Adelaide Maud Kellett
Adelaide Maud Kellett  (1873–1945) was an Australian army nurse and hospital matron. She served with the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War I and took over as matron of Sydney Hospital from 1921 to 1944. Early life and training 
Adelaide Maud Kellett was born at Raglan, New South Wales on 1 September 1873. Her parents were Sarah (née McClintock) and postal worker Charles Henry Kellett. She undertook her nursing training at Sydney Hospital from January 1898 to September 1901. Career 
Kellett joined the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) in 1907. She was appointed deputy to matron Rose Ann Creal at Sydney Hospital in October 1910. Kellett embarked on the Euripides with the 1st Expeditionary Force on 19 October 1914 for Egypt, where she spent ten months at the 2nd Australian General Hospital in Cairo and on board Gascon during the evacuation from Gallipoli. She next served as matron of the Choubrah Military Infectious Hospital in Egypt for six months from February 2016. She was transferred to England to open the 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Southall in August 1916, working with amputees. In July 2017, she was posted to Hardelot in France where she ran the 2400-bed 25th British General Hospital until its closure in March 1919. Back in England, Kellett interviewed 128 AANS nurses for the Medical History War Records of the Australian Infantry Force. On her return to Australia, Kellett was selected for the role of matron of Sydney Hospital following the death of Rose Creal in 1921 and remained there until her retirement in 1944. She served on the Nurses' Registration Board of New South Wales from 1 March 1934 until her resignation in March 1943. Awards and recognition 
Kellett was awarded the Royal Red Cross (first class) on 23 February 1917. She was mentioned in despatches in 1916 and 1919 and was appointed a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) on 3 June 1919. In 1937, she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, the third Australian nurse to be so honoured. Death and legacy 
Kellett died in the War Memorial Hospital at Waverley, New South Wales on 12 April 1945. Her funeral was held at St James' Church, Sydney followed by cremation at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium. The Kellett Memorial Prize for the nurse receiving the highest marks for general nursing in final examinations was established by the Australasian Trained Nurses' Association in her honour. References

External links 
 Matron A Kellett narrative from WWI
 Index of nurses' names compiled by Kellett for archival purposes

1873 births
1945 deaths
Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Australian military nurses
Australian military personnel of World War I
Australian women of World War I
Florence Nightingale Medal recipients
Members of the Royal Red Cross
Australian nurses