The Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) provides health care and medical assistance to Australian Army personnel in military health facilities. The Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps embraces the values of compassion and service to others, reflecting the care and dedication provided to the wounded and sick. The Australian Army employs registered general nurses as nursing officers in Army hospitals and medical centres. These officers form the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps. The collar badge would have been worn on the collar of official uniform. This badge is in good condition and provides context and interests in nurse uniform. However, it is hard to guarantee that this is an original badge or a replica. Photograph of Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps collar badge. Oval shaped badge surmounted by St Edward's crown. Around the edge of the oval is embossed 'Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps'. In the centre of the oval is a Nightingale oil lamp on a dull cherry coloured felt background. Across the bottom is a scroll embossed with the Latin motto 'Pro Humanitate', translating to 'for humanity'. The metallic nature of the badge leaves it cool to the touch, with rounded edges and a round collar attachment peg, unlike the sharp attachment pegs like typical badges and pins. 'Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps'/ 'Pro Humanitate'[Latin translating to English as 'for humanity']. raanc, uniform, badge, royal australian army nursing corps

Article about a playwright who has donated his Australia Remembers National Play Competition winnings to help fund a nurses memorial in Canberra. The title of the play was 'The Shoehorn Sonata' and it was about the experience of an army nurse in a Japanese POW camp during WWII and her relationship with a little girl in the camp.Full magazine page containing one article, three columns of text with a photo that has been photocopied in black and white of a group of people, mostly older women with a middle aged man at the front of the group.army nurses, raanc, royal australian army nursing corps, the shoehorn sonata, john misto, jan mccarthy, dorothy angell

A cream coloured cardboard cover with a brown material binding on the left hand side. Top of the manual reads 7610-66-027-7960. Under the Australian Coat of Arms are the details of the manual in black ink. There are three metal screws down the left hand side of the manual.manual, australian military forces, training manual, other ranks, raamc, raanc

A cream coloured cardboard cover with a brown material binding. The information on the front is in black. Top right habd corner reads 7610-66-029-7960. Much of the information on the cover has been damaged with sime words not being able to read. The manual is held together with three metal screws down the left hand side.australian military forces, manual, training, other ranks, raamc, raanc

Soft covered booklet aimed at providing doctrine for the employment of medical and nursing assistants7610-66-122-4275medical dental training

The article tells how playwright, John Misto, won first prize and $20,000 in the Australia Remembers National Play Competition and proceeded to donated his winnings to the help fund a nurses memorial in Canberra. John's play, The Shoehorn Sonata, tells the story of an army nurse in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II. John decided to donated his winnings after finding out, during his research for the play, that nurses did not have a war memorial. He stated that it was mindboggling how brave the nurses were in the conditions and that he didn't want them and their work to continue to be unknown. Nurses have cared for the sick and wounded in every conflict in which Australia has committed troops, from the Boer war to present day. Ex-service nursing organisations and the Royal College of Nursing, Australia convened a committee to plan a memorial. The committee want to unveil a national memorial at the centenary of the raising of the first military nursing service celebrations in 1999. The memorial will cost about $1.5 million and be funded by nurses, nursing organisations and donations and depict the various environments where nurses served. A photocopied article from a newsletter with three columns of text and a black and white photo of a man in front of a group of older women, all smilingww2, wwll, janice mccarthy, royal australian army nursing corps association, nurses' national memorial committee, australian army nursing service, national capital planning authority, anzac parade, dorothy angell, coralie gerrard, barbara orchard, joyce edwards, elizabeth percival, defence force nursing, rcna

Event photography, ANZAC Day. "Photograph of the march in the forecourt of the Shrine on ANZAC Day 1991 ... Shows AANS and RAANC Members." [[Former catalogued description, entry P61(1)]Unframed, printed colour photograph of Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) members marching towards the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day. "1989" [Handwritten in biro on the back of the photo]anzac day

Event photography, ANZAC Day. "Large photograph of the march in the forecourt of the Shrine on ANZAC Day 1991 ... Shows AANS and RAANC Members." [Former catalogued description, entry P61(1)]Unframed, large printed colour photograph of Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) members marching towards the Shrine of Remembrance (Melbourne, Victoria) on ANZAC Day. anzac day

Mounted Black and White Photograph of sitsers and brothers : Lt Patricia Ferguson (RAANC) stationed at 1st Australian Field Hospital. Her brother Trooper Peter Ferguson was with the Cavalry at 1st Australian Task force.photograph, raanc, 1st australian field hospital, 1st australian task force

