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KEYS, Lilian Constance
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 13 June 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Nursing Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Young, New South Wales, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Memorials: | Yass Methodist Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jun 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sydney, NSW | |
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| 2 Sep 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Kashgar embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Kashgar, Sydney | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
| 30 Dec 1918: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
Personal Stories
Romantic marriage in Vancouver
Nurse Lilian Keys, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Keys, of O'Connelltown, Yass, made a romantic marriage in Vancouver an New Year's Eve. She was travelling with four other nursing sisters in the ambulance transport Madras. Mr.A. Carruthers joined the ship at Shanghai, en route to the old country, on furlough, after thirty years spent in China, a Deputy Commissioner of the Chinese Customs service. Three weeks after meeting the pair were married.
Newcastle Morning Herald & Miner's Advocate Friday 07 March 1919 page 7
Submitted 10 March 2016 by Daryl Jones
Biography
Married name "Curruthers" - Married on 30 Dec 1918
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