Ada Mary Willis

Service: AANS
Place of Birth: Crookwell
Highlights: Born in 1888, Ada completed her nurse training at Goulburn District Hospital in 1914 and joined AANS on 23 Sep 1916 aged 27 years. Embarked for Cairo on 21 Mar 1917 arriving 18 May 1917, served with 14 AGH Abbassia, until transferred to 52nd General Hospital, Salonika on 14 Aug 1917. Also served with 50th and 66th General Hospitals until 5 Feb 1919. Returned to England and served at 1 AGH (Sutton Vemy) until 9 Jul 1919. Returned to Australia, serving as Nursing Staff on HM Troopship Kanowna. Discharged on 4 Dec 1919. Ada married John Calvert in 1924 at Crookwell, and died in Scotland in 1970.