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Parker, Kathleen Isabel (Kay) (1906–1979)

army nurse

POW army nurses welcomed home from Japan, Kay Parker is first from left, 1945

POW army nurses welcomed home from Japan, Kay Parker is first from left, 1945

Australian War Memorial

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POW army nurses welcomed home from Japan, Kay Parker is first from left, 1945

POW army nurses welcomed home from Japan, Kay Parker is first from left, 1945

Australian War Memorial

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Alternative Names
  • Sly, Kathleen Isabel
Birth

23 November, 1906
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Death

16 June, 1979 (aged 72)
Wyoming, New South Wales, Australia

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