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Constance Mabel Keys

1886 – 1964

(1886-1964) nurse

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Lived 1886 – 1964 (aged 77–78). Constance Mabel Keys was an Australian nurse.

Constance Mabel Kemp-Pennefather, RRC ( Keys; 30 October 1886 – 17 March 1964) was a decorated Australian nurse of the First World War. She was mentioned twice in despatches, was awarded the Royal Red Cross, First Class and the French Military Health Service honour medal.

Biography Keys was born in Mount Perry, a small town in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, the seventh child of Irish immigrant James Keys, a schoolteacher and botanist, and his wife Margaret. Trained at the Brisbane General Hospital as a nurse, she enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in September 1914 and was posted to the Australian Army Nursing Service. She was sent first to Egypt, later travelling onto Britain and then to France. She married Lionel Hugh Kemp-Pennefather on 3 December 1921, and was the mother of Australian naturalist and conservationist Margaret Thorsborne.

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Birth century
Died
1964
Occupation
Nationality
Awards
Decoration of the Royal Red Cross
Also known as
Constance Keys, Constance Mabel Kemp-Pennefather

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Constance Mabel Keys?

(1886-1964) nurse

When was Constance Mabel Keys born?

Constance Mabel Keys was born on 30 October 1886.

When did Constance Mabel Keys die?

Constance Mabel Keys died in 1964.

What was Constance Mabel Keys's occupation?

Constance Mabel Keys was a nurse.

What nationality was Constance Mabel Keys?

Constance Mabel Keys was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Constance Mabel Keys

· Wikidata: Q21536585

· DBpedia: Constance Keys

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