JESSEP, Mabel Alice
(Service number 22/191)
| Aliases |
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| First Rank |
Nurse |
Last Rank |
Sister |
Birth
| Date |
20/12/1883 |
Place of Birth |
Ngapara, North Otago |
Enlistment Information
| Date |
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Age |
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| Address at Enlistment |
Oamaru Hospital |
| Occupation |
(1) Nurse; (2) Sister |
| Previous Military Experience |
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| Marital Status |
Single |
| Next of Kin |
Mrs Chas JESSEP, Short Street, Ashburton |
| Religion |
Presbyterian |
| Medical Information |
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Military Service
| Served with |
NZ Armed Forces |
Served in |
Army |
| Military District |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation |
(1) New Zealand Expeditionary Force; (2) New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship |
(1) New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps; (2) New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps |
| Date |
(1) 9 October 1915; (2) 6 May 1916 |
| Transport |
(1) Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo; (2) Mokoia or Navua |
| Embarked From |
(1) Wellington; (2) Wellington |
Destination |
(1) Suez, Egypt; (2) Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With |
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| Last Unit Served With |
New Zealand Army Nursing Service |
Military Awards
| Campaigns |
Egyptian; Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| Service Medals |
1914-1915 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal |
| Military Awards |
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Death
| Date |
3 November 1958 |
Age |
74 years |
| Place of Death |
Christchurch |
| Cause |
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| Notices |
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| Memorial or Cemetery |
Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch |
| Memorial Reference |
Block 1B, Plot 252 |
| New Zealand Memorials |
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Biographical Notes
Mabel Alice Jessep was the third daughter of Charles Jessep and his second wife, Bridget née Athy. Like her sister, Mabel attended Ngapara and Oamaru North schools, before transferring to Woodbury when the family moved north. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [15 October 2016]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5541 0060539) [18 October 2016], NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5948 0359531) [18 October 2016]; Timaru Herald, 28 April 1893, 26 September 1906, 25 October 1913, 31 January 1916, 18 June 1917, 3 July 1920, Temuka Leader, 26 April 1894, 21 September 1899, Mataura Ensign, 25 June 1908, Oamaru Mail, 8 July 1909, Star, 1 October 1915, Sun, 4 October 1915, 19 January 1916, 11 March 1919, The Colonist, 7 October 1915, Dominion, 9 October 1915, 2 February 1916, 15 June 1917, 4 February 1919, Press, 1 February 1916, 24 January 1919, Evening Post, 11 December 1918, 3 July 1919, Ellesmere Guardian, 10 July 1920 (Papers Past) [16, 17 & 18 October 2016]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [17 October 2016]; SCRoll web submission by J Maze, 26 August 2020
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