In 1920, the Australian Navy formally enlisted a

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In 1920, the Australian Navy formally enlisted a six-year-old girl named Nancy Bentley after she suffered a snake bite to give her medical treatment onboard a navy ship. Regulations did not allow civilians to get medical treatment on navy ships. The girl’s official rating was ‘mascot.
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