Jean Hanna was one of a group of old collegians who presented a book containing the names of eighty former students who served World War II to Presbyterian Ladies College, Burwood. Jean, 93, had seen war firsthand, working twelve hour shifts in tent hospitals, nursing sick, wounded, amputees and POW's. By 1937 Jean was the sister-in-charge of the Alfred Hospital's operating theatre and after a European tour where she witnessed Germany arming, displaying swastikas everywhere and restricting movement in and out of Germany, Jean registered with the Australian Nursing Service and were called up. April 1940 saw Jean amoung the first Victorian nursing sisters to go overseas. Jean nursed in tent hospitals in Gaza, Mersa Matruh, Nazareth and Colombo before heading home to Australia to nurse sick and wounded from New Guinea. In April 1945 Jean went to another tent hospital in Borneo, where she cared for civilians and POW's, including a survivor of the Sandakan death march. Discharged in 1946, Jean joined the Alfred Hospital again until her retirement in 1962. A newspaper clipping of a story of five columns of text beneath two black and white photos. The photo on the left is of four women in uniform, two on camels and two on donkeys, with three men on foot, in front of a pyramid. The photo on the right os on an older woman wearing service medals.'NEWS'[graphite pencil, left top] 'AANS'[graphite pencil, right top]world war 2, wwii, ww2, world war ii, middle east, 2/1st casualty clearing station, nan schofield, egypt, battle of bardia, greece, syrian campaign, syria, japanese, american barrack hospital, ipswitch, labuan island, children's health bureau, melbourne

Frances Madge Killicoat (Born Burra Burra) Enlisted on 5.11.15 in the Australian Army Nursing Service age 26 years, embarked for Eygpt 12.11.1915. Joins the B.E.F in Alexandria 26.3.1916, disembarks Marseilles 4.4.1916, hospital with Hay Fever 16.6.1917 later changed to Nasal Catarrh and then with Debility, rejoin unit 4.7.1917. From there she served in No 1 ACCS, 15 CCS and 10th SH. She was discharged from the AIF on her marriage to Capt S.O.Coen AAMC on 18.11.18. She had 5 brothers in the AIF, one DOW's and one awarded a DCM. 1ACCS (1st Aust Casualty Clearing Station), 15 CCS (15th Casualty Clearing Station), 10th SH (10th Stationary Hospital)Medals, court Mounted, set of (3) Re Nurse- sister F. Killicoat. 1. 1914-15 Star. 2. War Medal 1914-18 3. Victory Medal 1914-191. "Nurse/Sister F.M Killicoat, ANS A.F 2. "S - Nurse F.M Killicoat A.I.F" 3. "Sister F.M Killicoat A.I.F"numismatics- medals- history, metalcraft

The Author Arnold Oakley JORDAN (born Tasmania, enlisted Tasmania) in the 2nd AIF No TX3528 on 21.6.40 age 28 years 9 months. Posted to 2/40th Bn 25.6.1940, hospital with Influenza 24.8.1940, rejoin unit 9.9.1940, appointed group 3 Nursing Orderly and posted to 2/4 ACCS, embarked for Singapore 1.2 1941, hospital 23.5.1941 with Acute Tonsilitis, hospital 24.12.1941 with Malaria, rejoin unit 17.1.1942, reported missing 16.2.1942 (POW) Malaya, reported alive in Siam 22.8.1945, recovered in Siam 22.8.1945, embark for Australia 18.10.1945, evacuated to 111 AGH then 2/1st Con Depot, discharged from the 2nd AIF 23.1.1946. ACCS (Aust Casualty Clearing Station) AGH (Aust General Hospital) Siam (Thailand) Con Depot (Convalescent Depot)Paperback book written by Arnold Jordan. Japanese flag on front cover. Handwriting on page 3. Gift inscription inside.books, military, pow’s, ww2

Newspaper - 'The forgotten heroine' Visitors to New Cheltenham Cemetery in Melbourne would not know that a highly decorated and dedicated nurse was buried there. Her grave is unmarked, there is no reference to her achievements or selfless dedication. Estelle Lee Archer died in 1960, at the Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, age 78 from a perforated ulcer. Margaret Leyden wants the Office of Australian War Graves to recognise that her great-aunt died from war-related injuries and to restore and maintain her grave. Margaret, who never met her aunt, has pieced together her history, including that Estelle's medals, including the prestigious Royal Red Cross 2nd Class for services in support of our ANZACs have ended up in the MAryborough Military & Colonial Museum after they were bought at a second hand shop. Estelle served in seven army units and was in the Middle East, England and France for the duration of World War 1. After the war she continued to dedicate her life to the care of soldiers. Document 1 - digitised copy of 'First Wold War Embarkation Roll' for Estelle Frances Lee-Archer Document 2 - photocopy of 'Austraalian Imperial Force - Nominal Roll' page 7 (Lee-Archer, Estelle Frances listed) Document 3 - photocopy of unknown document (Sis. Lee-Archer, Estelle (RRC) listed) Five photocopied pages held together with a plastic paperclip. Two pages are of a newspaper story, the first showing a full page black and white photo of a seated older woman holding a photo of a woman in nurse's uniform. The second page of the newspaper story has four columns of text with a photo of a war medal and a photo of a standing woman in nurse's uniform beside them. The final three pages are war-time documents.dr collopy, kildonian castle, london, caulfield, tasmania, john lee archer, mary anne lyons, joseph lyons, parlianment house, hobart, ross bridge, alfred hospital, kyarra, 1st australian general hospital, swanage, dorset, gallipoli, 2nd australian general hospital, 3rd australian general hospital, 25th australian general hospital, 47th australian casualty clearing station, 3rd australian casualty clearing station, 7th australian general hospital, john saddington