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Birth
She was born in Victoria. When she was young she moved with her family to Perth -
Her Father and two Brothers drowned
In the Perth River -
Moved back to Victoria
Alice and her mother -
Enlistment
Alice enlisted for the Australian Army Nursing Service -
Served
She served in Hospitals and on hospital ships in Egypt -
Served
She moved to France where she served with the No.1 Australian General Hospital -
Joined
Joined No.2 Australian Casualty Clearing (2CCS) station inTrois Arbres -
Station was attacked
2CCS was attacked by a German Aircraft -
Australia
She returned back to Australia after the war -
Married
She married a doctor named Sydney Theodore Appleford -
Training
Involved in training Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs) -
Enlisted
During the Second World War she enlisted for full-timeduty with the VADs -
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
She was awarded the Florence Nightingale medal by theInternational Red Cross. -
Died
At Cronella, Sydney
