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KEMP, Alice Annie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Maidstone England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Matron |
| Died: | Murrumbeena, Glen Eira City, Victoria, 18 November 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Melaleuca, Garden M11, Bed 4, Rose 09 - Alice Thomson. |
| Memorials: | Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Honoured Royal Red Cross (2nd Class), Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class - Date of London Gazette: 23 February 1917 - Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 25 July 1917. | |
| 14 Jun 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, With the 1st Australian General Hospital and served in France and England. Returned to Australia on 14.6.1919 per 'Karagola' | |
| 15 Aug 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Alice was born in 1879, the daughter of John Kemp and Sarah Kemp nee Kenyon.
Married Arthur Malcolm Thomson in 1922.