Sister Alice-Ross King

  • Birth

    Birth

    She was born in Victoria. When she was young she moved with her family to Perth
  • Her Father and two Brothers drowned

    Her Father and two Brothers drowned

    In the Perth River
  • Moved back to Victoria

    Moved back to Victoria

    Alice and her mother
  • Enlistment

    Enlistment

    Alice enlisted for the Australian Army Nursing Service
  • Served

    Served

    She served in Hospitals and on hospital ships in Egypt
  • Served

    Served

    She moved to France where she served with the No.1 Australian General Hospital
  • Joined

    Joined

    Joined No.2 Australian Casualty Clearing (2CCS) station inTrois Arbres
  • Station was attacked

    Station was attacked

    2CCS was attacked by a German Aircraft
  • Australia

    Australia

    She returned back to Australia after the war
  • Married

    Married

    She married a doctor named Sydney Theodore Appleford
  • Training

    Training

    Involved in training Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs)
  • Enlisted

    Enlisted

    During the Second World War she enlisted for full-timeduty with the VADs
  • Commissioned

    Commissioned

    VADs had developed into the Australian Army WomensMedical Services and Alice Appleford was commissioned as a major and appointed senior assistant controllerfor Victoria
  • Awarded

    Awarded

    She was awarded the Florence Nightingale medal by theInternational Red Cross.
  • Died

    Died

    At Cronella, Sydney