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Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK WW2 NURSES, Pan Macmillan Aust PTY LTD, On Radji Beach, 2010
... BOOK WW2 NURSES......Nurses WW2...On Radji Beach Book BOOK WW2 NURSES Pan Macmillan Aust PTY LTD Ian A Shaw (Author) McPhersons Printing Group ...The story of Australian Nurses after the Fall of Singapore, February 1942, an account of the fate of every Nurse who boarded the Coastal Freighter “Vyner Brooke”, the nurses service, ill fated evacuation and their courage, compassion, ingenuity and fortitude in the unthinkable events that followed.Book, soft cover, cardboard, red and black print on front, spine and back, front cover has a photo of three Nurses in uniform in red, white and grey, 360 pages, plain white paper, illustrated B & W and colour photographs.books, nurses ww2, biography, pow’s, japan -
Bendigo Military MuseumUniform - UNIFORM, NURSES WW2, 1939 - 1946
... UNIFORM, NURSES WW2...Uniform UNIFORM, NURSES WW2 ...The uniform belonged to CAPT GLADYS MOLE VFX17199 AAMC 2nd AIF. Refer 1901.4 for Service History. Items were all numbered 215.01 from a previous institution. See also Reg No 1899 & 1900.2P.WRANC .1) Jacket. Grey, fine wool tailored jacket & skirt. Jacket has full belt fastened with press studs. Front fastened with military buttons, also pocket flaps & 2 buttons on each sleeve. Shoulder epaulettes of dark brown felt with a button 'Australia' badge & 3 captain's pips. Colour patch on each sleeve - brown square on light grey square with central angled blue bar. Service ribbons on right breast. Upper back section & fronts lined with rayon. Hanging tab centre back neck. .2) Shirt. Long sleeved cream cotton shirt with tail, epaulette tabs on shoulders fastened with a button. Front button fastening semi stiff collar. .3) Skirt. Fastens at side with hooks & eyes & 1 button on waist band. .4) Tie. Made of dark brown crepe with silver Rising Sun badge pinned to it. .5) Hat. Grey/green felt velour with band of brown edged both sides with narrow stripes of pale grey & red. Unlined with petersham sweat band & black hat elastic double chin strap. Signs of wear at inner front. .6) & .7) Gloves. Pair, dark brown leather with stitching detail in 3 decorative lines on backs. Previous number 215.01 has been inked inside. .8) & .9) Shoes. Pair, brown leather lace up with stitched soles by Duncan. .2) Self coloured label: V109 MADE IN AUSTRALIA 1942 Inside back neck in ink: G? HOLLOW .5) On label in black: V558 Made in 1943 Australia Size 6-3/4"uniforms, costumes - female uniform, essential services - hospital, nurses -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Pat Giles, In memory of WW2 nurses, 061997
... In memory of WW2 nurses...Agnes Betty Jeffrey Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel) Vyner Brooke Memorial Banka Island massacre memorial Nurses memorial Full half newspaper spread with multiple stories in black text, three advertisements and two black and white photographs. In memory of WW2 ...Small article on the memorial 44km east of Hamilton Victoria, to the nurses who were lost when the Vyner Brooke was sunk and the subsequent massacre of survivors on Banka Island during WWII. A new and previous memorials were dedicated by Vivian Statham (neé Bullwinkel) and Betty Jeffrey, both of who served in WWII, Vivian Statham being the only survivor of the Banka Island Massacre. Both Statham & Jeffrey were Japanese POWs together. There is a photo of the most recent memorial cairn below the article.Full half newspaper spread with multiple stories in black text, three advertisements and two black and white photographs.agnes betty jeffrey, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), vyner brooke memorial, banka island massacre memorial, nurses memorial -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchWW2 NURSES CAPE, 1943
... WW2 NURSES CAPE...Worn by Nurses while serving in Hospitals during WW2...Worn by Nurses while serving in Hospitals during WW2 Worn by Nurses during WW2 as part of their Uniform JACKSON 13017 GH . ...Worn by Nurses while serving in Hospitals during WW2Worn by Nurses during WW2 as part of their Uniform RED SHOULDER CAPE With WHITE COLLAR AND RISING SUN BADGEJACKSON 13017 GH . V310 Made in Australia 1943 Size -
Bendigo Military MuseumHonour Board - BENDIGO BASE HOSPITAL NURSES HONOUR BOARD WW1, WW2, post WW2
