Research details, short biography and army records on the life and war experiences of Estelle Lee Archer, born 1882 and passed away in 1960. Estelle served as an Australian Army Nurse in the 1st Australian General Hospital, and later in England and France. This collection of papers includes a short biographical piece; an article from an unknown newspaper; a copy of the registration of death; and a response from the Australian Military information Services Section for information on Estelle including copies of her enlistment records. There is also some brief information regarding Elizabeth Scholastica Dailey. Document package of photocopied military papers, newspaper article and military history research notes typed on A4 papers.australian army nurses, world war 1914-1918, wwi, ww1, estelle lee archer, elizabeth scholastica dailey, royal red cross, aans

Article about Estelle Lee Archer a WWI nurse who at the time of the article was in a forgotten grave in the New Cheltenham Cemetary. The article details how her great niece Margaret Leyden is asking the Office of Australian War Graves to restore and maintain the grave of this significant war nurse. The article also contains some biographical details of Estelle Lee Archer's service in WWI.Full page newspaper clipping with two large black and white photographs and four columns of text. The largest photograph is of an older woman sitting in a cemetary holding an old portrait photograph of a woman in a nurses uniform. Ther is also an old photograph of a woman in a nurses uniform standing behind a chair.estelle lee archer, wwi, ww1, world war one, royal red cross 2nd class, grave, office of australian war graves, margaret leyden

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