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MCNAUGHTON, Catherine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Little River, Wyndham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nursing Sister |
| Died: | Werribee, Victoria, Australia, 14 February 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Werribee Cemetery, Victoria Plot Roman Catholic D, Grave 134 |
| Memorials: | Geelong Hospital Members of Staff Honor Roll, Lara and District Memorial Gates, Little River Australian WW1 Nurses Memorial, Little River Roll of Honor WW1, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Served in France | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Honoured Royal Red Cross (1st Class) | |
| 13 Sep 1920: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Mentioned in Despatches: Received Two oak leaves (one large and one small) – mentioned in Despatches emblem | |
| 13 Sep 1920: | 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 Faithe Jones
Daughter of James MCNAUGHTON and Annie nee BAXTER
Married Joe RYAN
Kit kept a diary of her wartime experiences, and in 2013, the book “Kitty’s War” by historian Janet Butler was published, based on Kit’s diaries. It gives us an insight into the experiences and hardships faced by these courageous women. The book won the New South Wales Premier’s History Awards Prize for Australian History in 2013, and the WK Hancock Prize from the Australian Historical Association the following year.
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