Article detailing the wartime careers of Matron Edith Lydia Shaw and Sister Nestor Gwyneth James.Newspaper clipping with one column of text and a small black and white photograph of a woman wearing a hat. The caption reads, 'Matron Shaw.'edith lydia shaw, nestor gwyneth james, hospital ship wanganella, australian general hospital gaza, royal red cross, order of the royal red cross, 10th australian general hospital, 2/10th agh

Matron (Major) Olive Dorothy PASCHKE No VX38812 enlisted in the AAMC on 3.8.40 age 35 years. Promoted to Matron 8.1.1941, posted to 10th AGH on 11.1.1941, embarked for Malaya 3.2.1941 disembarking 18.2.1941, awarded the RRC 1st Class 1.1.1942 in the New Years Honors list signed by Gordon Bennett, detached to 2/4th CCS on 6.1.1942, embarked from Singapore 12.2.1942 for Australia. She was serving in Singapore when the Japanese invaded. She with many other Nurses during the bombing left on the ill fated "Vyner Brooke" which was later bombed by the Japanese in the Sundra Straits near Banka Island. Abandoning the ship she and 5 other Nurses drifted away on a raft and never seen again on 14.2.42. Many others became POW,s, drowned or murdered by the Japanese. Her records state believed killed on or after 11.2.142 dated 8.6.1944 then Now reported missing and for official purposes presumed dead, dated 11.4.1945. Records state she was granted the promotion of Major in 1943. CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) RRC ( Royal Red Cross) AGH (Australian General Hospital)Five page "order of service" re the unveiling of a memorial to "Matron O.D. Paschke RRC AANS 10th Australian General hospital." at the Dimboola Memorial High school." A sepia tone photo of O.D Paschke is stapled inside the order of service." printing is in blue & Brown. Front page has the Australian coat of arms at the top.documents - pamphlets, religon - christian, paschke, pow

A book review by Mary Rose Liverani of 'Guns and Brooches: Australian Army Nursing from the Boer War to the Gulf War' by Jan Bassett. Images of nurse from 2/12th Australian General Hospital (AGH) and 10th AGH including Thelma [May] McEachern [neé Bell].A newspaper clipping and a photocopy of same, consisting of title, five columns of text and a black and white photo (two photos on the photocopy). The photo on both the clipping and the photocopy shows a large group of women in nurse's uniforms in a boat. The photo at the bottom of the photocopy shows a large group of women in nurse's uniforms and a man in an army uniform organised for a group photo outside.'L.7.' [crossed out, blue ink, top left] 'Page 7.' [blue ink, top left] 'WWII' [only on the photocopy, half way down, right side] 'NC9' [reverse side, blue ink, top left]jan bassett, australian army nursing service, aans, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, royal australian army nursing service, raans, thelma may mceachern (neé bell)