Ethel May Ogilvy (nee Stoddart) became a Red Cross Nurse during World War I after completing a course in Nursing and Hygiene conducted by the St John Ambulance Association in November 1914. The Red Cross was ostensibly non-military in line with its principles of neutrality and independence. While a group of 20 nurses were sent to Europe by the NSW Division of the Red Cross, most Red Cross nurses, like Ethel, contributed to the war effort at home. They filled a need created by the exit of a large number of Australian nurses to the front and by the influx of seriously injured personnel who were brought back home. In 1919, Ethel Stoddart married Arthur James Ogilvy, a veteran of the Boer War and World War I. The couple moved to Emerald in 1936 where they lived the remainder of their lives. This apron is part of a complete World War I Red Cross nurse uniform held by the Museum which was worn by a young woman who later moved to Emerald. The uniform is emblematic of the variety of ways in which women contributed to the war effort.White cotton apron consisting of a gathered skirt with two capacious pockets and a bib and waistband with a Red Cross symbol stitched in the centre of the bib. Two straps - each with one buttonhole - extend from the bib to be buttoned into the waistband at the back. The apron waistband has two buttons on one side and one button and one buttonhole on the other side. Separately there are two long narrow cotton strips which may have been suitable for bandages. red cross, world war 1, nurse uniform

Ethel May Ogilvy (nee Stoddart) became a Red Cross Nurse during World War I after completing a course in Nursing and Hygiene conducted by the St John Ambulance Association in November 1914. The Red Cross was ostensibly non-military in line with its principles of neutrality and independence. While a group of 20 nurses were sent to Europe by the NSW Division of the Red Cross, most Red Cross nurses, like Ethel, contributed to the war effort at home. They filled a need created by the exit of a large number of Australian nurses to the front and by the influx of seriously injured personnel who were brought back home. In 1919, Ethel Stoddart married Arthur James Ogilvy, a veteran of the Boer War and World War I. The couple moved to Emerald in 1936 where they lived the remainder of their lives. This dress is part of a complete World War I Red Cross nurse uniform held by the Museum which was worn by a young woman who later moved to Emerald. The uniform is emblematic of the variety of ways in which women contributed to the war effort.Long blue cotton dress with long sleeves - at the end of each sleeve are two mother of pearl buttons and buttonholes. The dress has four mother of pearl buttons and buttonholes down the front and two buttonholes at the neck. There are three loops at the waist at the back for a belt to be threaded through. Separate long narrow sash-like belt of the same material. (The belt may have originally had a buckle.)red cross, world war 1, nurse uniform

Ethel May Ogilvy (nee Stoddart) became a Red Cross Nurse during World War I after completing a course in Nursing and Hygiene conducted by the St John Ambulance Association in November 1914. This portrait was presumably taken after Ethel had completed this course. Ethel's daughter later donated her mother's uniform - which is held by the Museum. Most Australian Red Cross nurses, like Ethel, contributed to the war effort at home. They filled a need created by the exit of a large number of Australian nurses to the front and by the influx of seriously injured personnel who were brought back home. In 1919, Ethel Stoddart married Arthur James Ogilvy, a veteran of the Boer War and World War I. The couple moved to Emerald in 1936 where they lived the remainder of their lives. This photograph is emblematic of the variety of ways in which Australian women contributed to the war effort during World War 1.Black and white photographic portrait of Nurse Ethel Stoddart mounted in a sepia-coloured cardboard frame. Signature of photography studio in bottom right of frame.In bottom right of frame: 'Gainsborough / 213 CHAPEL ST / PRAHRAN'red cross, world war 1

Nurse collars were detachable to allow for quick laundering. Ethel May Ogilvy (nee Stoddart) became a Red Cross Nurse during World War I after completing a course in Nursing and Hygiene conducted by the St John Ambulance Association in November 1914. The Red Cross was ostensibly non-military in line with its principles of neutrality and independence. While a group of 20 nurses were sent to Europe by the NSW Division of the Red Cross, most Red Cross nurses, like Ethel, contributed to the war effort at home. They filled a need created by the exit of a large number of Australian nurses to the front and by the influx of seriously injured personnel who were brought back home. In 1919, Ethel Stoddart married Arthur James Ogilvy, a veteran of the Boer War and World War I. The couple moved to Emerald in 1936 where they lived the remainder of their lives. These collars are part of a complete World War I Red Cross nurse uniform held by the Museum which was worn by a young woman who later moved to Emerald. The uniform is emblematic of the variety of ways in which women contributed to the war effort.Two almost identical white starched collars. Each collar has a buttonhole at each end which might have enabled the collar to be fastened at the front with cufflink-like buttons.On back of collar 1/2: 'NURSE 3 x 13 1/2 G' On back of collar 2/2: 'NURSE 8432 /13 1/2 P' - also '?Stoddart' very faint.red cross, world war 1, nurse uniform

