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CRITTENDEN, Kathleen Ellen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V346645 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) - Unallotted |
| Born: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia , 12 April 1914 |
| Home Town: | Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Interior Designer |
| Died: | Cerebral Tumour , Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia , 11 November 1972, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremation 13th November 1972 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Feb 1942: | Enlisted V346645 | |
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| 18 Mar 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Australian Army Headquarters, Posted to AHQ as Grade 3 Clerk attached to AWAS Training School Toorak for period of instruction | |
| 4 Apr 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Australian Army Headquarters | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Australian Army Headquarters, Appointment as Acting Lieutenant in the AWAS for duty | |
| 26 Apr 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Australian Army Education Service, Detached for duty HQ 2nd Australian Army | |
| 9 Oct 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2MD / NSW Area Lines of Communication, Appointment as Education Officer HQ NSW LoC | |
| 31 Jul 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Australian Army Education Service, Permanent Cadre as Education Officer AAES | |
| 17 Aug 1945: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) - Unallotted, Army Education Service | |
| 17 Apr 1946: | Discharged V346645 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Married name Katherine Helen Webb/Married 30th June 1949 Melbourne Victoria
Husband William Ernest Godwin Webb /Late of Titriangi Auckland New Zealand (1988) and Strathfield NSW 1992
Awards: War Medal , Australian Service Medal 1939-45.