... BENDIGO BASE HOSPITAL NURSES HONOUR BOARD WW1, WW2...Honour Board BENDIGO BASE HOSPITAL NURSES HONOUR BOARD WW1, WW2 ...Bendigo Base Hospital Honor roll WW1 & 2, marble with angle iron frame, wood backing, glass front. The nurses served in the 3 services, Army, Navy, Air Force and Queen Alexandria's Imperial Nursing Service."Bendigo Base Hospital Roll of Honor"memorials-honour boards, military history-service records, bendigo nurses, -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BIOGRAPHIES WW2, Murray Poustie, "REMEMBER OUR WORLD WAR 2 NURSES", 2019
... ...Nurses...WW2...Publication Books Biographies Nurses WW2 Murray Poustie Soft Cover Book 1. & 2. ...From the book cover; "Remember our World War 2 Nurses" - "The Service and Sacrifice of Bendigo Nurses in World War Two".Soft Cover Book 1. & 2. Cover - cardboard, red, black, white colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - front colour photograph of a group of Sisters on parade with tents in the background. Back cover - four black and white photographs. Three depicting portraits of nurses and photograph of injured soldiers disembarking from an aircraft. 150 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps.publication, books, biographies, nurses, ww2, murray poustie -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Natalia Cuthbertson, Courage and care behind the lines, [24/8/95]
... ...Army Nurses...WW2...Prisoners of War Army Nurses WW2 WWII World War Two Stonnington Moratai TobrukRats Palestine German Jerusalem Syrian Queensland New Guinea Borneo Labuan Island Japan Singapore Alexandria Nazareth India 3UZ Baby Health Centre '24/8/95.' ...When talking about World War II, Sisters Gay Mole and Jean Crameri both recall tent hospitals, epidemics, bombs and nursing without hot water and electricity. They also recall hard work, comradeship and bravery. The two women were among the3000 nurses who formed the Australian General Hospital (AGH) during the war. Sister Jean Crameri was working at the Royal Women's Hospital when she volunteered and joined the 2/9th unit of the AGH. She served in the Middle East, nursed survivors of the Kokoda Trail and saw the Commander-in-Chief if the Australian Army, Field Marshall Blamey declare peace in the South West Pacific. Sister Gay Mole was in the Nurses Army Reserve in 1939 in the 2/9th unit, with her war service starting her in Puckapunyal then on to the Middle East. After a several months on Ceylon she was back in Australia before sailing to the Pacific, where she was among the first medical staff into Changi Prison. A newspaper clipping with three columns of text and a title underneath two black and white photos, both of young women in nurse's uniforms.'24/8/95.' [black ink, top left corner]prisoners of war, army nurses, ww2, wwii, world war two, stonnington, moratai, tobrukrats, palestine, german, jerusalem, syrian, queensland, new guinea, borneo, labuan island, japan, singapore, alexandria, nazareth, india, 3uz baby health centre -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Paperback book, Edith McQuade White, Reminiscences of an Australian Army Nurse, 1950
... Australian Army Nurses...WW2...Nurses Edith McQuade White Australian Army Nurses WW2 WWII World War Two Miss McQuade White was the Matron of the 119 AGH at Adelaide River NT during WW2. ...Miss McQuade White was the Matron of the 119 AGH at Adelaide River NT during WW2. This is the story of her time in the NT. Probably privately published in 1950. (from Trove)Thin cream coloured book with title printed in blue ink across the top of the cover. Below the totle is a blue illustration of a person leaning against a rail fence wearing a large hat and oversized boots. The author's name is printed in blue at the bottom of the page.non-fictionMiss McQuade White was the Matron of the 119 AGH at Adelaide River NT during WW2. This is the story of her time in the NT. Probably privately published in 1950. (from Trove)nurses, edith mcquade white, australian army nurses, ww2, wwii, world war two -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Jessie Elizabeth Simons, While history passed : the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years, 1954
... ...Australian Nurses...WW2...Sister Jessie Elizabeth Simons Vyner Brooke Japanese Prisoners of War World War 2 Australian Nurses WW2 WWII Sister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation. ...Sister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.Dark green, faded cloth bound book with a bright orange sticker at the bottom of the spine.non-fictionSister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation. sister jessie elizabeth simons, vyner brooke, japanese, prisoners of war, world war 2, australian nurses, ww2, wwii -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Ada Harrison, Grey & Scarlett : letters from the war areas by Army Sisters on active service, 1944
