Pearl Corkhill Death
Pearl passed away on December 4, 1985 at the age of 98.
When did Pearl Corkhill die?
December 4, 1985How old was Pearl Corkhill when died?
98
Pearl Corkhill Birthday and Date of Death
Pearl Corkhill was born on March 11, 1887 and died on December 4, 1985. Pearl was 98 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: March 11, 1887
Date of Death: December 4, 1985
Age at Death: 98
Pearl Corkhill - Biography
Pearl Elizabeth Corkhill MM (11 March 1887 – 4 December 1985) was an Australian military nurse of the First World War. Trained as a nurse in Sydney, Corkhill enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 4 June 1915. After serving in France at the 1st and 3rd Australian General Hospitals, Corkhill was assigned to the 38th British Casualty Clearing Station near Abbeville on 21 August 1918. On 23 August, while the camp was being heavily bombed by enemy aircraft, Corkhill remained calm and continued to tend to her patients, despite the danger. For her bravery, she was awarded the Military Medal, one of only seven Australian nurses to be so decorated in the First World War. Following the Armistice, she went on to work as a nurse at various public hospitals, and donated a large collection of her father's photographs to the National Library of Australia.
