MYRTLE LINDA, KIRK, Australian Army Nursing Staff, Egypt, Greece, Sudan, England
Myrtle Linda Kirk was born at Darlington, Victoria in 1891 reg#22063. Her parents were William John Kirk (Blacksmith) and Elizabeth Annie Bell. She also had a brother Robert Baird Kirk born 1893 Darley Victoria reg#12030.
Myrtle trained as a Nurse and worked at the Alfred Hospital in Victoria and was residing with her parents at "Kirkel", Orrong Road East St Kilda. On the 7th August 1917, Myrtle joined the Australian Army Nursing Staff, aged 26 years. Her brother was already serving overseas and her father serving in Australia with the Veterinarian's Corps. Nurse Kirk began her service at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.
Staff Nurse Kirk embarked from Melbourne on the 12th June 1917, per "RMS MOOLTAN" and disembarked at Suez on the 19th July 1917. She Nursed in Salonica, Greece at the 52nd and 56th General Hospital.
Her Appointment with The Australian Army Nursing Staff was terminated after her marriage with Lieutenant Arthur Joseph O'Meara at Salonica, Greece on the 12th June 1918. On the 22nd July Myrtle O'Meara embarked on the "Kanowna" at Suez for her return to Australia.
I assume that Lieutenant O'Meara was an English Officer. At some stage he was Appointed District Judge in El Obien, Sudan. In 1923 Myrtle is writing from the District Judge's Residence, in El Obeid, Sudan requesting issue of her Medals.
Children of Myrtle and Arthur O'Meara
1. BARRY AIDEN J. O'Meara
2. Desmond K. O'Meara born 1923 Kensington, London Volume Number 1A Page 152 Mother's Maiden name Kirk
This Looks Like Myrtle leaving Port of Sudan in 1924 per "City of Canterbury";
Port of Embarkation: Soudan
Arrived: London 2nd April 1924
O'Meara Mrs M. aged 29 years
O'Meara Barry aged 4 years
O'Meara Desmond aged 8 months
Arthur Joseph was a High Court Judge in England
Arthur Joseph O'Meara of Quay Cottage Polperro, Cornwall died on the 23rd March 1947
I belive the Myrtle linda/Lynda O'Meara died at Tonbridge, Kent in 1974
Her brother Robert Baird Kirk returned from the War and died in 1977 and is interred at Springvale Cemetery, Victoria Australia.
William John Kirk died in 1927 and her Mother Annie (Elizabeth) died in 1928 and is buried in Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Victoria
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Death of BARRY O'MEARA from U.K Roll of Honour
NAME: BARRY OMEARA
GIVEN INITIALS: B. A. J.
RANK: LIEUTENANT
DEATH DATE: 7th May 1945
NUMBER: 151674
BORN: INDIA
RESIDENCE: KENT
BRANCH AT ENLISTMENT: ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS
THEATRE OF WAR: ITALY
REGIMENT AT DEATH: 5th Royal Iniskilling Dragoon Guards R.A.C
BRANCH AT DEATH: Royal Armoured Corps
ON ACTIVE SERVICE
O'MEARA- In March 1045, Killied in Action, LIEUT. BARRY AIDEN O'MEARA, 5th Royal inniskilling Dragoon Guards, att. Commando, C.M.F, darling son of H.H Judge O'Meara, Law Courts, Khartoum, and Mrs. O'Meara, Polperro, Cornwall, brother of Desmond and fiance of Margaret Mary de Fonblanque.
20th March 1945
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Death of BARRY O'MEARA from U.K Roll of Honour
NAME: BARRY OMEARA
GIVEN INITIALS: B. A. J.
RANK: LIEUTENANT
DEATH DATE: 7th March 1945
NUMBER: 151674
BORN: INDIA
RESIDENCE: KENT
BRANCH AT ENLISTMENT: ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS
THEATRE OF WAR: ITALY
REGIMENT AT DEATH: 5th Royal Iniskilling Dragoon Guards R.A.C
BRANCH AT DEATH: Royal Armoured Corps
ON ACTIVE SERVICE
O'MEARA- In March 1945, Killied in Action, LIEUT. BARRY AIDEN O'MEARA, 5th Royal inniskilling Dragoon Guards, att. Commando, C.M.F, darling son of H.H Judge O'Meara, Law Courts, Khartoum, and Mrs. O'Meara, Polperro, Cornwall, brother of Desmond and fiance of Margaret Mary de Fonblanque.
20th March 1945