Beryl May

Beryl May

Personal Information
Date of Birth	12 Jul 1922
Place of Birth	Armadale, Western Australia
Death	13 Jan 2002, aged 79
Place of Death	Northam, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	22 years, 11 months
Description	5'4" (1.63m) tall ; ; fair complexion ; brown eyes ; brown hair ; scar right thigh inner side
Occupation	Nurse
Religion	Church of England
Address	Ludlow, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Mother , Mrs. W May
Military Information
Reg Number	WFX23351
Date of Enlistment	13 Aug 1945
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit/Formation	Royal Australian Army Nursing Service
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia

War Service

Beryl enlisted in the AIF Nursing as a Lieutenant (AANS) on 23 Jul 1945 and was alloted to Light Duties with the 110th Australian Base Hospital in Perth. On 9 Apr 1946 she was posted to the 71st Austalian Camp Hospital, before returning to the 110th Base Hospital on 4 Dec 1946.

On 28 May 1947 Beryl was taken on strength by the 115th Australian General Hospital at Heidelberg, Victoria. On arrival she was allocated to to nurse patients with ww1 and ww2 service. Beryl was transferred to the Interim Army on 1 Jul 1947. On 29 Dec 1947 she was transferred to the AANS Reinforcements, based at Concord, New South Wales and held on their strength pending her movement to Kure in Japan to serve with the B.C.O.F.

On 16 Feb 1948, in Sydney, Beryl boarded MV Merkur which sailed for Japan, disembarking on 10 Mar 1948. On arrival she was allocated to the 130th Australian General Hospital. On 25 May 1949 Beryl was transferred to the R of O (RAANS) in 3 Military District

Japan 15 Feb 1948 to 12 Apr 1949 - discharged on 24 May 1949

Post War

On 15 Mar 1950 Beryl's address is 69 Giblin street, Lenah Valley, Tasmania wih her surname Wright. On 16 Feb 1957 Beryl re-married (?) Ralph George Tonkin (1926 - ) and they had two sons - Allen Ralph (7 May 1958 - ) and Anthony John (11 Jun 1960 - )

Electoral Roll entries: 1963 at lot 162 Hepburn street, Mt Magnet; 1968 at Hillman street, Darkan; 1972 at 4 Rowell street, Derby; 1977 - 1980 at 20 Exbury road, Armadale;

Notes

Burial record at Northam lists four children - Geoff, Vern, Allen and Tony. Also shows birth date as 1932 (?)

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