – 1871 – 1916

The Story of an ANZAC – Sapper John Dahl – 1871 – 1916

by Tricia Dickinson | Apr 14, 2024 | Biographies, Gympie, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Gympie District Families, Hotels, World War 1

The Story of an ANZAC – Sapper John Dahl – 1871 – 1916   Sapper John Dahl Service number: 9445 Unit: 11th Field Company Australian Engineers First World War, 1914-1918 LIGHT LOSS‘OUR LOSS was light,’ the paper said, ‘Compared with damage to the Hun’:...
Gympie’s Great War Stories  1914 – 1918

Gympie’s Great War Stories 1914 – 1918

by Tricia Dickinson | Nov 11, 2023 | Biographies, Gympie, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Gympie District Families, World War 1

Gympie’s Great War Stories 1914 – 1918 This blog post contains a collection of stories from publications put together by Society Members to mark the Centenary of the Great War.  There are six books in the collection and they are available either...
Gympie’s Great War Stories 1914-1918

Gympie’s Great War Stories 1914-1918

by Tricia Dickinson | Sep 20, 2023 | Biographies, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Gympie District Families, World War 1

Gympie’s Great War Stories 1914-1918 This blog post contains a collection of stories from publications put together by Society Members to mark the Centenary of the Great War.  There are six books in the collection and they are available either individually or as...
George Pestorius, The Teacher

George Pestorius, The Teacher

by Tricia Dickinson | Apr 30, 2023 | Gympie & Wide Bay district, World War 1

George Pestorius, The Teacher There are two parts to the life of George Pestorius, one is as a Soldier in WW1 and the other is as a well respected Teacher for the Education Department of Qld. The following is a summary of George’s life as a teacher and his...
George Pestorius, The Soldier

George Pestorius, The Soldier

by Tricia Dickinson | Apr 21, 2023 | Gympie & Wide Bay district, World War 1

George Pestorius, The Soldier There are two parts to the life of George Pestorius, one is as a Soldier in WW1 and the other is as a well respected Teacher for the Education Department of Qld.  The following is a summary of George’s life as a soldier and you can...
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