Edith Louisa Cavell (4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse and patriot. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without distinction and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I, for which she was arrested. She was subsequently court-martialled, found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing squad. Her execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Cavell)Black and White postcard showing the memorial erected in Brussels to Edith Cavell. A portrait of Edith Cavell in nurses uniform is inset. This card was purchased by an Australian soldier, probably Henry Smerdon Holmes, during World War One. edith cavell, chatham-holmes family collection, nurse, world war one, world war, sculpture

Betty Jeffrey and Vivian Bullwinkel lay at wreath at Edith Cavell Memorial on ANZAC Day 1950.Full two page article including a photograph of a wreath laying at a memorial. Pages 139 and 140 of a journal.anzac day 1950, wreath laying, betty jeffrey, vivian bullwinkel, edith cavell memorial, fall of singapore, banka island, centaur, australian nursing services

Articles all concerned with various ANZAC Day services in Melbourne as part of newspapers '4 pages for women' section.Newspaper clipping of articles on both sides, with some parts missing. One side has a black and white photograph of three woman wearing medals and holding a floral tribute. The other side has a black and white photograph of two women in Army nursing uniforms looking at the camera. There are a range of articles on both sides.'NC9' [crossed out in blue ink top right hand corner] 'NC11' [blue ink top right hand corner]edith cavell memorial, ida o'dwyer, agnes betty jeffrey, mary lougron, royal red cross, mrs a t noy, kathleen rogers, margaret grace caterson, helene joyce wilding, british commonwealth occupation forces, japan, korea, lou marshall, royal australian air force nursing service, annie moriah sage, frank selleck, frances johns, gertrude brindley, mj hanna, alfred hospital, ruth meaney, royal women's hospital, betty lawson, eye and ear hospital, mavis mitchell, footscray general hospital, m holding, j veitch, camp hospital puckapunyal, ann swinton, mbe, warrnambool hospital, alice adcock, margaret coles maternity hospital, queen alexandra imperial military nursing service, royal melbourne hospital, euraope, middle east, auxiliary territorial service, belle tresize, edith curley, women's auxiliary air force, britain, m caterson, raamc, raamc school of army health, healesville, royal australian army medical corps, kure, hj wilding, ma bennet, raafns, darwin, raaf, royal australian air force, new zealand women's auxuluary army corps, ma moorhead, auckland, waac, women's auxiliary corps, st kilda rd, egypt, france, england, caulfield military hospital, aans, australian army nursing service, vyner brooke, singapore, returned nurses' club, anzac house, tasmania, pow, prisoner of war, nesta james, nesta noy, st mary's church, caulfield, 2nd 10th agh, australian general hospital, no. 1 unit, salonika, heidelberg repatriation hospital, ae coates, edith cavell trust fund

Articles all concerned with various ANZAC Day services in Melbourne as part of newspapers '4 pages for women' section.Newspaper clipping of articles on both sides, with some parts becoming seperated. One side has a black and white photograph of three woman wearing medals and holding a floral tribute. The other side has a black and white photograph of two women in Army nursing uniforms looking at the camera. There are a range of articles on both sides.edith cavell memorial, ida o'dwyer, agnes betty jeffrey, mary lougron, royal red cross, mrs a t noy, kathleen rogers, margaret grace caterson, helene joyce wilding, british commonwealth occupation forces, japan, korea, lou marshall, royal australian air force nursing service, annie moriah sage, frank selleck, frances johns, gertrude brindley, mj hanna, alfred hospital, ruth meaney, royal women's hospital, betty lawson, eye and ear hospital, mavis mitchell, footscray general hospital, m holding, j veitch, camp hospital puckapunyal, ann swinton, mbe, warrnambool hospital, alice adcock, margaret coles maternity hospital, queen alexandra imperial military nursing service, royal melbourne hospital, euraope, middle east, auxiliary territorial service, belle tresize, edith curley, women's auxiliary air force, britain, m caterson, raamc, raamc school of army health, healesville, royal australian army medical corps, kure, hj wilding, ma bennet, raafns, darwin, raaf, royal australian air force, new zealand women's auxuluary army corps, ma moorhead, auckland, waac, women's auxiliary corps, st kilda rd, egypt, france, england, caulfield military hospital, aans, australian army nursing service, vyner brooke, singapore, returned nurses' club, anzac house, tasmania, pow, prisoner of war, nesta james, nesta noy, st mary's church, caulfield, 2nd 10th agh, australian general hospital, no. 1 unit, salonika, heidelberg repatriation hospital, ae coates, edith cavell trust fund

