Pictorial article featuring 141 of the 153 nurses and masseuses about to sail with the 2nd Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) for World War Two, including C[onstance] A[my] Fall from NSW, who is to be incharge of 1st Australian Base Hospital and [Annie Moriah] Sage from Victoria, who is to be in charge of the 2nd Australian Base Hospital. Names & states of origin of other nurses as captioned under their photos: Queensland: Heather Stewart Jean Dickson Iris Hoey E[dna] N[ell] Doig Vera Harland [Joan] F[lorence] E[lsie] Harvey Lex Reid [possibly Patricia Le Roux Reid] V Hely-Wilson [Una] Ann Marks Lorna Keys Vida Knudsen Ethel Hanrahan Florence Peterson Dorothy Coleman Victoria: Margaret Lindsay Grace Mudge Ros Waycott Haidee Metzner E[dna Florence] Sulzberger Vera Ley Winifred Kelly Eleanor Logan Helen D'Alton Dorothy Scholes Marjorie Farnbach Helen A Todd Helene Forster Cynthia Duigan E[llen Rose] O'Keefe Eileen Jones Margaret Walsh Marjorie Vasey Dorothy Vines Dulcie Newing Dorothy Mills Beatrice Kelly Margaret Hanna Beryl Vary Enid Baker Ethel Bowe Sheila Kirk Anna Whiteside Nancy Wilson Dorothy Fahle Margaret Hanson Margaret Josephs Madge Newnham Emily McNicoll Una A Melville Margaret Oddie Elizabeth Forrest Margaret Tisdall Margaret Cuthbert Dora Burchill Nora Johnson New South Wales: M[aud] E[laine] Kiel M[arjorie] M[arion] Edmonds G[wendoline] N[ellie] Cocks M[argaret] F[rancis] Looker K[athleen] M[ay Selwyn] Hardcastle D[orothy Mary] Inglis C[ecilia (Cecilie) Affleck] MacFarlane B[eatrice] J[oan] Paige S[arah] J[ane] Thumpston G[race Catherine Melba] Farthing M[arion] I[vy] Prosser J[ean] T[urnball] F[orbes] Bromell A[lice] M[ary] Shepherd R[ay] A[lberta] Joseph M[ona Olive] Wallis C[ecily Rowell] Clark S[ybil Jean] Fletcher M[ona] J[osephine] Prindable G[race] B[eatrice] Marshall E[thne Doris] Swanson J[essie] M[argaret] Pettigrew E[ileen Jane (June)] Heathcote L[orna] Guthrie J[anet] Clancy D[orothy] Walker O[live] M[ay] Quin[n] B[ertha Olive] Knight J[oyce Margaret] Green H[azel Mary] Harris N[ell] C[ulmer] Hill P[atricia Elsie(actually Jessie Elsie Patricia)] Tarrant J[essie] I[sabel] Mudge U[rsula] M[ary] Golden M[argaret] O[live] Wheeler R[ita] A[nn] Hanscombe R[osetta] E[lizabeth] Bowen P[hyllis] L[eeton] Simpkins F[lorence] Thomas D[oris] H[elen] Hughes F[reda] M[ary] E[liza] Dowdle C[hristina] A[nnie] McLeod I[rene] M[argaret] B[ethel] McIntosh M[argaret Rose] C McEntee I[melda Brigid] Grady R[ebecca] B[eatrice] Oldham G K Cumming [could be Gertrude Mallaby/Malliby Cumming] H[elen] M[ary] Smith T[eresa] M[arian] Cunningham S Ogilive (Masseuse) J McLean (Masseuse) A L McGarrity (Masseuse) Jean Black (Masseuse) South Australia: Edna Scruby Constance Roberts Melva Brown Ruth Treliving Zelma Huppatz O[live] A[da] Kestel Mavis Riggs Mary Male Lesley Beddome Elizabeth Smythe L[illa] V[ictoria] M[ay] Garrett Mary Dunn Western Australia: E[ileen] M[argaret (Bobbie)] Roberts I[damay] L[ucy] Whitfield R I Membery [likely Evelyn Irene (Rene) Membery] Elsie Youd M[aude] L[eslie] Dunman E[lsie] M[ay] Goff D[oris] M[ary] Burgess K[athleen] H[ope] Barnes R[uby] I[nez] Warner Tasmania: M[illicent Mary] Stephens Susan Haines Winifred Beckett E[nid Edmeades] Ratcliff Eunice Wasley Barbara Chesterman Marjorie Smith A L Barnett [could be Fanny Louise Barnett?]A photocopy of a magazine page showing mostly headshot photos of young women in nurses uniforms. On the first page the largest photo shows a woman in nurse's uniform sitting at a table. The other larger photo is a headshot of a young woman, possibly in civilian dress. All the photos are black and white.world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, annie moriah sage, constance amy fall, 2nd australian base hospital, 1st australian base hospital

