The primary role of a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) member was that of nursing orderly in hospitals, carrying out menial but essential tasks - scrubbing floors, sweeping, dusting and cleaning bathrooms and other areas, dealing with bedpans, and washing patients. They were not employed in military hospitals, except as ward and pantry maids; rather, they worked in Red Cross convalescent and rest homes, canteens, and on troop trains. At the start of the First World War, Australian VADs were restricted from travelling overseas by the Defence Council. As a result, many chose to travel on their own initiative and join British detachments, often in Australian Hospitals. It is reported that the 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital included in their nursing staff some 120 VADs, chiefly Australians in the British service, employed through the Australian Red Cross Society. This policy was changed in 1916 after a request from Great Britain, and the first detachment of thirty official Australian VADs to serve overseas left Australia in September 1916.(http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/vad/, accessed 13 August 2014)A group of VADs, a nurse, and some men from the Australian Imperial Forces. Verso: 'group of nurses and some of the men at Highton - taken at an afternoon we had. Can you find me [Harold Holmes] it is not very clear. The 2nd in uniform from the right hand side.chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, highton, red cross, vad, voluntary aid detachment, nurse, nursing

VAD. To supplement the medical services of the Navy, Army and Air Force in time of War. Part of a collection re Bendigo Voluntary Aid Detachment. Refer Cat 7028 for the collection.1. This is a small pocket book. The cover is a light Khaki. Printing is in black ink. Title - Handbook of Voluntary Aid Detachments, Aust. Part 1, 1942. It has 23 pages of plans, army org and uniforms for VAD girls. 2. Small pocket book as above. Dated 1943. It has 24 pages of plans, Army Org and uniforms for VAD girls.1. Written on front cover is “D. M. Guest” Inside are numerous pencil amendments to regulations. 2. On front cover is a fraction of a black rubber stamp like a Post Office stamp.ww2, vad, booklets

VAD Hat Badgebadge/buttons, ww2, general

Shoulder Badge silver VAD AUSTRALIAbadge/buttons, ww2, army

VAD skirt blue (part of UC003)uniform, ww2

Shoes Brown, Pair, Nurses, VAD,uniform, 1944

VAD with Insignia, blue serge (part of UC003)uniform, ww2

VAD Nurse with Insignia, blue, M Collins VX112634uniform, ww2

VAD Greatcoat. Blue Serge with Insignia (part of UC003)uniform, ww2

Refers to Bendigo Voluntary Aid Detachment and Fund Raising WW2.This is a two page document. printed on one side only. It is in black ink.Written in biro beside the name of “Elma JOHN” is “(later Spicer)”ww2, vad's

Brass shell casing.25PR2, LOT 563, ECCQF1939, UT, WWR8/40, VAD, 1/11, G12.

VAD Nurse Jacket U107, Hat H089, Shirt U185a, Tie U186, Overcoat U108, Dress U101, Stockings U101a, Shoes U293.uniform

Richmond, Australia VAD Dorothy Hobbs (left), Richmond Military Hospital. Digital copy of photograph from a personal album of Lieutenant General JJT Hobbs.richmond, dorothy hobbs, vad, hospital

Hat Voluntary Aid Detachment "VAD" nurses (part of UC003) (Also can havea Rising Sun hat Badge for late WW2)(Also Part UC013)headgear, army

Refer Cat No’s 7028 and 7029 for VAD and Red Cross fundraising.This is a stout cardboard card. White card printed with red ink. The rear side is blank. The heading is = "An Acknowledgement" under that is a dotted line.Signatures at bottom are = Rita M Chilton, Hon Sec AAMWS and (illegible signature) Hon Organiser of Lord Mayors Red Cross "Junior" 1943.red cross, fundraising, ww2, pow's

Refer Cat No’s 7028, 7029 for VAD, Red Cross and fund raising.This is a quarto sized poster with glossy white paper. Printing is in red ink. Main image shows a little toddler with red bow in her hair, placing a penny into a Red Cross money box. A sign in black ink beside it states - Proceeds to the Prisoners of War Fund. At the bottom is a little statement Red Cross 'Junior' Competition.Staple hole on top LHS. On the rear, in pencil, are the raffle plans and prizes = Babyset - Palmer Club Raffle - Wireless - (YMCA Dance on 17th) - Hann Raffle - Bicycle - Love Birds - Permit for (S..?) Ann - Radio Drive. ww2, pows, red cross

Part of a collection re Bendigo Voluntary Ad Detachment. See Cat No 7028 for all the collection.This is a single sheet of paper, folded to make 4 pages. Printing is in black ink. At top of front page are two badges. Left side = VAD Commonwealth of Australia Right side = Voluntary Aid Detachment Australia. Dated 15 Feb 1944.Top of front page, in pencil, is name “O.M. Guest”vad newsheet, ww2

