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KELMAN, Linda Jessie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 11 August 1884 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 July 1949, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Remains were cremated and scattered. |
| Memorials: | Kilkivan Shire of Kilkivan Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
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| 13 Sep 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Sep 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Jun 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Mentioned in dispatches Third Supplement No 31383 London Gazette dated 5th June 1919 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 113 dated 06 October 1919 | |
| 1 Sep 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Served in Abbassia, Egypt from 1917-1919and returned to Australia per 'Burman' on 1.9.1919. | |
| 1 Oct 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Linda was the daughter of James Bushy Kelman and Matilda Emily Kelman nee Lindeman.