Montrose in Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia — Oceania
Sister Edith Wilson Yeaman
27.11.1884 - 04.01.1963
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, June 18, 2026
1. Sister Edith Wilson Yeaman Marker
Edith sailed onboard the RMS Mooltan, leaving Melbourne on the 15th of May 1915. Disembarking at Lemnos, where the wounded from Gallipoli were being evacuated to for treatment, Edith attended to the injured soldiers in makeshift hospital tents under trying and primitive conditions.
After the withdrawal of troops from Gallipoli, Edith served in field hospitals in France and England and was promoted to Sister on the 5th of May 1917.
Many Australian soldiers' lives were saved by the treatment and dedication of the nurses and medical staff during the war years.
Edith returned to Montrose on the 15th of May 1919 and was discharged from the army on September 13th 1919. Sister Yeaman continued nursing at a Montrose rest home before moving to Sydney to start a private hospital.
Edith's brothers, Winfred and Lindsay Yeaman, served overseas in the AIF.
This statue was officially unveiled
this page online
The Nurses Memorial garden is a joint project of the Montrose Men's Shed, the Township Group, the RSL, and the Yarra Ranges Council.
Erected 2025 by The Montrose Men's Shed, the Township Group, the RSL, and the Yarra Ranges Council.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World I • Women.
Location. 37° 48.606′ S, 145° 20.634′ E. Memorial is in Montrose, Victoria, in Yarra Ranges Shire. It is at the intersection of Mount Dandenong Tourist Road (Victoria Route C415) and Leith Road ( Route C401), on the left when traveling east on Mount Dandenong Tourist Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 935 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Montrose VIC 3765, Australia. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Oceania, in Australasia, in the Pacific Ocean, in South Pacific, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, June 18, 2026
2. Sister Edith Wilson Yeaman Marker n the Montrose Town Centre Reserve
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Australian Nurses Memorial / Local Nurses that served in War (here, next to this marker); Montrose Bricks in Demand (a few steps from this marker); Robert Riddett's Cottage (a few steps from this marker); Montrose War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Major Charles Morris (1856-1935) (within shouting distance of this marker); Storm Leaves (within shouting distance of this marker); The People's Garden (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The First Train (approx. 4.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montrose.
Also see . . . Statue unveiling scheduled for Montrose wartime nurse. Star Mail
Nurse Yeaman enlisted in 1915 at the age of 30 and on 15 May that year, just three weeks after the landing at Gallipoli, she sailed from Sydney on board RMS Mooltan headed for an island in the Aegean Sea.(Submitted on July 22, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)
She served on a hospital ship at the port of Mudros in Lemnos. This was the port that the sick and wounded from Gallipoli were sent to.
After the evacuation of Gallipoli, Nurse Yeaman served in hospitals at Alexandria, Egypt, then on to England before finally serving in France.
In May 1917 Nurse Edith was promoted to Sister.
Fortunately, Sister Yeaman was able to return home safely to her family in May 1919, almost four years after she left and continued to work in hospitals in Melbourne and Sydney.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
