St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Letter - Correspondence in regard to Ethel Charles qualities as a nurse whilst working at Victoria Barracks in 1918
... ...Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Hawley...Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Hawley of Tasmania wrote a letter of commendation to Matron Hill in 1918, as a reference for Ethel Charles, who was applying for enrolment in the Australian Army Nursing Service. ...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms building 38 Fitzroy Street Fitzroy melbourne Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Hawley of Tasmania wrote a letter of commendation to Matron Hill in 1918, as a reference for Ethel Charles, who was applying for enrolment in the Australian Army Nursing Service. ...
Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Hawley of Tasmania wrote a letter of commendation to Matron Hill in 1918, as a reference for Ethel Charles, who was applying for enrolment in the Australian Army Nursing Service. He stated that "he could not have had a better nurse" during his two- year recovery for an operation on his spine after being shot at Gallipoli. He added that Ethel "was in every way most suitable for army nursing".australian army nursing srvice, ethel charles, victoria barracks melbourne, matron hill, gallipoli, lieutenant colonel sidney hawley
