Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Age, Women remembered - with pride: Band played 'Australia will be there' ; Grandmother in march ; Special cheers for nurses, 26 April 1951
First story - Colonel Annie Sage recounts memories that come up on Anzac Day. 'Dressing' their ship while in mid-ocean, listening to 'Australia Will Be There'; the agony and suspense waiting to learn if allies and friends had escaped terrible situations; having patients in beds and under beds in rain, mud and heat; learning awful news; reuniting with POW sisters and hearing their stories.
Second story - Mrs GM Knight marched on Anzac Day in the light grey dress of the Auxiliary Nursing Service(ANSI), India. Born in England, she has lived in Australia for 30 years. Her husband, an officer in the RAF, died before WW2. Her two sons joined the army. Mrs Knight went to India and joined the ANSI and served for six years.
Third story - Nearly 200 ex-servicewomen took part in the Anzac march. Led by Matron-in-Chief Sage, the grey nurse's uniforms was the signal for cheers and clapping. Mrs E Wildy and Miss Lillian Foster, both Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) during the war also attended.A newspaper clipping of three stories. The first story consists of three columns of text and includes a small black and white portrait photo of a woman in nurse's uniform. The second story is a single column of text beneath a small black and white portrait photo of a woman in nurse's uniform. The third story is two columns of text underneath the title.'WWII' [blue ink, top right]order of the british empire, ans, aans, australian general hospital, australian imperial forces, royal air force, strathaird, ramilles, navy, 2/4 australian general hospital, tobruk, haifa, kantara, greece, crete, islands, 2/9th, moresby, centaur, japanese, singapore, malaya, rabaul, la haat, sumatra, reg knight, sidney knight, irak, persia, st kilda, edith cavell, swadeston, norwich, england, london, imperial ex-service women's association