RAANC, red, women's (1)uniform, current, army

Shoulder bars "RAANC" silveruniform, 2010, army

The garment was a sealed sample 26 feb 1962. It is unknown when the dress was replaced. It is a representative example of this type of uniform in the period.The dress is in excellent condition.Light green,short sleeves.410mm shoulder to shoulder.1018mm top of collar to bottom of dress.320 mm wide waist.25mm sleeve from shoulder top to sleeve end. Sleeve cuff 4 cm wide.Two pockets on front, each set 12 cmm below waist and 9 mm from edge of centre opening.bottom of pocket is 10 cm from edge of centre opening.The dress opens at front with 8 button holes (24mm) openings,with a neck button loop(2cm). Two epaulettes 5cmm x 11 cm(long). The pockets have a sewn flap 2cm long from pocket top and 5 cm (at apex) from top of pocket.Two loops (5cm high) at each side of dress.A loop for hanging dress is inside collar at rear.Three press studs at front to fasten dress.Attached certificate in plastic seal. “Department of Army - inspection service/ SFC 8.3.13. (June 1958). Sealed sample/ sealed pattern no class 8415 article/CLO 1489 DRESS WOMEN’S indoor uniform,short/sleeves.RAANC,S55./ the supply is not to differ from this sale sample except in such/ respects as may shown on back thereof./Approved 26.2.1962/ for Director of inspection” On reverse of sealed tag is: “ measurements shall be as specified.Buttons/RAANC Line 30 (fronts) . Buttons RAANC LINE 26/(SHOULDER STRAPS).”dress, women’s, raanc, short sleeve, uniform

Khaki womens RAANC Long sleeveuniform, ww2, army

Khaki Womens RAANC Long Sleeveuniform, ww2, army

Cummerbund scarlet RAANC (part of UC006)uniform, 2010, army

Ektachrome slide. Photograph by Barry John Cairns of building with coffins stacked up beside the building.The surgean had almost finished repairing the visible abdominal damage when a blood vessel in the soldier's chest perforated catastrophically. He died on the treatre table. He was the only soldier they lost in theatre in the twelve months Jan was there. (Extract from "Our Vietnam Nurses" F35071 Janice McCarthy RAANC May 1968 - May 1969)1st australian field hospital, nurses - vietnam, raanc

Khaki Womens RAANC - belonged to L. Steinberguniform, ww2, army

RAANC women's. McIndoe.(part Complete Uniform U879)headgear, current, army

Army Khaki Womens Trousers. RAANC belonged to L. Steinberguniform, ww2, army

RAANC- spare badge & buttons(4 of) (attached to Complete Uniform UC006)badge/buttons, 1970's, army

Khaki, women's long sleeve. -RAANC Belonged to L. Steinberg AANCuniform, ww2, army

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of ANZAC Nursing Sisters Lt Patricia Ferguson (RAANC), receives the hand over report from Capt Clare Jacobson (RNZANC) in the Sisters station of the Surgical Ward at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam (May 1970) photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, lt patricia ferguson, capt clare jacobson, raanc, rnzanc, nurse, gibbons collection catalogue, surgical ward, sisters station

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Capt Shirley Southwell (RAANC) and her brother Capt Terry Southwell 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, snatch a few moments together as they watch the sick being loaded aboard ambulances for RAAF medivac C130 medivac transport to Australiaphotograph, 1st australian field hospital, raanc, nurse, capt shirley southwell, capt terry southwell, 5 rar, raaf, medivac, c130 medivac flight, gibbons collection catalogue, vung tau

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph taken at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam. ANZAC Nursing Sisters Lt Patricia Ferguson (RAANC) receives a hand-over report from Capt Clare Jacobson (RNZANC) in the Sisters station of the Surgical Ward of the hospital. (May 1970)photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, lt patricia ferguson, raanc, capt clare jacobson, rnzanc, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, nurses station, surgical ward

The matron-in-cjief of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps(RAANC), Colonel A M Sage, RRC, is to retire from the service. Matron Sage has said the postwar years in nursing have been particularly important. During the war, nurses learnt they could achieve almost anything they set their minds to, and while previously most of them did not have the drive to push for nursing reforms, since the war they have achieved a tremendous for their profession. Achievements such as the Australian College of Nursing, the Melbourne School of Nursing and the War Nurses' Memorial Centre. Annie joined the Army Nursing Service in January of 1940, and as matron of the 2/2nd AGH went to Palestine. Later she was made Principal Matron of the 2nd AIF, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and then Matron-inChief with the rank of colonel. In 1943 she returned to Australia and was made Matron-in-Chief of nurses in all army services. Annie finished her full time service with the army in January of 1947, being appointed matron of the Women's Hospital. Prior to the war Annie had worked for eight years with the Victorian Baby Health Centres Association, four as assistant matron of its training school and four as matron. Up to her retirement from the RAANC Annie will have completed 32 years of nursing. A newspaper clipping of a story with three columns of text underneath the title, including a small black and white photo portrait of a woman in nurse's uniform'AGE 11/7/52' [black ink, along top left] 'WWII' [blue ink, top right]melbourne, royal red cross, raanc, order of the british empire, ans, aans, australian general hospital, australian imperial forces