Minnie Goldstein enlisted in the Australian Army on 28 August 1942. Her service number was Wx32605.[1]
While working as a nurse in Alexishafen, New Guinea, Sister Minnie Goldstein was painted by Nora Heysen (1911-2003).[2]
Sister Minnie Goldstein working in the blood bank, Alexishafen (1944) by Nora Heysen (1911-2003)
Sister Goldstein was discharged from the Australian Army on 17 February 1947 with the rank of Lieutenant. Her posting at discharge was 2/1 Australian General Hospital.
Minnie returned to work as a sister at the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Perth.
In 1956 Minnie married Maxwell Percival Rose (1915-1973). Minnie died in Perth on 5 April 1984.
Minnie Sutherland Rose died on 5 April 1984 and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia.[3]
Sources
↑Military:
"Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945"
National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883 Ancestry au Record 61172 #1911643 (subscription required, accessed 21 January 2024)
Name: Minnie Sutherland Goldstein; Birth Date: 13 Aug. 1908; Birth Place: Ravensthorpe, Western Australia; Enlistment Date: 1939-1948; Enlistment Place: Northam, Western Australia; Military Service Branch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force; Service Number: Wx32605; Next of Kin: Minnie Goldstein; Series Description: B883: Army, 2nd Al F.
↑Burial:
"Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #213559070 Ancestry au Record 60528 #178205066 (subscription required, accessed 21 January 2024)
Minnie Sutherland Rose burial (died on 5 Apr 1984) in Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia. Born in 1909.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minnie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minnie: