Alice Ross-King

Alice Ross-King
Ross-King in c. 1919
Birth nameAlys Ross King
Born(1887-08-05)5 August 1887
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died17 August 1968(1968-08-17) (aged 81)
Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia
Buried
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Army
Years of service1914–1919
1941–1947
RankMajor
UnitAustralian Army Nursing Service
Australian Army Medical Women's Service
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsAssociate Royal Red Cross
Military Medal
Mentioned in Despatches
Florence Nightingale Medal
Victorian Honour Roll of Women
Spouse(s)
Sydney Theodore Appleford
(m. 1919; died 1958)

Alice Appleford, ARRC, MM (née Ross-King; 5 August 1887 – 17 August 1968)[1][2] was an Australian civilian and military nurse who took part in both World Wars. She has been described as Australia's most decorated woman.[3] During the First World War she served in hospitals in Egypt and France and was one of only seven Australian nurses to be awarded the Military Medal for gallantry. In the Second World War she held a senior post within the Australian Army Medical Women's Service. In 1949 she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest award made by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

  1. ^ "Appleford, Alys (Alice) Ross (1891–1968)". Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Appleford, Alice Ross". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Did You Know?" (PDF). Australian Department of Defence, Directorate of Honours & Awards. July 2007.