Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Document - Copy of a news article, Courier Mail, Healing broken POWs, 23 April 2007
... ...Sister Setchell...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. ...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. ...
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