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KILLICOAT, Frances Madge
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Abberton Park, Redruth, South Australia, 4 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Burra Public School |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Natural causes, Armadale, Victoria, 1974 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated and remains scattered within the cemetery |
| Memorials: | Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Nov 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Nov 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 18 Nov 1918: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Resigned appointment due to marrying Capt. Stewart Osborn COWEN AAMC |
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Born 04 March 1889 at Abberton Park near Redruth (Burra), SA
Daughter of Philip Lander KILLICOAT and Mary nee CAVE
Age 26 years
Training Adelaide Hospital
Enlisted 05 November 1915
Embarked 12 November 1915 in Melbourne per “Orsova”
Service in Egypt, Marseilles and on the field in France
Promoted to Sister 01 October 1918
Resigned appointment in England 18 November 1918 due to marriage
Married Capt. Stewart Osborn COWEN of AAMC
Repatriation contact 12 March 1959
Died 1974 in Armadale, Vic.
Cremated 16 May 1974 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery and remains scattered
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