Dressed in mufti, attended by no band or banners, more than 200 women slid past the almost unheeding crowd in a battalion of cars, unobtrusively taking their part in the Anzac Day march, as they played their part during World War One. They were all returned army nurses who served in Egypt, Salonika, Flanders, Belgium, England and India. Many were wearing medals such as the Commander of the Order of the British Empire medal (CBE), the Royal Red Cross medal (RRC), the Florence Nightingale Medal, the Order of St Sava and the Medal of Honour of Greece. The article goes on to list many of the women who participated in the march. Evelyn Conyers, A Dowsley, E Cornwell, Jessie McHardie White, Gertrude Davis, I O'Dwyer, M E Nicholson, A F Roberts, D Ryall (nee Newton), G Douglas, E Cameron, Nan Reay, C Fisher (nee Pratti), Grace Wilson, H Hayes (nee Gawler), M M Loughron, E Hart, B M Gibbings, A R Broughton (nee Bolton), A Forrest, Miss Buckham, A King, Lily Rutherford, M Coombes, V Woinarski, M Humphrey, N Rhoden, J Tyers, J Stanbury, F Grylls, M Ambler, Jean Robertson, Rose Quarterman, V Payne, W B Healy (nee Brocklebank), C Murray, E M McCarthy, L E Wheeler, B G Stubbs, E L Weitnaure (nee Trant), Mrs Cope (nee Hewlett), W S Philip (nee Green), B O'Connor (nee Balkam), Mrs Scurry (nee Barry), Mrs Long (nee Garden), Mrs Fussell (nee Garden), Misses Gillies, M Peet, A Purcell, J R Porter, Mrs Peake (nee Ekers), Mrs HArcourt (nee Tuxworth), O Sommerville (nee Deane), Mrs Lorimer (nee Pilkington), R B Kelley (nee Malcolm), I Owen, E Cullen (nee Newton), E Sheppard (nee Harrison), Mrs Gaff (nee Steele), Mrs Wilkinson (nee Peters), P N Lewis (nee Evans), P Dooley (nee Haynes), Mrs Barber (nee Webb), D Monat (nee Crossing), W Scurry (nee Barry), E Geddison (nee Edwards), L Dutton, W B Heily (nee Brocklebank), E Glyde (nee Whitely) B O'Connor (nee Baltham), I Prime (nee Ogilvie), R E Ireland (nee Grove), E Kitchen (nee Neville), C Matheson (nee Donaldson), M Clyne (nee Hardie), S Buckley (nee Flett), Mrs Wiseman (nee Jamieson), H Welch (nee White), J J Sedgwick (nee Waddell), N Drysdale, M Roberts (nee Brown), Mrs Geach, C Bonwick (nee Strom), L Thompson (nee Stewart), G Easter (nee Jeremiah), N Kenward, H Davis (nee Irvine), G Sylvester, Mrs Tregellis Smith (nee Sampson), G Owen, G Cochran, Mrs Hales (nee Whitfield), L Sheppard, G Levinson (nee Irvine), Mrs Geddison, H F Allison Wallilen (nee Canard), V Wolnarski, L Leich, D White, S Bennett Smith, Miss McPhail, L Rutherford, M Hall, N Coombs, W Holding, C Cadwellader, Miss Dowling, Miss Stewart J Bage, F Grylls, M Hobler, I McAlpine, Miss Condon, S Malcolm, M Smith, A H Stone, M Nuzum, J Burgess, M Burtley, K Devine, E Simpson, S Pines, I Bonnin, A Cassidy, Miss Kendall, I F Donald, J Currie, T Tyson, J Robertson, R Quarterman, G Grace, M Tilton, M Robinson, A Lee-Brown, C Williams, L Moxham, E Reddie, F Tabor, N Isaacs, E M Renard, Miss Mackenzie, K Garney, G Duncan, F M Dowell, NW Gillespie, E L Prescott, Miss Sandbrook, M Peet, E Thistlewaite, E Palmer, B Lord, B Mckinnell, G Bishop, B McPhail, M Pearce, L Hancock, O Saloway, E Dixon, G C Marum, M Fowler, A M Gallen, A Brown, A Hardie, J Simpson, M Thomas, E G Beer, Miss Goodman, S Greenaway, W Williamson, J Donald, A Gill, E Gill, K Fegan, M Humphreys, J M Matthews, E C Kerr, Miss Holding, G Sumner, A Kitchen, E Pitchford, M Cumming, M donnellan, O Gillin, A Purcell, J Jennings, M Delehenty, M Stevens, M Duggan, J Reeves, A NeunhamA photocopy of a newspaper clipping consisting of titles, one large photo and several columns of text. The photo depicts a woman in nurse's uniform and war medals.ww1, wwi, world war 1, australian army nursing service, aans, australian imperial forces, aif, 3rd military district, edith cavell trust fund, hamilton russell wing, alfred hospital, repatriation hospital, caulfield, methodist homes for children, cheltenham, masonic homes, punt rd, trinity college, newport, melbourne university, bryant and may, edith cavell memorial service, returned army nurses' club, parliament house, children's welfare department, baby health centre, ivanhoe, police hospital, anzac hostel, mont park, bundoora, children's health bureau, anzac house, macrobertson's, tanganyika, rushworth, nauru, traralgon, st arnaud, tecoma, bateford, tatura, echuca, maldon, silvan, geelong, arruthers, winfield, hambridge, stewart cowan