War pictorial lift out featuring 2 sailors on the first page and subsequent pages showing 141 of the 153 nurses and masseuses about to sail with the 2nd Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) for World War Two. This included C[onstance] A[my] Fall from NSW, who is to be in charge of 1st Australian Base Hospital and [Annie Moriah] Sage from Victoria, who is to be in charge of the 2nd Australian Base Hospital. Names & states of origin of other nurses (and masseuses) as captioned under their photos: Queensland: Heather Stewart Jean Dickson Iris Hoey E[dna] N[ell] Doig Vera Harland [Joan] F[lorence] E[lsie] Harvey Lex Reid [possibly Patricia Le Roux Reid] V Hely-Wilson [Una] Ann Marks Lorna Keys Vida Knudsen Ethel Hanrahan Florence Peterson Dorothy Coleman Victoria: Margaret Lindsay Grace Mudge Ros Waycott Haidee Metzner E[dna Florence] Sulzberger Vera Ley Winifred Kelly Eleanor Logan Helen D'Alton Dorothy Scholes Marjorie Farnbach Helen A Todd Helene Forster Cynthia Duigan E[llen Rose] O'Keefe Eileen Jones Margaret Walsh Marjorie Vasey Dorothy Vines Dulcie Newing Dorothy Mills Beatrice Kelly Margaret Hanna Beryl Vary Enid Baker Ethel Bowe Sheila Kirk Anna Whiteside Nancy Wilson Dorothy Fahle Margaret Hanson Margaret Josephs Madge Newnham Emily McNicoll Una A Melville Margaret Oddie Elizabeth Forrest Margaret Tisdall Margaret Cuthbert Dora Burchill Nora Johnson New South Wales: M[aud] E[laine] Kiel M[arjorie] M[arion] Edmonds G[wendoline] N[ellie] Cocks M[argaret] F[rancis] Looker K[athleen] M[ay Selwyn] Hardcastle D[orothy Mary] Inglis C[ecilia (Cecilie) Affleck] MacFarlane B[eatrice] J[oan] Paige S[arah] J[ane] Thumpston G[race Catherine Melba] Farthing M[arion] I[vy] Prosser J[ean] T[urnball] F[orbes] Bromell A[lice] M[ary] Shepherd R[ay] A[lberta] Joseph M[ona Olive] Wallis C[ecily Rowell] Clark S[ybil Jean] Fletcher M[ona] J[osephine] Prindable G[race] B[eatrice] Marshall E[thne Doris] Swanson J[essie] M[argaret] Pettigrew E[ileen Jane (June)] Heathcote L[orna] Guthrie J[anet] Clancy D[orothy] Walker O[live] M[ay] Quin[n] B[ertha Olive] Knight J[oyce Margaret] Green H[azel Mary] Harris N[ell] C[ulmer] Hill P[atricia Elsie(actually Jessie Elsie Patricia)] Tarrant J[essie] I[sabel] Mudge U[rsula] M[ary] Golden M[argaret] O[live] Wheeler R[ita] A[nn] Hanscombe R[osetta] E[lizabeth] Bowen P[hyllis] L[eeton] Simpkins F[lorence] Thomas D[oris] H[elen] Hughes F[reda] M[ary] E[liza] Dowdle C[hristina] A[nnie] McLeod I[rene] M[argaret] B[ethel] McIntosh M[argaret Rose] C McEntee I[melda Brigid] Grady R[ebecca] B[eatrice] Oldham G K Cumming [could be Gertrude Mallaby/Malliby Cumming] H[elen] M[ary] Smith T[eresa] M[arian] Cunningham S Ogilive (Masseuse) J McLean (Masseuse) A L McGarrity (Masseuse) Jean Black (Masseuse) South Australia: Edna Scruby Constance Roberts Melva Brown Ruth Treliving Zelma Huppatz O[live] A[da] Kestel Mavis Riggs Mary Male Lesley Beddome Elizabeth Smythe L[illa] V[ictoria] M[ay] Garrett Mary Dunn Western Australia: E[ileen] M[argaret (Bobbie)] Roberts I[damay] L[ucy] Whitfield R I Membery [likely Evelyn Irene (Rene) Membery] Elsie Youd M[aude] L[eslie] Dunman E[lsie] M[ay] Goff D[oris] M[ary] Burgess K[athleen] H[ope] Barnes R[uby] I[nez] Warner Tasmania: M[illicent Mary] Stephens Susan Haines Winifred Beckett E[nid Edmeades] Ratcliff Eunice Wasley Barbara Chesterman Marjorie Smith A L Barnett [could be Fanny Louise Barnett?]A four page large lift out on paper filled with captioned photos. Front page shows two men in sailor uniforms walking towards the camera on a street with a tram in the background. Other three pages showing mostly headshot photos of young women in nurses uniforms. On the second page the largest photo shows a woman in nurse's uniform sitting at a table. The other larger photo on the same page is a headshot of a young woman, possibly in civilian dress. All the photos are black and white.world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, constance amy fall, 2nd australian base hospital, 1st australian base hospital, annie moriah sage

