Waters, Annie Marie

Staff Nurse Annie Marie Waters - Australian Army Nursing Service

Annie Marie Waters was born in Melbourne Victoria in 1894, however the family soon moved across to Western Australia and took up residence at Thompson Road North Fremantle.

Annie was educated at Sacred Heart College Fremantle and after leaving school she took up a career in nursing.

She worked in Fremantle Public Hospital for three years and with the beginning on the Great War, Annie went to work at No.8 Australian General Hospital in South Terrace Fremantle.

However she wanted to serve overseas and on the 11th October 1917 officially enlisted for to serve with the Australian Army Nursing Service overseas.

While she waited for her orders, Annie continued to work at No.8 AGH. Her embarkation orders finally came through and she was given a going away reception.

Article from WA Record Newspaper below;

Popular Fremantle Nurse

Farewelled

The young lady, Miss. Annie Waters,
whose photo we reproduce in this
page, is one of a band of staff nurses
from the Base Hospital, Fremantle,
who embarked recently on a hospital

ship bound for the seat of war. Daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Waters, Thompson
road, North Fremantle, Sister Waters,
has spent the greater part of the past

two years at the Base Hospital, which
she entered under the rank of lieuten
ant, and where she endeared herself to
all with whom she came in contact. In
view of Sister Waters' departure for
the front, and as a mark of the esteern
in which, she was held in the locality,
a select entertainment and banquet,
recently given in her honour by Mrs.
Connolly and her daughter, Mrs. J.
Prindiville, at their residence, North
Fremantle, was largely patronised by
friends and well-wishers. A most en-
joyable evening was spent, Sister
Waters being the recipient of numerous

little gifts from the invited guests.
Rev. Father Neville, O.M.I., on behalf
of the guest of the evening, returned
thanks in a few well-chosen words.
Miss Waters is an ex-pupil of the
Sacred Heart Ladies' College, Freman
tle. Her alma mater is proud of her,
and joins with us in wishing her bon
voyage and safe return home.
 
 
Staff Nurse Annie Waters was initially attached to the nursing section of No.9 Sea Transport and she worked on a hospital ship which went from Sydney to Liverpool in England.
Upon reaching England, Annie was temporarily taken on strength of the nursing staff at No.2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Southall England. She worked here for a few months in 1918, but was then put in charge of the nursing staff on the hospital ship Arawa which departed from England with wounded Australian soldiers. Annie arrived back in Fremantle on the 10th November 1918, one day prior to Armistice Day.
 
As the war had ended Annie was discharged from the Australian Army Nursing Service on the 8th December 1918.
 
After returning from the war Annie resumed work as a nurse at Fremantle Hospital and was living in Thompson Road North Fremantle. In 1925 she moved to Bourke Street North Perth as she had secured work at Perth Hospital. She later moved to Oxford Street but continued to work in Perth until the mid 1930's when she moved to Thomas Street Nedlands. 
 
Annie Marie Waters died in 1961 aged 68