... ...Army Nurses...WW2...Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nuring Service Territorial Army Nursing Service Army Nurses WW2 WWII World War Two A collection of letters, diary extracts and accounts, written by Army Sisters on active service between 1940-1942. ...A collection of letters, diary extracts and accounts, written by Army Sisters on active service between 1940-1942. The nurses were members of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and the Territorial Army Nursing Service , they were recognised by the grey and scarlet uniforms they wore. Includes a forward written by Her Majesty Queen Mary and an introduction by Dame Katharine Jones (Matron in Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service.Grey dust jacket covered hardback book. There is a red border around the front and the title printed in red across the top. The centre of the cover shows a hand-drawn image of a nurse tending a wounded patient at his bedside. The subtitle is printed across the bottom in black. The title is printed in red at the top of the spine and below that, in black print, it reads : 'with a forward by Her Majesty Queen Mary'.non-fictionA collection of letters, diary extracts and accounts, written by Army Sisters on active service between 1940-1942. The nurses were members of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and the Territorial Army Nursing Service , they were recognised by the grey and scarlet uniforms they wore. Includes a forward written by Her Majesty Queen Mary and an introduction by Dame Katharine Jones (Matron in Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. queen alexandra's imperial military nuring service, territorial army nursing service, army nurses, ww2, wwii, world war two -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Ada Harrison, Grey & Scarlett : letters from the war areas by Army Sisters on active service, 1944
... ...Army Nurses...WW2...Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nuring Service Territorial Army Nursing Service Army Nurses WW2 WWII World War Two A collection of letters, diary extracts and accounts, written by Army Sisters on active service between 1940-1942. ...A collection of letters, diary extracts and accounts, written by Army Sisters on active service between 1940-1942. The nurses were members of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and the Territorial Army Nursing Service , they were recognised by the grey and scarlet uniforms they wore. Includes a forward written by Her Majesty Queen Mary and an introduction by Dame Katharine Jones (Matron in Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service.Grey dust jacket covered hardback book. There is a red border around the front and the title printed in red across the top. The centre of the cover shows a hand-drawn image of a nurse tending a wounded patient at his bedside. The subtitle is printed across the bottom in black. The title is printed in red at the top of the spine and below that, in black print, it reads : 'with a forward by Her Majesty Queen Mary'.non-fictionA collection of letters, diary extracts and accounts, written by Army Sisters on active service between 1940-1942. The nurses were members of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and the Territorial Army Nursing Service , they were recognised by the grey and scarlet uniforms they wore. Includes a forward written by Her Majesty Queen Mary and an introduction by Dame Katharine Jones (Matron in Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. queen alexandra's imperial military nuring service, territorial army nursing service, army nurses, ww2, wwii, world war two -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Ada Harrison, Grey & Scarlett : letters from the war areas by Army Sisters on active service, 1944
