Few people realise the importance of the Plastic Surgery Unit, a small section of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) that probably contributes more to human happiness than any other. The unit rebuilds smashed and burned faces and limbs. Sister Margaret Tisdall is sister-in-charge of the AIF Plastic Unit now attached to Heidelberg Hospital and says the work is essential as they help with the restoration of function. Margaret was attached to the 3rd AGH and went to England in 1940, later on to Egypt. where she joined the Plastic Unit when it was formed at the 2nd AGH. A newspaper clipping with a large column of text, a small column of text and a large black and white photo of a smiling young woman in nurse's unifom with a patient working on a hand loom.world war 2, world war two, wwii, australian imperial forces, 3rd australian general hospital, 2nd australian general hospital, mary fahle, alfred hospital, e m logan, e i membret, red cross

Part of a two page spread with the articles on the event on the missing page. The photographs on this page give insight into the ages and number of women who were present at the celebration of the 41st birthday of the Australian Army Nursing Service. Including a representative of the US Army Nursing Service.Newspaper page with headline, and four black and white photographs of women in Australian Army Nursing Service uniforms and one black and white photograph of women in Australian Army Medical Womens Service uniforms. All photos have captions.'NC14' [blue ink, top left hand corner] 'WWII' [blue ink, top right hand corner]wwii, world war two, ww2, australian army nursing service, annie moriah sage, grace wilson, charlotte joan mcallister, blanche sagner, us army nursing service, ethel jessie bowe, margaret alison tisdale, jean evelyn headberry, mary dorothy fahle

Part of a two page spread with the articles on the event on the missing page. The photographs on this page give insight into the ages and number of women who were present at the celebration of the 41st birthday of the Australian Army Nursing Service. Including a representative of the US Army Nursing Service.Newspaper page with headline, and four black and white photographs of women in Australian Army Nursing Service uniforms and one black and white photograph of women in Australian Army Medical Womens Service uniforms. All photos have captions.'NC14' [photocopied ink, top left hand corner] '9'[over the top of 14, to make 'NC9', pencil, top left hand corner] 'WWII' [blue ink, top right hand corner]wwii, world war two, ww2, australian army nursing service, annie moriah sage, grace wilson, charlotte joan mcallister, blanche sagner, us army nursing service, ethel jessie bowe, margaret alison tisdale, jean evelyn headberry, mary dorothy fahle

One hundred and fifty-three nurses and masseuses will fo abroad with the 2nd A.I.F. The two main captions say: 'Matron C. A. Fall, an Englishwoman who has been here 19 years, and has nursed in N.S.W. hospitals, will be in charge of 1st Australian Base Hospital...Her mother was a war nurse.' 'Matron Safe, of Victoria, will be in charge of 2nd Australian Base Hospital, ranks equally with Matron Fall.' The remainder of page have headshots of 141 of the nurses and masseuses.A photocopy of a magazine page showing mostly headshot photos of young women in nurses uniforms. On the first page the largest photo shows a woman in nurse's uniform sitting at a table. The other larger photo is a headshot of a young woman, possibly in civilian dress. All the photos are black and white.world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, aif nurses, army, queensland, edna dean, phyllis miller, ivy thompson, heather stewart, jean dickson, iris hoey, e.n. doig, vera harland, f.e. harvey, lex reid, v. hely-wilson, ann marks, lorna keys, vida lnudsen, ethel hanrahan, florence peterson, dorothy coleman, annie sage, victoria, margaret lindsay, grace mudge, ros waycott, haidee metzner, e. sulzberger, vera ley, winifred kelly, eleanor logan, helen d'alton, dorothy scholes, e. o'keefe, eileen jones, margaret walsh, marjorie vasey, dorothy vines, dulcie newing, doroth mills, beatrice kelly, margaret hanna, beryl vary, enid baker, ethel bowe, sheila kirk, anna whiteside, nancy wilson, dorothy fahle, margaret hanson, margaret josephs, madge newnham, emily mcnicoll, una a. melville, margaret oddie, elizabeth forrest, margaret tisdall, margaret cuthbert, dora burchill, nona johnson, south australia, edna scruby, constance roberts, melva brown, ruth treliving, zelma huppatz, o.a. kestel, mavis riggs, mary male, lesley beddome, elizabeth smythe, l.v.m. garrett, mary dunn, e.m. roberts, western australia, i.l. whitfield, r.i. membery, e. youd, m.l. dunman, e.m. goff, d.m. burgess, k.h. barnes, r.i. warner, tasmania, m. stephens, susan haines, winifred beckett, e. ratcliff, eunice wasley, barbara chesterman, majorie smith, a.l. barnett, new south wales, m.e. kiel, m.m. edmonds, g.n. cocks, m.f. looker, k.m. hardcastle, d. inglis, c. macfarlane, b.j. paige, s.j. thumpston, g. farthing, m.i. prosser, j.t.f. bromell, a.m. shephard, r.a. joseph, m. wallis, c. clark, s. fletcher, m.j. prindable, g.b. marshall, e. swanson, j. m. pettigrew, e. heathcote, l.guthrie, j. clancy, d. walker, o.m. quin, b. knight, j. green, h. harris, n.c. hill, p. tarrant, j.i. mudge, u.m. golden, m.o. wheeler, r.a. hanscombe, r.e. bowen, p.l.simpkins, f. thomas, d.h. hughes, f.m.e. dowdle, c.a.mcleod, i.m.b. mcintosh, m.c. mcentee, i. grady, r.b. oldham, g.k. cumming, h.m. smith, t.m. cunningham, marjorie farnback, helen a. todd, helene forster, cynthia duigan, s. ogilvie, j. mclean, a.l. mcgarrity, jean black