'Between 1941 and 1946, Hospital Ship Wanganella carried wounded and sick evacuees from the Middle East, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Borneo and the South Pacific. ' [from the Australian War Memorial] Black and white photo of a hospital ship in the water with land in the background printed onto card.'WANGENELLA HOSPITAL / SHIP WWII' [Handwritten in black ink on the back of the card]world war 1939-1945, ww2, wwii, hospital ship, wanganella, hospital ship wanganella

Collection of black and white photographs taken aboard the hospital ship 'Wanganella' and of locations throughout the Middle East during World war II. There are photographic representations of Jerusalem, Bombay, and Gaza including the local people and landmarks and street scenes. Faded dark blue, cloth-bound album, bound with blue rope thread tied into tassles through two eyelets on the cover. There is a lighter blue whispy-lined pattern across the entire cover. Inside there are black card backing pages with photos of varying sizes attached using clear or brown photo corners (the last few pages contain photographs that have been glued in place). There is a sheet of glassine paper between each page to protect the photographs.'VX65917 / L.B.Leslie / 2/1st Aust. General Hospital' [Handwritten in light blue ink on the inside of the cover] [Multiple descriptive inscriptions throughout album beneath photographs]royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, world war 1939-1945, wwii, ww2, middle east, hospital ship wanganella, gaza, jerusalem

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

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)

Copy of file no. 38-421-143 from the National Archives of Australia being a despatch relating to the upcoming embarkation of the 13 Australian General Hospital from Australia to Malaya on the Hospital Ship Wanganella. Document is classified as secret and includes dates, personnel numbers and reinforcement names. Set of foolscap sized copies of typed papers held together with white archival paperclip. Document has insignia and title of Department of the Army at the top of the first page and on the left hand edge there is information on the source of the document.'38-421-143' [Blue ink on left hand side]wwii, ww2, world war 2, australian army nursing service, aans, 13th australian general hospital

Copy of file no. 38-422-322 from the National Archives of Australia being a despatch relating to the 12 Australian General Hospital 164 personnel and supplies departing on the Hospital Ship Wanganella to serve in Ceylon [Sri Lanka]. This number included 50 Australian Army Nursing Service nurses, 23 Officers, 3 Masseuses, 20 Voluntary Aid Detachment staff, and others.Foolscap copy of a multi-page Department of the Army Despatch report with information on the source along the left hand edge.'38-422-322' [Blue ink on left hand side]wwii, ww2, world war 2, 12 agh, ceylon, sri lanka

During World War II, Wanganella was converted to serve as an Australian Hospital Ship (AHS). Between 19 May 1941 and 1946, AHS Wanganella carried wounded and sick evacuees from the Middle East, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Borneo and the South Pacific, travelling over 251,011 nautical miles (464,872 km) and transporting 13,385 wounded. A.H.S Wanganella 2/2nd Australian Hospital ship. Ref: "Hospital Ships" Rupert Goodman SLV LT 359.8364 0994 G62H Trip 8 Depart 12th Nov 1942 Melbourne Fremantle Aden 10th - 11th Dec 1942 Port Tewfik, Egypt 21st - 22nd Dec 1942 Colombo, Sri Lanka 01 Jan 1943 Fremantle Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Arrived 13th Jan 1943 Brisbane Wanganella left Colombo 22nd December 1942 for Fremantle, with patients who boarded at Port Tewfik in Egypt arriving on New Year's day 1943. The menu is printed on fawn cardboard. The menu has been torn along the spine and rearranged at some time to put on display. There is evidence of glue or tape damage at the back of each corner of the card. Some grease and finger marks are evident on the front and back of the card. The printing is very legible. The heading 'Christmas Greetings' is at the top of the front page and 'Christmas Day 1942' at the bottom of the page. Originally the menu was assembled as a leaflet with the menu on the inside of the second sheet. Since this time, the menu has been torn along the middle fold and the second page sheet taped to the first page. There is a red cross on the front page with a printed illustration of the Wanganella superimposed over the top. H.M.A.H.S. Wanganella and the dinner menu are printed in dark blue ink. The Christmas greetings and the names of the commander and officer in command of the troops are printed in light blue ink. h.m.a.h.s. wanganella, w.w.ii hospital ship

Gloss hard cover, no book jacket with illustration of ships under attacknon-fictionTracing the history of hospital ships from the Spanish Armada to the Gulf War, but with special and detailed reference to the Australian hospital ships in World War II: Manunda, Wanganella, Centaur and Oranje. [Trove]hospital ships, medical care, world war i, wwi, wwii, world war 2

Gloss hard cover, no book jacket with illustration of ships under attacknon-fictionTracing the history of hospital ships from the Spanish Armada to the Gulf War, but with special and detailed reference to the Australian hospital ships in World War II: Manunda, Wanganella, Centaur and Oranje. [Trove]hospital ships, medical care, world war i, wwi, wwii

Gloss hard cover, no book jacket with illustration of ships under attack. The title is printed in bold red print across the top and down the spine.non-fictionTracing the history of hospital ships from the Spanish Armada to the Gulf War, but with special and detailed reference to the Australian hospital ships in World War II: Manunda, Wanganella, Centaur and Oranje. [Trove]hospital ships, medical care, world war i, wwi, wwii, world war 2