Born in Castlemaine 1886. Maldwyn L. Williams (Leslie) was a prominent doctor in Bendigo, both at Bendigo Base Hospital and in private practice. He played several games in the Victorian Football League (VFL) whilst at university. Enlisted in Citizens Military Force in 1909 as Captain in Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Promoted to Major in 1913. Sept 1915 - appointed Major in regular army, 8th Field Ambulance Unit. Nov 1915 - sailed for Egypt; June 1916 - sailed for Marseilles. Jan 1917 - promoted to Lt. Colonel and command of 1st Field Ambulance Unit. Wounded near Bapaume 2nd March 1917; died from wounds 3rd March 1917. Buried at Dernancourt Cemetery, France. The engraver of the plaque was C.G. Roeszler & Son of Melbourne. This business was founded in 1869 and is still family-owned and trading today. This company is responsible for many examples of engraving around Melbourne, including work on the 1928 Ringwood Memorial Clock and in St Paul's Cathedral in Flinders St, Melbourne. Rectangular metal plaque, possibly brass. 4cm border featuring botanical motif. A flower with eight round petals at each corner - each flower has a 0.7cm hole at its centre. Decoration and inscription engraved and filled with black material, possibly shellac or enamel paint which is degraded, cracking, and loose.Main inscription: "TO THE MEMORY OF/OUR FRIEND/MALDWYN LESLIE WILLIAMS. LT. COL, M.B,B.S./WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN FRANCE/MARCH 3RD ['RD" is in smaller font and higher that other letters with a dot beneath] 1917.' Bottom right: "C.G. ROESZLER & SON MELB".plaque, memorial

The majority of the 2/23rd Battalion's initial intake of volu nteers came from the Albury–Wodonga region and as a result, the 2/23rd became known as "Albury's Own" and were adopted by the city of Albury. In 1946 the2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion Association adopted the children`s ward of the Albury Base Hospital as a memorial ward to honour those who made the supreme sacrifice. Members of the Association continued to raise funds for the hospital, On Anzac Day, 1976 a service was held to dedicate a plaque marking the Children's Ward as a memorial of the 2/23rd Battalion. This is the program from that dedication service. An addition plaque commemorating the efforts of the 2nd / 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion Association in raising funds for the Albury Base Hospital was added on Tuesday 30th November, 1999.This item is part of a collection of items owned by Arthur Lock, a member of the 2/23rd Battalion, an all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force which served as part of the garrison during the Siege of Tobruk, then at El Alamein, New Guinea and Borneo. It has particular local significance as the battalion was know as "Albury's Own" because a large majority of the battalion's initial intake of volunteers came from the Albury–Wodonga region. A program marking the Dedication of the Children's Ward of the Albury Base hospital in honour of the men of the 2/23rd Battalion known as "Albury's Own".world war 11, 2/23rd battalion

Booklet for the Memorial Service for the 57th Anniversary of VP Day (Victory in the Pacific) and Unveiling of Memorial Plaques at Rocky Creek War Memorial Park, held Sunday, 11 August 2002 at 2pm. Newspaper clipping speaks about the memorial, mentioning that the 2/2nd Australian General Hospital (AGH) was based at Rocky Creek from 1943 - 1945. Mary Gibson unveiled the 2/2nd AGH plaque. [Marie Elizabeth Christoe]Folded A5 booklet printed on white paper, consisting of pictures and text. Text outlines the order of ceremony. Newspaper clipping consists of a title, caption, four columns of text and a colour photo. The photo shows an elderly woman in nurse's uniform next to a stone with a plaque. army nurse, 2/2 australian general hospital, world war two, world war 2, ww2, wwii, nfx117292

Edith Cornwell was born in 1868; she completed her nursing training at the Alfred Hospital in 1896. After this she worked at several different hospitals, including qualifying as a midwife, and the role of matron at Hay, Wagga Wagga, and the Women's Hospital, Melbourne. In 1902 Edith had joined the Australian Army Nursing Service as a reserve. At the outbreak of war in 1914 Edith formally enlisted and served overseas twice. in Egypt (1915-1916) as Matron of the No2 Australian General Hospital (AGH) at Heliopolis. Returning to Australia Edith became Matron of No 5 Base Hospital, Melbourne. In February 1917 Edith was awarded the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class. In 1918, she worked as Matron at AGHs in France and England. In 1919 Edith was awarded the Royal Red Cross, 1st Class. After the war Edith was active in the formation of the Returned Nurses Club.After leaving the army in 1922 Edith joined Victoria's Neglected Children Department as Matron of their Receiving House. Edith retired in 1932, in 1933 she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal. In 1937 Edith was chosen to represent Australian nurses at the coronation of King George V.Biography of a significant graduate of the Alfred Hospital School of NursingComb-bound book with clear plastic front cover and white cardboard back cover. Title page visible through clear plastic: - coloured photograph of Edith Corwell wearing the World War I uniform of matron in the Australian Army Nursing Service. Title printed above and below this photo. White comb binding visible at left. Previous catalogue number handwritten on small white sticker at top right of front cover. On page after title page is a handwritten dedication 'Presented to the Archives of the Alfred Hospital/ Alison Cornwell/ Elaine White (nee Cornwell)/ June 1993, Melbourneedith cornwell, alfred hospital, world war 1914-1918, australian army nursing service