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Christina Ralston McKECHNIE

Place of birthWedderburn, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationNurse
AddressSpring Hill, Fenton's Creek near Wedderburn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.10
Height5' 3"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, W McKechnie, Spring Hill, Fenton's Creek near Wedderburn, Victoria
Enlistment date26 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentStaff Nurse
Unit nameNurses (July 1915 - Nov 1918)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Mooltan on 26 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollNurse
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Nursing Service
FateReturned to Australia 13 April 1919
Discharge date30 June 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2960 Lance Corporal Clyde Guthrie McKECHNIE, 6th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 28 June 1919; 3528 Pte William Allan McKECHNIE, 4th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 29 April 1919.
Other details

War service: India

Commenced return to Australia from Bombay on board SS 'Eastern', 13 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 30 June 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, McKECHNIE Christina Ralston

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