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BRYANT, Kathleen Jean
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1917, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Port Augusta, SA, 9 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nursing Sister |
| Died: | 23 November 1990, aged 96 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Walls |
| Memorials: | Keswick South Australian Army Nurses Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Keswick, SA | |
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| 13 Sep 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Sep 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Biography
Kathleen Avery, née Bryant, was born at Port Augusta, grew up in Broken Hill. In 1914 she began training at Broken Hill Hospital. In 1917 she joined the Australian Army Nursing Service, and was posted mainly in Salonika. On return to Australia Kathleen continued as a member of the Army Nursing Reserve, but resumed civilian nursing. During the Second World War she helped establish the Woodside Camp hospital in South Australia. Throughout her career Kathleen was an active member of the Returned Sisters Sub-branch of the Returned Services League.
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Submitted 16 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
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