... ...Army Nurses...WW2...Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nuring Service Territorial Army Nursing Service Army Nurses WW2 WWII World War Two A collection of letters, diary extracts and accounts, written by Army Sisters on active service between 1940-1942. ...A collection of letters, diary extracts and accounts, written by Army Sisters on active service between 1940-1942. The nurses were members of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and the Territorial Army Nursing Service , they were recognised by the grey and scarlet uniforms they wore. Includes a forward written by Her Majesty Queen Mary and an introduction by Dame Katharine Jones (Matron in Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service.Light bluish-grey hardback book. The only markings on the book are along the spine where it reads 'GREY AND SCARLET / Edited by ADA HARRISON / Hodder & Stoughton' in red text. The dustjacket is missing from this copy.non-fictionA collection of letters, diary extracts and accounts, written by Army Sisters on active service between 1940-1942. The nurses were members of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and the Territorial Army Nursing Service , they were recognised by the grey and scarlet uniforms they wore. Includes a forward written by Her Majesty Queen Mary and an introduction by Dame Katharine Jones (Matron in Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. queen alexandra's imperial military nuring service, territorial army nursing service, army nurses, ww2, wwii, world war two -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchAlbum - Photograph album, WW2 Ceylon Bess Vickers, 1941
... ...Nurses...WW2...Australian Military Nurses Nurses WW2 WWII Second World War Ceylon Bess Vickers 12 AGH HMHS Wanganella 'WW2-CEYLON / BESS VICKERS' [handwritten in black ink on a white sticker on the front cover] 'B Vickers VX59377 / 12AGH / AIF / Ceylon' [handwritten in black ink on the inside front cover] [Annotations describing photos on most pages, handwritten in black ink] Worn brown photograph album bound with thread and tied in a bow on the left hand side. ...Photograph album that belonged to Bess Vickers, VX59377, 12 AGH, AIF in Ceylon during the Second World War. Included are photos from onboard the HMHS Wanganella (the ship used to evacuate sick and wounded Allied soldiers to and from Ceylon); buildings, landmarks, local people and nursing staff, patients and soldiers, around Ceylon in 1941.Worn brown photograph album bound with thread and tied in a bow on the left hand side. White sticker label in the top left corner covering an image of the sun, it's rays spread out across the rest of the cover. Printed diagonally in the bottom right corner are the words 'happy snaps'.'WW2-CEYLON / BESS VICKERS' [handwritten in black ink on a white sticker on the front cover] 'B Vickers VX59377 / 12AGH / AIF / Ceylon' [handwritten in black ink on the inside front cover] [Annotations describing photos on most pages, handwritten in black ink]australian military nurses, nurses, ww2, wwii, second world war, ceylon, bess vickers, 12 agh, hmhs wanganella -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, NURSES BIOGRAPHY, New Holland Publishers (Australia) PTY LTD, A Woman’s War, 2002
... nurses...pow’s...ww2...Biography, the exceptional life of Wilma Oram Young AM, an Australian Nurse, a captive of the Japanese during WW2. After the War following her return to Australia she was inspired to help her fellow ex POW’s and war veterans through her tireless work with the RSL. ...Wilma Oram enlisted 0n 12.3 1941 age 24 years VFX58783 in the AANS, embarked for Singapore 2.9.1941, evacuated from Singapore on 12.2.1942 on the Vyner Brooke which was then sunk by the Japanese of Banka Island, they made it to shore on Banka Isl and taken POW for the duration of the War and finally arrived home in Australia on 24.10.1945. books biography nurses pow’s ww2 Soft cover cardboard, black, white and gold print on front, spine and back, front cover has a collage of B & W photographs of Nurse Wilma Oram Young AM, red, black and gold background colours, 328 pages, white paper, illustrated with B & W photographs. ...Biography, the exceptional life of Wilma Oram Young AM, an Australian Nurse, a captive of the Japanese during WW2. After the War following her return to Australia she was inspired to help her fellow ex POW’s and war veterans through her tireless work with the RSL. Wilma Oram enlisted 0n 12.3 1941 age 24 years VFX58783 in the AANS, embarked for Singapore 2.9.1941, evacuated from Singapore on 12.2.1942 on the Vyner Brooke which was then sunk by the Japanese of Banka Island, they made it to shore on Banka Isl and taken POW for the duration of the War and finally arrived home in Australia on 24.10.1945.Soft cover cardboard, black, white and gold print on front, spine and back, front cover has a collage of B & W photographs of Nurse Wilma Oram Young AM, red, black and gold background colours, 328 pages, white paper, illustrated with B & W photographs.books, biography, nurses, pow’s, ww2 -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Photocopy of a newspaper clipping, The Australian Women's Weekly, Shipside interviews with A.I.F, June 1, 1940
