Alice Ross-King, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlice Ross-King
Australian military nurse
Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1887
Place of Birth: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 17-Aug-1968
Profession: military nurse
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Alice Ross-King
- Alice Ross Appleford, (née Ross-King; 5 August 1887 – 19 August 1968) was an Australian civilian and military nurse who took part in both World Wars.
- She has been described as Australia's most decorated woman.
- During the First World War she served in hospitals in Egypt and France and was one of only seven Australian nurses decorated with 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.
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