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KEITH, Helen
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 21 November 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Tree 1082 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Saw service in London and France 1915-1919. | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Honoured Royal Red Cross (2nd Class), Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 20 November 1919 Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1726, position 6 Date of London Gazette: 31 July 1919 Location in London Gazette: Page 9829, position 1 | |
| 14 Sep 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Returned to Australia per 'Valencia' on 14.9.1919. | |
| 2 Jan 1920: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
TROPHIES FROM EGYPT.
TROPHIES FROM EGYPT.
Sister Keith, of the Australian Army Nursing Service, has sent to her sister, Mrs. Miller, of McPherson-street, a fine collection of work in beads and leather which she collected in Egypt. Included in the articles is a beautiful
diamond-backed snake made of beads, the work of a Turkish prisoner.
The Horsham Times Tuesday 16 January 1917 page 3
Submitted 10 March 2016 by Daryl Jones
Biography contributed by Sandra Barry
Helen was the daughter of William Keith and Euphemia Hardie Patterson nee Aitken.
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