Part of a collection re Bendigo Voluntary Aid detachment. Refer Cat No. 702 for all the items.1. Single sheet of paper, folded to make 4 pages. Printing is in black ink. Front page has title as above, plus 2 badges. VAD Commonwealth of Australia. Volunteers and Detachment Australia Badge with Royal Crown Dated 15 May 1943. No.1. 2. Single sheet of paper, folded to make 4 pages. Printing is in black ink. Front page has title as above, plus 2 badges. VAD Commonwealth of Australia. Volunteers and Detachment Australia Badge with Royal Crown Dated 15 May 1943. No.1. Includes some pencil marks against paragraphs. 3. Single sheet of paper, folded to make 4 pages. Printing is in black ink. Front page has title as above, plus 2 badges. VAD Commonwealth of Australia. Volunteers and Detachment Australia Badge with Royal Crown Dated 15 May 1943. No.1. With one paragraph marked out. 4. Single sheet of paper, folded to make 4 pages. Printing is in black ink. Front page has title as above, plus 2 badges. VAD Commonwealth of Australia. Volunteers and Detachment Australia Badge with Royal Crown Dated 15 May 1943. No.1. With numerous pen and pencil notations. The fold has broken.1.- 4. Written in pencil is “O.M. Guest” v.a.d. aust, news sheets, ww2

Attached list of those present in photo.Copy of black & white photo, Aid Detachment, group of females. Brown plastic frame with gold trim & glassAt bottom of photo: “Unit 352 (Bendigo) Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Bendigo Military Camp Hospital (Lansellstowe) 1940 - 1945” (Mrs K Proud on back of mount) photography - photographs, frame accessories, medicine - hospitals, vad’s lansellstowe, bendigo

Refer Cat No 7028 for Bendigo Voluntary Aid Detachment and fundraising.1. This is a pocket size cash receipt book. The cover is a light blue cardboard printed in blue ink. Inside is a large quantity of copy pages dated during 1943. They are all handwritten carbon copies. 2. This is a pocket size pocket book. The cover is a light blue cardboard printed in black ink. On the front cover is a printed image of a sea shell. It is fastened with 2 staples. There are 1-50 carbon copies in it. Dated probably 1943.1. At top of front cover, written in black ink is “Mrs Johns 1-2-6” 2. Written in blue ink on front cover is : “Bendigo VAD 352”red cross, fundraising, receipt book, docket book, ww2

Art exhibition catalogue for Jessie Traill [around the tenth anniversary of her death] who was an Australian born Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) who served with the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service during World War one in France. Her aritSeven single sided foolscap copied typewritten document held together with a white plastic paper clip. Title and bibliographical details of document are visible as well as handwritten annotations.'Returned Nurses Club' [blue ink top right hand corner of cover] 'H28' [red ink top right hand corner of cover]jessie traill, art, printmaking, voluntary aid detachment, vad, s, queen alexandra's imperial military nuring service, wwi, ww1, world war one

Items in the collection re Ian McLeod RWAFF, refer Cat No 2262.2 for service details..1) Badge, Cloth, green with "Rhodesia" sewn on, light blue. .2) Same as .1) .3) Shoulder epaulete, kahki, with 3 rank insignia and button with "RWAFF" brass badge attached with working "CCR. RWAFF" .4) Shoulder epaulete, kahki with 3 rank insignia and button with "RWAFF" .5) Badge cloth, round black and white with gold "immobile vad". .6) Badge, cloth square yellow with black spider.5) “G Glasgow 14587”badges, epaulettes, uniforms, collection

On 13/8/1914 Red Cross was set up in Victoria as a branch of the British Red Cross. This coincided with the outbreak of WW1. Its initial remit was to supply comforts packages for soldiers. This expanded to the Voluntary Aid Detachments' (VAD) who cared for sick and wounded soldiers in hospitals or on transport ships. In 1929 the Red Cross Blood transfusion Service began. After WW11 it continued to expand into all domestic and overseas humanitarian operations. The Kangaroo Flat group was first mentioned in the newspapers in August 1915.Black and white rectangle photograph. Edges have been hand cut. Back has description written in blue pen and copyright stamp. Ladies Red Cross Kangaroo Flat 1961, Sitting - Mrs Browning, Mrs Mitchell Sec + Tres, Mrs E Lanyon 90 years of age, 47 years continuous service to Red Cross. Standing - Mrs V Ryan, Mrs Freestone, Mrs Barber, Mrs Dower. Written on back - names of the seven ladies in the photo. Stamp on back - Copyright Not for Reproduction Herald Sun Photography. Grey lead inscription and sticker, location to be changed Folder 20 to Box 949 1125kangaroo flat, red cross, 1960s

