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CUMMING, Kathleen May
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1917, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Wentworth, Wentworth, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 28 March 1987, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne The remains of Kathleen May Ridley nee Cumming were cremated and scattered at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on 31.3.1987. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Scots Church WW1 Honour Board, Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Keswick, SA | |
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| 25 Apr 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Karoola, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Born Kate Myrtle May CUMMING 1888 in Wentworth, NSW
Daughter of William CUMMING and Anne nee SENIOR
Training at Port Pirie Hospital
Married Ira Peter RIDLEY (Dentist)