... Nurses...WWII...WW2...Australian Army Nurses WWII WW2 Australian troops Troop Ships Black and white photocopy of a newspaper page with header across the top with a line border followed by the title in bold print. ...An article from the Australian Women's Weekly about the troops and nurses leaving Melbourne to serve overseas, how they settled in to their living quarters on the ship and the great task of feeding so many at sea.Black and white photocopy of a newspaper page with header across the top with a line border followed by the title in bold print. On the left side of the page is a photo of many soldiers waving goodbye from a ship leaving Australia, below is one column of text next to a smaller image of a soldier walking with his head down. The right side of the page shows a smiling nurse holding multiple board games, with a smaller inset image in the middle of Captain Gorman. Below these images are three more columns of text.australian army nurses, wwii, ww2, australian troops, troop ships -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Vetaffairs, Matron unmoved by the German advance, March 1996
... Nurses...WWII...WW2...Australian Army Nurses WWII WW2 World War 1939-1945 Matron Kathleen Best Women's Royal Australian Army Corps 'Nc9' [Handwritten in blue ink at the top of the page] Black and white newspaper clipping with a red line across the top, the publication details and then a blue line. ...The story of Kathleen Best (1910-1957). A member of The Australian Army Nursing Service Reserve at the start of WWII, she went on to become the youngest matron in the Australian Army. The article details her experiences in WWII in Greece. Kathleen was buried with full military honours in 1957 at the age of 47. Memorial gates built in her honour at the WRAAC School in Sydney now stand at Duntroon, adjacent to the ANZAC Block.Black and white newspaper clipping with a red line across the top, the publication details and then a blue line. A bold heading is below the line across the width of the page, followed by two columns of text. In the centre of the page is a black and white portrait of a matron.'Nc9' [Handwritten in blue ink at the top of the page]australian army nurses, wwii, ww2, world war 1939-1945, matron kathleen best, women's royal australian army corps -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Photocopy of newspaper clipping, Wimmera Tourist News, Dimboola's Florence Nightingale, Spring edition, year unknown
... Nurses...WWII...WW2...Australian Army Nurses WWII WW2 World War 1939-1945 Olive Dorothy Paschke Olive Dorothy Paschke memorial Vyner Brooke Two pages of photocopies of black and white newspaper pages. ...The story of Dorothy Paschke and the memorial built in honour of her service and sacrifice in the Second World War. Matron Paschke was aboard the Vyner Brooke ship when it was bombed. She made it on to a small raft with seven other nurses and some civillians. Despite their attempts to steer the raft towards Banka Island where the other nurses landed, the current pulled them out to sea. After eighteen hours, Dorothy and three others slid into the water to paddle alongside, in the hopes it would lighten the load and help them reach shore. The current pulled Dorothy further out to sea and she was not seen again. A memorial sundial has been built in her honour and stands at the Dimboola Memorial High School.Two pages of photocopies of black and white newspaper pages. The first page is a copy of half a page. The second page is a copy of a full page printed on two sheets of paper taped together. Publication details printed across the top of both pages. The half page contains five columns of text and on the right is a portrait of Matron Paschke, to the left of the image is another image of the first page of a memorial book in her honour. (The page also contains unrelated advertisements). The second page continues the story with five columns of text in the middle of the page, above and below the text are photographs from the unveiling ceremony of the memorial sundial built in her honour. (Below and around the article are seven unrelated advertisements.)australian army nurses, wwii, ww2, world war 1939-1945, olive dorothy paschke, olive dorothy paschke memorial, vyner brooke -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchDocument - Copy of a news article, Courier Mail, Healing broken POWs, 23 April 2007
