1887 - 1968
Alice Ross-King Australian Nurse
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Details
| Birthday |
5th August, 1887
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| Birthplace |
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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| Died |
17th August, 1968
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| Place of Death |
Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia
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| Buried |
Fawkner cemetery, Melbourne
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation Text |
Nurse
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| Occupation |
Nurse
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Alys Ross King ARRC MM (5 August 1887 – 17 August 1968), known as Alice Ross-King (later Alice Appleford), was an Australian civilian and military nurse who took part in both World Wars. She has been described as Australia's most decorated woman. During the First World War she served in hospitals in Egypt and France and was one of only seven Australian nurses decorated with the Military Medal for gallantry. In the Second World War she held a senior post within the Australian Army Medical Women's Service. In 1949 she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest award made by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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