APPLETON, Kate Gertrude
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
References
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
Census: RG14/5743 1911 Shanklin Isle of Wight
