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Kellett, Adelaide Maud (1873 - 1945)

CBE, RRC

Nurse and Hospital administrator

Born: 1 September 1873 Raglan, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 12 April 1945 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia.

Adelaide Maud Kellett became Matron of the Sydney Hospital in 1921 after serving in World War 1 as an army nurse. She retired from that position in 1944. Adelaide Kellett was President of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association 1929-30, 1933-34, 1937 and 1941-42.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1898 - 1901 Nurse training at Sydney Hospital
1907 Joined the Australian Army Nursing Service
1914 Left Australia with the first convey of the Australian Imperial Force
1914 - 1916 Matron with the Choubrah Military Infectious Hospital in Egypt
1916 Mentioned in dispatches
1916 - 1917 Matron with the No 2 Australian Army Hospital in Southall, UK
1917 Royal Red Cross (RRC) received
1917 - 1919 Matron with the No 25 British General Hospital in Hardelot, France
1919 Mentioned in dispatches
1919 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1920 Matron with the No 4 Australian General Hospital in Randwick, New South Wales
1921 - 1944 Matron at the Sydney Hospital
1929 - 1930 President of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association
1933 - 1934 President of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association
1935 Florence Nightingale Medal received from the International Committee of the Red Cross
1937 President of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association
1941 - 1942 President of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association
1944 Retired

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 24 May 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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