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Sister Pearl Elizabeth Corkhill
from THE NURSES OF WW1
by Sonya Dunn
Sister Pearl Elizabeth
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CORKHILL WAS BORN ON THE 11/03/1887 AND LATER PAST OF OLD AGE ON THE 11/12/1985. WHEN PEARL FIRST ENLISTED, SHE WAS ONLY 28 YEARS OLD AND DIDN’T RETURN TO AUSTRALIA UNTIL SHE WAS 32. SHE SERVED IN THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE AND HER UNIT WAS THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE AANS. PEARL HAD WORKED AT MANY HOSPITALS IN EGYPT BEFORE SHE WAS LATER POSTED TO FRANCE IN APRIL 1916.
DURING HER TIME SERVING AS A NURSE SHE WAS AWARDED WITH THE MILITARY MEDAL, 1914-15 STAR, BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-1920, AND THE VICTORY MEDAL. PEARL WAS ONE OF 8 AUSTRALIAN NURSES WHO RECEIVED THE MILITARY MEDAL AWARD DURING WW1, SHE WAS AWARDED THIS MEDAL FOR HER COURAGE, BRAVERY, AND DEVOTION.
FOLLOW LINK BELOW TO VEIW SISTER PEARLS ENLISTMENT PAPER:
HTTPS://RECORDSEARCH.NAA.GOV.AU/SEARCHNRETRIEVE /INTERFACE/VIEWIMAGE.ASPX?B=3421592