Article about Joan Cavell coming to Australia to lay a wreath at the Edith Cavell Memorial [Melbourne]Newspaper clippingedith cavell, wwi, world war i, world war one, memorial, anzac day

An anniversary commemoration written by Sister Betty Jeffrey, 2/10th Australian General Hospital (AGH). Five years have passed since the end of the war, but it still feels like yesterday that Betty's hospital unit, who nursed in Malaya and Singapore was complete. Betty remembers the outstanding personality of Matron O. D. Paschke, RRC, particularly how she made the frightening leap from the deck of the sinking evacuation so much easier for her nurses. Matron Paschke was one of twelve nurses lost at sea that day. Later, on the beach of Banka Island, a group of twenty-one surviving nurses were kllled by the Japanese with only one survivor. Of the nurses who were taken prisoner of war (POW), of which Betty was also one, eight more died when the end of the war was almost in sight. Betty also remembers the tragedy of losing twelve members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) in the sinking of the hospital ship, Centaur, again with only one nurse surviving. On Anzac Day members of the Navy, Army and Air Force will gather at the Edith Cavell Memorial, where a service is read in memory of Nurse Edith Cavell and the women who lost their lives in the two world wars. Betty remembers the courage of her fellow POW nurses, particularly when they knew they were dying. Christmas 1943, in the POW camp, Betty recieved a card made from a scrounged page, hand decorated. The sister who gave her the card later died a week before the war ended. The simple short Anzac services for the women who lost their lives will always remind Betty of the only service the sisters could face holding in the POW camp, in 1943.A newspaper clipping with a large title and four columns of text beneath'Sun p2 26.4.50'[graphite pencil, bottom left]world war 2, wwii, ww2, world war ii, olive dorothy paschke, vyner brooke, vivian bullwinkel, sumatra, palembang, jean ashton

