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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001083b.htm person Kellett Adelaide Maud CBE RRC AACR2 1 September 1873 12 April 1945 Place of Birth Raglan, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Waverley, New South Wales, Australia Nurse Hospital administrator Adelaide 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 1929-1930, 1933-1934, 1937 and 1941-1942. 1898 1901 Education - Nurse training at Sydney Hospital 1907 1907 Military service - Joined the Australian Army Nursing Service 1914 1914 Military service - Left Australia with the first convey of the Australian Imperial Force 1914 1916 Military service - Matron with the Choubrah Military Infectious Hospital in Egypt 1916 1916 Award - Mentioned in Despatches (MID) 1916 1917 Military service - Matron with the No 2 Australian Army Hospital in Southall, UK 1917 1917 Award - Royal Red Cross (RRC) 1917 1919 Military service - Matron with the No 25 British General Hospital in Hardelot, France 1919 1919 Award - Mentioned in Despatches (MID) 1919 1919 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 1920 1920 Career position - Matron with the No 4 Australian General Hospital in Randwick, New South Wales 1921 1944 Career position - Matron at the Sydney Hospital 1929 1930 Career position - President, Australasian Trained Nurses Association 1933 1934 Career position - President, Australasian Trained Nurses Association 1935 1935 Award - Florence Nightingale Medal, International Committee of the Red Cross 1937 1937 Career position - President, Australasian Trained Nurses Association 1941 1942 Career position - President, Australasian Trained Nurses Association 1944 1944 Life event - Retired

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 'Kellett, Adelaide Maud', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kellett, Adelaide Maud Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Kellett, Adelaide Maud (1873-1945), hospital matron Mitchell, Ann M Kellett, Adelaide Maud (1873-1945), hospital matron Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 549-550 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1944 Alexander, John A. Who's who in Australia 1944 12th Melbourne, Victoria The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 1944