Cuffs on nurse uniforms were made to be detachable for ease of laundering. Ethel May Ogilvy (nee Stoddart) became a Red Cross Nurse during World War I after completing a course in Nursing and Hygiene conducted by the St John Ambulance Association in November 1914. The Red Cross was ostensibly non-military in line with its principles of neutrality and independence. While a group of 20 nurses were sent to Europe by the NSW Division of the Red Cross, most Red Cross nurses, like Ethel, contributed to the war effort at home. They filled a need created by the exit of a large number of Australian nurses to the front and by the influx of seriously injured personnel who were brought back home. In 1919, Ethel Stoddart married Arthur James Ogilvy, a veteran of the Boer War and World War I. The couple moved to Emerald in 1936 where they lived the remainder of their lives. These cuffs are part of a complete World War I Red Cross nurse uniform held by the Museum which was worn by a young woman who later moved to Emerald. The uniform is emblematic of the variety of ways in which women contributed to the war effort.Two pairs of white starched cuffs for a nurse uniform. Each cuff has a buttonhole at each end which would enable the cuff to be joined by cufflink-like buttons.On each cuff, printed: 'NURSE 8 G' On each cuff handwritten: 'Stoddart'red cross, world war 1, nurse uniform

Belts on nurse uniforms were made to be detachable for ease of laundering. Ethel May Ogilvy (nee Stoddart) became a Red Cross Nurse during World War I after completing a course in Nursing and Hygiene conducted by the St John Ambulance Association in November 1914. The Red Cross was ostensibly non-military in line with its principles of neutrality and independence. While a group of 20 nurses were sent to Europe by the NSW Division of the Red Cross, most Red Cross nurses, like Ethel, contributed to the war effort at home. They filled a need created by the exit of a large number of Australian nurses to the front and by the influx of seriously injured personnel who were brought back home. In 1919, Ethel Stoddart married Arthur James Ogilvy, a veteran of the Boer War and World War I. The couple moved to Emerald in 1936 where they lived the remainder of their lives. These belts are part of a complete World War I Red Cross nurse uniform held by the Museum which was worn by a young woman who later moved to Emerald. The uniform is emblematic of the variety of ways in which women contributed to the war effort.Three pairs of white starched belts for a nurse uniform. One belt (1/3) has a long narrow rectangular shape with two buttonholes at each end. The other belt (2/3) has a triangular shape at one end with two press studs (rings) at this end. There may have been two posts at the other end at one time. The third (3/3) has three buttonholes at each end.At one end of belt 1/3 hand printed: 'E. M. Stoddart' At one end of belt 3/3 hand-written: 'Stoddart' and underneath printed '?8412'red cross, world war 1, nurse uniform

Veils were worn to cover a nurse's hair and were usually square in shape. Ethel May Ogilvy (nee Stoddart) became a Red Cross Nurse during World War I after completing a course in Nursing and Hygiene conducted by the St John Ambulance Association in November 1914. The Red Cross was ostensibly non-military in line with its principles of neutrality and independence. While a group of 20 nurses were sent to Europe by the NSW Division of the Red Cross, most Red Cross nurses, like Ethel, contributed to the war effort at home. They filled a need created by the exit of a large number of Australian nurses to the front and by the influx of seriously injured personnel who were brought back home. In 1919, Ethel Stoddart married Arthur James Ogilvy, a veteran of the Boer War and World War I. The couple moved to Emerald in 1936 where they lived the remainder of their lives. This veil is part of a complete World War I Red Cross nurse uniform held by the Museum which was worn by a young woman who later moved to Emerald. The uniform is emblematic of the variety of ways in which women contributed to the war effort.One piece of square white lawn material used as a nurse veil.red cross, world war 1, nurse uniform

Veils were worn to cover a nurse's hair and were usually square in shape. Ethel May Ogilvy (nee Stoddart) became a Red Cross Nurse during World War I after completing a course in Nursing and Hygiene conducted by the St John Ambulance Association in November 1914. The Red Cross was ostensibly non-military in line with its principles of neutrality and independence. While a group of 20 nurses were sent to Europe by the NSW Division of the Red Cross, most Red Cross nurses, like Ethel, contributed to the war effort at home. They filled a need created by the exit of a large number of Australian nurses to the front and by the influx of seriously injured personnel who were brought back home. In 1919, Ethel Stoddart married Arthur James Ogilvy, a veteran of the Boer War and World War I. The couple moved to Emerald in 1936 where they lived the remainder of their lives. This veil is part of a complete World War I Red Cross nurse uniform held by the Museum which was worn by a young woman who later moved to Emerald. The uniform is emblematic of the variety of ways in which women contributed to the war effort.One piece of square white lawn material used as a nurse veil.red cross, world war 1, nurse uniform