A thirty page history of Bendigo's Private Kenneth Young subsequently promoted to Lieutenant. Captured and interned in Crete, wounded 1st May 1942, was threatened with amputation, nursed to health by the Sisters of Mercy in a German hospital. Repatriated 1943, granted the authority to wear one gold wound stripe, subsequently employed in AMF Australian Inf at Murchison POW between which a broken fibula and tibia. Finally a stint as Guard of POW, accidentally shot in the leg by a German sentry when lying in bed. A unique service record from the horror of Crete. The manuscript was compiled from material provided by Lieut Young's sister, Mrs Russell.Clear plastic folder with a photo of Lieutenant Kenneth Young AIF with a red border on the front page and red back cover.Lieut. Kenneth Young AIF on the margin. Lieut Kenneth F. Young enlisted Sept 39 AIF captured Crete 1941 Repatriated 1943 Garrison Guard Dhurringile POW lieutenant kenneth f. young, mrs russell, internment camps australia

1. The St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Nurses Graduation Badge has an outer darker blue border with "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" written in gold. The meaning is "The love of Christ urges us on". Within, there is a cut-out gold Crown of Mary, or Our Lady, the Patroness for the Sisters of Charity. There is a lighter blue banner containing The Heart of Charity, The Anchor of Hope and The Cross of Faith, all the symbols of nurses working under the guidance of the Sisters of Charity. 2. The Catholic Women's Social Guild Badge bears its initials on a round copper background of blue enamel. It has an insignia containing a dove on a heart shaped shield with laurel leaves and a silver star. Mary Brennan may have nursed at institutions of the CWSG which was founded in Melbourne in 1916. It improved the lives of women and children in poor health such as the Santa Casa in Queenscliff run by the Sisters of Mercy. st vincents hospital melbourne, nurses badges, catholic womens social guild, mary bernard brennan