... Nurses...WWII...WW2...Australian Army Nurses WWII WW2 World War Two Sister Setchell Margaret Hamilton Australian prisoners of war POWs Singapore '1/16 LOXTON STREET / Indooroopilly / 0733787309' [Handwritten in blue ink in the centre right of the first page] 'Attention Mustafa Eyiam / Footscray City College / Kinnear St / Footscray / Victoria 3011' [handwritten in blue ink on e back of the second page] 'Carmel Scarfe!' ...An article about the care given to prisoners of war in Singapore and back in Australia by Sister Setchell (nee Hamilton). Sister Setchell joined the army in 1940 as a registered nurse, she was part of the evacuation of Singapore onboard the cargo liner, the Empire Star. In 1945 she was reassigned back to Singapore to aid the recovery of POWs. This story tells of the incredible impact she had on many of those soldiers.Two page, single-sided email printout. At the top of the first page 'mary' is printed in bold type and underlined, followed by the email details and a short message. Below that is the article details and then the article typed in full.'1/16 LOXTON STREET / Indooroopilly / 0733787309' [Handwritten in blue ink in the centre right of the first page] 'Attention Mustafa Eyiam / Footscray City College / Kinnear St / Footscray / Victoria 3011' [handwritten in blue ink on e back of the second page] 'Carmel Scarfe!' [Handwritten in black ink on the back of the second page] 'Peter / Sullivan [?] / 043883539[?] / 53758427 / 11/8 / Geelong' [handwritten in black ink on the back of the second page]australian army nurses, wwii, ww2, world war two, sister setchell, margaret hamilton, australian prisoners of war, pows, singapore -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchDocument - Copy of excerpt from a publication, Allan S. Walker, Other prison camps in the Far East, unknown
... Nurses...WWII...WW2...Australian Army Nurses WWII WW2 World War Two Australian prisoners of war POWs Vyner Brooke treatment of Australian Prisoner of War Nurses [multiple words and lines underlined in blue ink throughout the document] '65 / 24 survived / 41' [handwritten in blue ink at the end of the article] Two single-sided A4 papers photocopied from a book in landscape orientation. ...Photocopied section of a book titled 'Clinical Problems of War, volume 1 of Australia in the War of 1939-1945.' This particular excerpt is under the heading 'Other prison camps in the Far East' and is marked as pages 660 - 663. The excerpt is about the sinking of the Vyner Brooke and what happened to those onboard and others that were taken as prisoners of war in the Second World War.Two single-sided A4 papers photocopied from a book in landscape orientation. Each sheet displays two pages from the open book (ie. 4 in total). There is a vertical black line down the centre of the page.[multiple words and lines underlined in blue ink throughout the document] '65 / 24 survived / 41' [handwritten in blue ink at the end of the article]australian army nurses, wwii, ww2, world war two, australian prisoners of war, pows, vyner brooke, treatment of australian prisoner of war nurses -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchDocument - Copy of an article, Lex Arthurson, Bloody bayonets couldn't kill spirit: nurses honor victims of Japanese brutality, 1992
... Nurses...WWII...WW2...Australian Army Nurses WWII WW2 World War Two Australian prisoners of war POWs Vyner Brooke Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel) Bangka Island memorial memorial ceremonies Ellen Mavis Hannah Ellen Mavis Allgrove Joyce Tweddell Jean Ashton Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram 'H74' [handwritten in blue ink in the top left corner of first page] Three single-sided sheets of A4 paper with black type on each. ...An article submitted to the Ex Prisoners of War & Relatives Association by Lex Arthurson, to be included in their newsletter. The article is an account of the trek to Bangka Island for the memorial ceremony for those that did not make it home. It was attended by returned nurses and family members of those killed or who died in the camps and the Japanese bombings of ships. The nurses all agreed "we survived because we helped each other and cared for each other".Three single-sided sheets of A4 paper with black type on each. There are margin line marks from where the pages were photocopied from a book.'H74' [handwritten in blue ink in the top left corner of first page]australian army nurses, wwii, ww2, world war two, australian prisoners of war, pows, vyner brooke, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), bangka island memorial, memorial ceremonies, ellen mavis hannah, ellen mavis allgrove, joyce tweddell, jean ashton, wilma elizabeth forster oram -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Document - Text clipping, ANZAC DAY 1997 - A Dawn Service with a Difference
