Janet Annie McDonald MBE (1885 - 1958)

Born 24 Mar 1885 in Semaphore, South Australia

Died 17 Oct 1958 at age 73 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Adelaide, 1885

Janet was born in 1885. ^[1]

• McDonald Janet : SERN SISTER : POB Adelaide SA
  POE N/A : NOK N/A

Kalamunda (1920) Sister Janet McDonald has been appointed ^[2][3]
to the position of matron in the Kalamunda Convalescent Home. ^[4]
Matron McDonald, who was a member of the A.I.F., served in Egypt, France and England, and left with the first hospital ship Kyarra in December, 1914, and was on service until the signing of the armistice, returning to Western Australia in March, 1919.

• Kyarra AWM 1915 - ART19766, by John Allcot

Possible service with HMAT A5 Omrah - mid 1915

MCDONALD J Medals and return HS Delta and photos

AN autumnal background of chrysanthemums and autumn leaves (1934,) ^[5]
provided a handsome setting for a reunion of army nurses at their club rooms in the Orient Buildings on Saturday afternoon. Miss Helen Homan and Miss M. Ashton were the hostesses, and the guest of honor was Matron Gray, of Epworth Hospital, who was matron of the Perth Hospital before the war. Reminiscences were exchanged around the tea table. The opportunity was taken to wish bon voyage to Matron Tessa Dunn, formerly of the McGill Hospital, and Sister Wintle, who left yesterday in the Mongolia for a long tour of England. Other guests were Mesdames Collison, Watkins, Sherwood, H. J. Gray, and McKay, Matron Janet McDonald, Miss Berwick and others.

TO REPRESENT NURSES AT CORONATION (1937, February 6).Mirror
(Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956), p. 23. Retrieved May 5, 2023

Army Nurses' Social. (1937, March 6). The West Australian
(Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved May 5, 2023

People - LifeTree

1914-1915 Star AIF Attestation p.18

Personnel of Nurses' Coronation Party. ^{[6] [7]} Melbourne
Feb. 12. (1937,) -The Minister for Defence (Sir Archdale Parkhill) announced today the names of six returned army nurses who will form part of the services coronation contingent.
The nurses selected are as follows:
Queensland (1st Military District): Miss Grace Margaret Wilson, matron-in-chief of the Australian Army Nursing Service.
New South Wales (2nd Military District): Miss Elizabeth Kearey.
Victoria (4th Military District): Miss Elizabeth Anne Dowsley.
South Australia (4th Military District): Miss Janet Sinclair Wood.
Western Australia (5th Military District): Miss Janet McDonald.
Tasmania (6th Military District): Miss Muriel Folder.

Miss McDonald is the principal matron of the Army Nursing Service in Western Australia. She was born in Adelaide in 1885 and served as a nurse during the war, in Egypt, France, and England.

NEW YEAR Honours (1952,)
Mr C Molyneaux, Miss J. McDonald and Miss F. R. Rudeforth, ^[8]
who are made Members of the Order of the British Empire.
Miss Janet McDonald has had a lengthy and meritorious career of nursing. She retired in January, 1949. from the position of matron of Lemnos Mental Hospital.
From 1930 to 1939 Miss McDonald was the principal matron of Western Command. She represented the nursing profession of this State at the jubilee of King George V. Since her retirement Miss McDonald has continued to take an active interest in the welfare of repatriation soldiers and as a member of the committee of the Faversham War Veterans' Home at York.

Matron McDonald Honoured (1948, August 1). Listening Post
(Perth, WA : 1921 - 1954), p. 23. Retrieved May 5, 2023 . . . photo . .

World War One Nurses - via Dr Kirsty Harris historian

Sources

1. ↑ McDonald Janet Annie F |Alexander Norman McDonald | Adelaide | 347/410 | 1885 - and she died
   ^ McDonald Janet Annie F | Adelaide | 882/6923 | 1958
2. ↑ KALAMUNDA. (1920, September 17). The Swan Express
   (Midland Junction, WA : 1900 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved May 5, 2023
3. ↑ KALAMUNDA CONVALESCENT HOME (1924, April 4). The Daily News
   (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 5 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved May 10, 2023
4. ↑ Archibald Sanderson (1870-1937) - owner sold 1920
5. ↑ Social (1934, May 29). The Daily News
   (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 7 (LATE CITY). Retrieved May 10, 2023
6. ↑ Should There Be Another War (1937, February 9). The Daily News
   (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 10 (CITY FINAL). Retrieved May 26, 2023
7. ↑ THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT. (1937, February 13). The West Australian
   (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 18. Retrieved May 3, 2023 (King George VI Coronation)
8. ↑ Seven West Australians Receive New Year Honours (1952, January 1). Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved May 3, 2023

McDonald, Janet A (Sister, MBE, AANS)

Anzac Hostel - Index Tree

PRINCIPAL MATRON J. McDONALD (1937, October 3). Sunday Times
(Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 27 (First Section). Retrieved May 19, 2023 photo

Germans Are Efficient And Thrifty (1937, October 8). News
(Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2023

DOWN FROM OUTBACK (1937, February 9). News
(Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved May 20, 2023

Lady Weigall To Meet Sisters' Sub=branch (1934, December 6). The Advertiser
(Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 14. Retrieved May 20, 2023

Was With Nurses' Coronation Contingent (1937, October 2). The Advertiser
(Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 26. Retrieved May 20, 2023 - - (photo)

What Women Are Doing (1937, November 13). The Australian Women's Weekly
(1933 - 1982), p. 23. Retrieved May 26, 2023 Matron Returns to Her Post in Perth

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