Obituary for Edith Lydia Shaw, an Australian Army Nurse, detailing her army service from 1940 and her time on the hospital ships in the Middle East. She went on to become Matron of the Alfred Hosptial in Melbourne from 1946-1952. Edith passed away on September 13th, 1991 and this obituary was given at the Afred Hospital Chapel.Three sheets of typed print using a typewriter.'H63' [Handwritten in blue ink at the top of the page] 'Betty C Lawson / 2/10/91' [Signed in blue ink on the last page] 'Address - Obituary -given at Chapel / Alfred Hospital Melbourne.' [Handwritten in black ink on the final page]edith lydia shaw, australian army nursing serive, middle east, 1st australian general hospital, hospital ship wanganella, alfred hospital prahran (vic)

Biographical piece about Sister Laura Eleanor White who enlisted with the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1917 and served as a Staff Nurse in the military hospitals in Salonika. The piece of writing provides interesting information on living conditions in the General Hospitals.Cover page has a solid black line border around the full page and the heading printed in the top centre. The following two pages are a typed biography. The final page is a full page portrait image of Sister White.world war 1914-1918, australian nurses, wwi, ww1, australian army nursing serive, aans, laura eleanor white, salonika

An account of Laura Grubb's service as an Army Nurse in Salonika during WWI. The article includes parts taken from letters and diaries that have been donated to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. It provides a fascinating account of living and work conditions in the field hospitals, the celebrations surrounding Christmas with the patients, and the great value the wounded and sick soldiers placed on the nurses who assisted them in such terrible times.Full double-page spread magazine article that continues overleaf and on to half another page. The title is printed right across the top. There is a panorama picture of a field hospital and right below it a map of Greece. Slightly overlaying the image are a photo of Laura Grubb in uniform, and another more casual photo of her with friends and a donkey. There are three columns of text on each of the four pages.world war 1914-1918, australian nurses, wwi, ww1, australian army nursing serive, aans, salonika, laura grubb, living conditions, rations

Certificate of Midwifery Nursing for Gertrude Good of the Women's Hospital on August 7th 1913. 'Gertrude Good was an Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) Matron and Sister who served extensively during World War I. Enlisting in 1914, she is primarily known for her dedicated service on hospital ships and sea transport sections bringing sick and wounded Australian troops home'. - Australian War Memorial websiteCertificate stamped in red ink on pale brown paper, details are handwritten in black ink. There is a burgundy sticker seal in the lower left corner.'Midwifery' [Handwritten in black ink on the second line] 'Gertrude Good' and 'Women's Hospital' [Handwritten in black ink on the fourth line] 'Aug 7th 1913' and 'midwifery' [Handwritten in black ink on the fifth line] '?' [Illegible signature in lighter black ink next to the word 'President'] '? A. Jones' [Signed in lighter black ink next to the words 'Member of Council'] 'Mary M. Finlay' [Signed in lighter vlack ink next to 'Honorary Secretary']gertrude good, royal victorian trained nurses association, certificates, nurse training, 1913, australian army nursing serive

Maroon and white dustjacket with a black and white image of eight nurses at the top and a white text box below with the title printed in black and maroon.non-fictionHistorical study of the work of Australian Army Nurses during World War I. Covers nursing and training, army, environments, patterns of work, impact of disease, surgical nursing, legacy of Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS).australian army nursing serive, aans, army nurses--australia--history, military nursing

Brown hard-cover book with a yellow dust-jacket. Title printed in black down the spine. Front cover shows title printed in black at the top, author printed at the bottom. In the middle is a square outlined with a thin black line, inside is a large red cross, in each corner of the cross is a drawing. The top left drawing is of a nurse, top right is an airforce member, bottom left is a navy person, and bottom right are two army men.non-fiction'The 1939-45 story of a Special Detachment of Australian Army Nursing Sisters, fondly known as the 'Angels in Grey', and their fate in War and Captivity. This is the 1939-45 World War II story of adventures and trials of a contingent of Australian Army Nurses during service duties in various battle zones, and ranks with other absorbing accounts of courage and suffering coming out of those traumatic years.' - from Trove record.australian army nursing serive, aans, frances murphy, army nurses--australia--history, world war 1939-1945 prisons and prisoners, angels in grey, sandakan prisoner of war camp

Album of photographs taken throughout 1941-1942 in Ceylon. Included are images of various troops and medical staff from the hospital ship Wanganella and the 2/12 Australian General Hospital, as well as images of troops from a range of nations marching in parade, animal inhabitants and scenes of people and daily life in Ceylon. Further into the album are photographs of officers quarters, nursing quarters and VAD quarters, and the beautiful gardens of Ceylon.Red and black mottled cover with the word photographs scrawled across the bottom left corner in black print. The album is tied together with green string through the spine. The inside pages are worn brown cardboard with brittle glassine paper between each page. There are 1-9 black and white images laid out evenly across each page and attached with ornate photo corners. The album pages are oversized and too wide to fit properly inside the cover.[Multiple inscriptions describing each page of photos and names of those photographed handwritten in black ink on most pages]world war 1939-1945, wwii, ww2, hospital ship wanganella, australian army nursing serive, 12th australian general hospital, ceylon

A commemorative booklet about the Australian Army Nurses Service (AANS), with forward by General Sir Thomas Blamey and editorial by E[dith] Lydia Shaw, Lieutenant-Colonel, Principal patron of AANS. Includes a short history of the organisation, short pieces and poetry, nurse portraits and service photographsCream booklet, cover has a colour red cross in the centre with a black outline drawing of a hospital ship. The cross is surrounded by a green wreath that has a red bow at the bottom. All text on the cover is black.non-fictionww2, australian army nursing serive, commemorative, world war ii, military nursing, world war two, edith lydia shaw