... Nurses...WWII...WW2...Australian Army Nurses WWII WW2 Joan Wicks Joan Bray Anzac Day 1997 2/AGH Joan Wicks (nee Bray) Printed double-sided text clipping on white paper ANZAC DAY 1997 - A Dawn Service with a Difference Document Text clipping ...This text clipping describes the 1997 Dawn Service presided over by Joan Wicks while she was on a Russian ship cruising in the Indian Ocean.Printed double-sided text clipping on white paperaustralian army nurses, wwii, ww2, joan wicks, joan bray, anzac day 1997, 2/agh, joan wicks (nee bray) -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchUniform Complete
... WW2 Nurse (Hat H089, Cape U105, Dress U939, Stockings U839, Shoes U111)...Uniform WW2 Army WW2 Nurse (Hat H089, Cape U105, Dress U939, Stockings U839, Shoes U111) Uniform Complete ...WW2 Nurse (Hat H089, Cape U105, Dress U939, Stockings U839, Shoes U111)uniform, ww2, army -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, unknown
... ...Nurses in uniform...WW2...Photo of four nurses assumed taken in Bendigo during WW2....Photo of four nurses assumed taken in Bendigo during WW2. Framed Photograph Nurses in uniform WW2 Black and white photo of four nurses in uniform standing against a fence. ...Photo of four nurses assumed taken in Bendigo during WW2.Black and white photo of four nurses in uniform standing against a fence. Photo is in a wooden frame. Covered in glass with a black plastic stand at back.framed photograph, nurses in uniform, ww2 -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Elizabeth Burchill, "The Paths I've Trod", 1981/ 1984
... WW2...Nurses..."The Paths I've Trod / Autobiography of an Australian Nurse" Books Military History WW2 Nurses Title page - handwritten, blue ink, author's signature "E. ...Owner and donor details - see Cat No. 5836.3. "The Paths I've Trod / Autobiography of an Australian Nurse"Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, brown print on front, spine and back. Illustrated two sepia toned photographs - front 1/2 portrait of author (1940, back - author receiving her Bachelor of Arts. 249 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs. Title page and endpapers back - handwritten signature and notes.Title page - handwritten, blue ink, author's signature "E. Burchill B.A., B Lits, R.N., R.M., I.W. (AUTHOR)/ Melbourne/ 1987" End papers - back - handwritten, blue ink. ("David/ 855937") name and no's have been crossed out.books, military history, ww2, nurses -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Paperback book, Jean Waddell, Shut the gate, 1989
... ...Nurses and Nursing...WW2...Jean Waddell Nurses and Nursing WW2 WWII World War Two Autobiography covering the developing years of a young Australian girl, recounting her experiences in World War 2 as a volunteer ambulance driver, and her later nursing training and career. ...Autobiography covering the developing years of a young Australian girl, recounting her experiences in World War 2 as a volunteer ambulance driver, and her later nursing training and career. [Trove record]Light brown coloured book with green printed text on the cover and spine. The title is across the top of the page and the author's name in the lower right corner. In the centre of the cover is a large white square template with a green border inside, then inside that is a predominanyly green image of a partially open gate in a grassy paddock with several large trees in the background.non-fictionAutobiography covering the developing years of a young Australian girl, recounting her experiences in World War 2 as a volunteer ambulance driver, and her later nursing training and career. [Trove record] jean waddell, nurses and nursing, ww2, wwii, world war two -
Bendigo Military MuseumPoster - POSTER, RECRUITMENT WW2, 1939 - 1945