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, no publication or date information other than approximate year. From former catalogue: 'Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings - 1917 - 1950. No record of owner. Mainly dealing with activities of Nurse's Club, History of AANS, WWI, WWII, AANS, Post WWII, Anzac Day, Nurse's Club, Cavell, Nurse Edith Memorials, Celebrations, Funerals, Matrons.'Bound hardback book with black and red cover with gold lettering, spine is red, back cover missing. Book is damaged. Appears to be machine sewn with guards around most of the pages.wwi, world war one, wwii, ww2, world war two, ww1, ranc, royal army nursing corps, nurse's club

Hardback book with dustjacket. The dustjacket is cream in colour. Along the spine the title is printed in large black letters, followed by the author's name, and at the bottom is a white sticker with 'B45' handwritten in red texta. The front of the dustjacket shows a black and white photograph of a well-dressed lady sitting on a bench with a dog either side of her. Down the left side of the image is a vertical panel with seven red poppies. The title and author are printed across the bottom of the cover.non-fictionEdith Louisa Cavell (1865-1915) was a British nurse and patriot. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without distinction and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I, for which she was arrested. She was subsequently court-martialled, found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing squad. Her execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage. - from Trove record. edith cavell, history of nursing, world war one 1914-1918, ww1, wwi

Edith Cavell was an English nurse based in Belgium who had been killed by German officers for conspiring to help in the escape of allied soldiers. This work is a plaster maquette of a large memorial marble bust by Margaret Baskerville that is located at Kings Domain on Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne. Although commissioned in 1917, the memorial was not completed until 1926 due to both the difficulty of obtaining Carrara marble from Italy after the war and the increasing number of Baskerville’s other commissions.Margaret Baskerville, Edith Cavell c. 1926, plaster, 82 x 49 x 28 cm. Bayside Art and Heritage Collection. Donated by Charles Douglas Richardson, 1931.plasteredith cavell, bust, sculpture, nurse, world war i, margaret baskerville, melbourne, berkendael medical institute, red cross, brussels, plaster

Index, ill, p.161.A biography of Edith Cavellnurses - great britain - biography, edith cavell 1865-1915

Our war heroines have always received less attention than their male counterparts, but Dr Rupert Goodman is helping to set the record straight, with the first book to give a comprehensive history of Australia's war nurses. Among those commemorated in the book are the nurses killed or died in action in World War II. Dr Goodman says one of the most outstanding episodes was the sinking of the hospital ship, the Centaur, off Brisbane by a Japanese sub. Of 11 sisters, one survived, Sister Savage and she kept up the morale of the survivors in shark-infested waters for 24 hours. Another was Sister Anderson, who was tending wounded on deck aboard the Empire Star and threw herself over a Digger to protect him from strafing as they were escaping from the fall of Singapore. Or the Banka Island massacre. Twenty three nurses were ordered to march into the sea and were shot dead. Only one survived, Sister Vivian Bullwinkel, after feigning death, she returned to shore tended to a wounded solider, then was captured and became a POW.A newspaper clipping of three columns of text with a black and white photo above of three women, two obviously in nurse's uniformwwii, ww2, world war two, our war nurses - the history of the royal australian army nursing corps 1902-1988, george medal, banker island, edith cavell, world war 1, world war one, ww1, wwi, war memorial, canberra

Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel) visits Melbourne from her home in Perth to launch the National Mutual Nurses' Month, taking place throughout May. The biggest woman's project of the bicentennial, Nurses' Month will involve nurses throughout Australia. Though Vivian is now retired she is still very involved and concerned about the nursing world. Possibly best known as the courageous lone survivour of the massacre of Australian Army nurses by the Japanese in World War Two, Vivian went on to be matron of the Repatriation Hospital and then Fairfield Hospital. A newspaper clipping of a story consisting of three large columns of text and a large black and white photo of an older woman (head and sholders) holding a baby'WWII ' '[blue ink, top right, both copies] 'Progress Press. APRIL 1988'[black ink bottom left, one copy]world war 2, wwii, ww2, world war ii, vivian bullwinkel, red cross, mercy hospital, michael willessee, st kilda road, edith cavell, britich, belgium, german, nurses' memorial centre, lucas sampson, kerrie sampson, yarraville west