NFX165749 CAPTAIN Honora Alma Marmont

Service No: NFX165749
Service: Australian Army Nursing Service
Place of Birth: Orange
Highlights: Honora was born in 1910 and lived with her parents in the Golspie / Taralga area before undertaking her nurse training.

She joined AANS on 1 Feb 1943, at the age of 32 and was sent to 113 Australian General Hospital (Concord) for duty, before being sent to 2 Australian Ambulance Train on 8 Apr 1944. She worked at 12 Camp Hosp (Moore Park / Sydney Showgrounds) in between train Ambulance journeys. Honora was posted to 3 Australian Ambulance Train on 14 Jul 1944 and continued to work at 12 Camp Hospital as before, until she was formally posted to the staff of 12 Camp Hospital on 14 Apr 1946.

Honora was then posted to 113 Military Hospital, Concord on 6 Sep 1946 where she worked until she sailed for Kure, Japan on 11 Sep 1947, on transfer to the Interim Army with the rank of Lieutenant. In Japan she served with 130 Australian General Hospital until 10 Mar 1949 when she moved to British Commonwealth Occupation Forces Hospital. On 20 Apr 1952, Honora was promoted to Captain. On 13 Nov 1952, Honora returned to Australia and her appointment was terminated on 28 Nov 1952.