Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Eliza Ann Watts
Ancestor's date of birth: 30/04/1874
Ancestor's date of death: 01/03/1941
Cause of Death: Not Stated
Service Number: Nursing Sister - no number
Colony or State of enlistment: SA, Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Unit: Army Nurses South Australia
Rank attained in Boer War: LT (Sister), Date Effective: On Enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): CAPT (Head Sister) Date Effective: 1914
Murray Page: Did not appear
Contingent: Adelaide Patriotic Committee Nurses
Ship: Australiasian from Melbourne, Date of Sailing: 21/02/1900
Memorial details: Mt Lawley South Australia.
Decorations: QSA and KSA with clasps. 1914-1915 Star, BWM, VM. Devoted Service Cross.
Personal Characteristics: When asked on WW1 enlistment form "What is your experience in the execution of Medical Orders" she responded "Obey them"
Reasons to go and fight: She was a member of the Australian Trained Nurses Association. [ATNA]
Details of service in war: 2nd General Hospital Wynberg, 5th Stationary Hospital Bloemfontein, 2nd General Hospital Pretoria. Sister Watts served until July 1902. Her rank was Sister.
Service and life after the Boer War: While serving in the 1st World War she was with 1st AGM in Egypt and France, Croyden War Hospital London, #10 Stationary Hospital France, #26 Ambulance Train, #3 AGM France, 1 AGM Sutton Veney UK 1919. She was discharges in July 1919. He rank was Head Sister.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Sandra Doddridge, Walkerville SA
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand Niece