... Poster - cardboard, beige and black print on illustrated background in colour, of a nurse in uniform. WW2 Recruiting poster, original,...WW2 Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Words on Poster "It's a worthwhile Career!/ Join the/ ROYAL/ AUSTRALIAN/ARMY/ NURSING/CORPS/ PHONE MATRON". Production number "AHQ ADV PROD A222" on back of poster - handwritten in black ink - "Donated by/Bob Brown/Bgo RSL" Poster - cardboard, beige and black print on illustrated background in colour, of a nurse in uniform. ...WW2 Recruiting Poster - original.Poster - cardboard, beige and black print on illustrated background in colour, of a nurse in uniform. WW2 Recruiting poster, original,Words on Poster "It's a worthwhile Career!/ Join the/ ROYAL/ AUSTRALIAN/ARMY/ NURSING/CORPS/ PHONE MATRON". Production number "AHQ ADV PROD A222" on back of poster - handwritten in black ink - "Donated by/Bob Brown/Bgo RSL"posters, ww2, royal australian army nursing corps -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED
... Black and white framed photo of a WW2 Nurse based in Darwin at the 101 Australian General Hospital. ...Darwin "Mary Anne (Molly) Nielson (O'Halloran)" WW2 Black and white framed photo of a WW2 Nurse based in Darwin at the 101 Australian General Hospital. ...Identified as "Mary Anne (Molly) Nielson (O'Halloran)" No. SFX26581 of R.A.A.N.S. Based in 101 Australian General Hospital in Darwin. Moved to Katherine after the Darwin bombing.Black and white framed photo of a WW2 Nurse based in Darwin at the 101 Australian General Hospital. This is in a brown wooden frame and protected by glass with a wooden backing and wooden frame.r.a.a.n.s., darwin, "mary anne (molly) nielson (o'halloran)", ww2 -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Riverine Herald, Discover a world of wartime remembrance, 19980417
... The larger photo is of three service uniforms displayed on mannequins, one of which is a WW2 nurse's uniform, while the smaller photo is of two medals on display....The larger photo is of three service uniforms displayed on mannequins, one of which is a WW2 nurse's uniform, while the smaller photo is of two medals on display. ...The article about a display at the Echuca-Moama RSL and Citizens' Club War Museum, including a World War Two nurse's uniform.A newspaper clipping consisting of four columns of text and two black and white photos. The larger photo is of three service uniforms displayed on mannequins, one of which is a WW2 nurse's uniform, while the smaller photo is of two medals on display.world war 2, wwii, ww2, nursing in warfare, military museums - australia -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Phil Skeggs, Honor for war survivors, February 5 1993
... This article is about Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), a former WW2 nurse and Japanese POW, accepting a RAAF flight to a memorial dedicated to the nurses who lost their lives due to the sinking of the Vyner Brooke....This article is about Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), a former WW2 nurse and Japanese POW, accepting a RAAF flight to a memorial dedicated to the nurses who lost their lives due to the sinking of the Vyner Brooke. ...This article is about Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), a former WW2 nurse and Japanese POW, accepting a RAAF flight to a memorial dedicated to the nurses who lost their lives due to the sinking of the Vyner Brooke.Newspaper article clipped from a larger page with four columns of text followed by a black and white photo of an older womanww2, wwll, banka island -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Book by war nurse : White Coolies, 16 March 1954
... This clipping is announcing the launch of a book written by Betty Jeffrey about her and other Australian Nurses' time as WW2 POW's. The article details Sister Jefferey starting to write the book while still a POW, and during her two year recuperation in an Australian Army hospital. ...This clipping is announcing the launch of a book written by Betty Jeffrey about her and other Australian Nurses' time as WW2 POW's. The article details Sister Jefferey starting to write the book while still a POW, and during her two year recuperation in an Australian Army hospital. ...This clipping is announcing the launch of a book written by Betty Jeffrey about her and other Australian Nurses' time as WW2 POW's. The article details Sister Jefferey starting to write the book while still a POW, and during her two year recuperation in an Australian Army hospital. She is willing to gift the original scraps of paper she used to write the book to the National War Memorial in Canberra.A newspaper clipping from a larger page of a single column of text and large black and white photo of two women holding glasses and smiling. The bottom of the article appears to be missing.'16/3/54 Sun' [blue ink top of page]vivien bullwinkel, australian army nurses, wwii, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel)
