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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 the Infirmary, Manchester<ref>War Office (1900) Nominal Roll of Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service (Reserve) as at 30th September</ref>.
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.


==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

Latest revision as of 16:29, 11 August 2024


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.

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