Kate Gallen was born in 1881 at Kiama. Aged 30 when she enlisted on 24 July 1915, Kate embarked 31 July 1915 on the 'Orontes'. She served her time in Egypt and France. In April 1917 she suffered a severe bout of Rubella. She resigned her appointment on 15 June 1917 to be married to Walter Harold Head. This marriage ended in divorce in 1929. She died 24 February 1940.