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==Biography==
==Biography==
Kate Appleton was born in Aldershot, Hampshire in 1870, the daughter of a retired Army Officer (Lieutenant Colonel, Veterinary Department)<ref>1911 Census For England & Wales RG14 PN5743 RG78PN261 RD93 SD4 ED10 SN388</ref>. She trained as a nurse at  
Kate Appleton was born in Aldershot, Hampshire in 1870, the daughter of a retired Army Officer (Lieutenant Colonel, Veterinary Department)<ref>1911 Census For England & Wales RG14 PN5743 RG78PN261 RD93 SD4 ED10 SN388</ref>. She trained as a nurse at the Infirmary, Manchester<ref name="nominal">War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September</ref>.
 
==Nursing Service during the Boer War==
==Nursing Service during the Boer War==


Sister Appleton enrolled into the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) (PCANSR) on the 1st May 1897, and was given the service number 15<ref name="nominal"/>. There is no record of her in the medal rolls for South Africa.
==Nursing Training==
Sister Kate Gertrude '''APPLETON''' trained at Infirmary, Manchester.
==Nursing Service in the Boer War==
Sister Kate Gertrude '''APPLETON''' served in Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve), enlisting May 1, 1897. Her service number was 15.<ref>War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September</ref><ref>Census: RG14/5743 1911 Shanklin Isle of Wight</ref>
==After Military Service==
The 1911 census shows her living at home and working as a nurse in a hospital.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:PCANSR]] [[Category:Boer War]]
[[Category:PCANSR]] [[Category:Boer War]]
Sister
Title: Miss
Forename(s): Kate Gertrude
Surname: APPLETON
Final Employment Status: Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve)
Post Nominals:
Birthplace: Aldershot, Hants
Date of Birth: about 1870
Father's Occupation: Army Officer
Training Hospital: Infirmary
Training Place: Manchester
Nursing Experience:
Age in 1899: 29
Service Number: 15
Enlistment or Seniority: May 1, 1897
Shipping:
Honours and Awards:
Illness or Death:
Served in Burgher Camp:
Joined QAIMNS:
Military Career: The 1911 census shows her living at home and working as a nurse in a hospital.
References: War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September<br><b>Census</b>: RG14/5743 1911 Shanklin Isle of Wight

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Biography

Kate Appleton was born in Aldershot, Hampshire in 1870, the daughter of a retired Army Officer (Lieutenant Colonel, Veterinary Department)[1]. She trained as a nurse at the Infirmary, Manchester[2].

Nursing Service during the Boer War

Sister Appleton enrolled into the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) (PCANSR) on the 1st May 1897, and was given the service number 15[2]. There is no record of her in the medal rolls for South Africa.

Nursing Training

Sister Kate Gertrude APPLETON trained at Infirmary, Manchester.

Nursing Service in the Boer War

Sister Kate Gertrude APPLETON served in Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve), enlisting May 1, 1897. Her service number was 15.[3][4]

After Military Service

The 1911 census shows her living at home and working as a nurse in a hospital.

References

  1. 1911 Census For England & Wales RG14 PN5743 RG78PN261 RD93 SD4 ED10 SN388
  2. 2.0 2.1 War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September
  3. War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September
  4. Census: RG14/5743 1911 Shanklin Isle of Wight