This photo depicts an outing of VAD nurses Alice Broadhurst, McGeachy and Byrne and two patients of No. 16 AGH Macleod (Mont Park Military Hospital), Curry and Caffery to Eltham in spring 1919. Broadhurst's companions pose sitting on a log bridge. This photo is part of the Alice Broadhurst collection held by Yarra Plenty Regional Library, a series of 12 photo albums compiled by Alice Broadhurst (1896-1981), initially while working as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse with the Australian Red Cross at the Mont Park Military Hospital (No. 16 AGH) and subsequently as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Women’s hospitals alongside many pioneering doctors of their fields.Digital fileeltham, alice elizabeth broadhurst, byrne, caffery, curry, mcgeachy, nursing staff, mont park, 16 agh, log bridge

This photo depicts an outing of VAD nurses Alice Broadhurst, McGeachy and Byrne and two patients of No. 16 AGH Macleod (Mont Park Military Hospital), Curry and Caffery to Eltham in spring 1919. Broadhurst's companions pose sitting on a creek bank around a open suitcase which containes their picnic spread. This photo is part of the Alice Broadhurst collection held by Yarra Plenty Regional Library, a series of 12 photo albums compiled by Alice Broadhurst (1896-1981), initially while working as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse with the Australian Red Cross at the Mont Park Military Hospital (No. 16 AGH) and subsequently as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Women’s hospitals alongside many pioneering doctors of their fields.Digital fileeltham, alice elizabeth broadhurst, byrne, caffery, curry, mcgeachy, nursing staff, mont park, 16 agh, diamond creek, picnic

This photo depicts an outing of VAD nurses Alice Broadhurst, McGeachy and Byrne and two patients of No. 16 AGH Macleod (Mont Park Military Hospital), Curry and Caffery to Eltham in spring 1919. Broadhurst's companions pose with an old timer from Eltham on the roadside verge with a large collection of sticks stacked vertically outside a cottage. This photo is part of the Alice Broadhurst collection held by Yarra Plenty Regional Library, a series of 12 photo albums compiled by Alice Broadhurst (1896-1981), initially while working as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse with the Australian Red Cross at the Mont Park Military Hospital (No. 16 AGH) and subsequently as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Women’s hospitals alongside many pioneering doctors of their fields.Digital file"McGeachy, Curry, Byrne & Caffery with an old man who lives there at Eltham"eltham, alice elizabeth broadhurst, byrne, caffery, curry, mcgeachy, nursing staff, mont park, 16 agh, old timer, pioneer, cottage, wood pile

This photo depicts an outing of VAD nurses Alice Broadhurst, McGeachy and Byrne and two patients of No. 16 AGH Macleod (Mont Park Military Hospital), Curry and Caffery to Eltham in spring 1919. Broadhurst's companions pose with an old timer from Eltham on the roadside verge with a large collection of sticks stacked vertically outside a cottage. This photo is part of the Alice Broadhurst collection held by Yarra Plenty Regional Library, a series of 12 photo albums compiled by Alice Broadhurst (1896-1981), initially while working as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse with the Australian Red Cross at the Mont Park Military Hospital (No. 16 AGH) and subsequently as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Women’s hospitals alongside many pioneering doctors of their fields.Digital file"Same group with self instead of Byrne, Eltham, Oct 22"eltham, alice elizabeth broadhurst, byrne, caffery, curry, mcgeachy, nursing staff, mont park, 16 agh, old timer, pioneer, cottage, wood pile

The old Diamond Street bridge in Eltham had a raised section seen here and a lower section, the railings of which can just be seen. The upper pedestrian crossing provided continual access for foot traffic during times of flood. This photo is part of the Alice Broadhurst collection held by Yarra Plenty Regional Library, a series of 12 photo albums compiled by Alice Broadhurst (1896-1981), initially while working as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse with the Australian Red Cross at the Mont Park Military Hospital (No. 16 AGH) and subsequently as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Women’s hospitals alongside many pioneering doctors of their fields. This photo depicts an outing with fellow VAD nurses McGeachy and Byrne and two patients of Mont Park, Curry and Caffery to Eltham in spring 1919 Digital file"Curry, Byrne, McGeachy & self on rustic bridge, Eltham, Oct 22, 1919"eltham, diamond creek, diamond street bridge, alice elizabeth broadhurst, byrne, caffery, curry, mcgeachy, nursing staff, mont park, 16 agh

Worn by nursing staff during World War II.A nursing group than came into being during the War. Over time the position evolved into one of a Nursing Aide.Voluntary Aid Detachment long sleeve cotton dress and fine sewn scarf, both with red cross emblem.Label reads: NF 480571 RIXON G. Scarf label reads: V.383-1944 / MADE IN AUSTRALIAuniform, nurses, world war ii

In the collection of the Kew RSL (Cotham Road) there is a framed original certificate with information about Lillias Jerram. It includes the following information: Miss Lillias May JERRAM Commandant No. 323 Detachment, Victoria [Citation] Loyal and able leadership and service during World War II Service: Joined No.323 (Kew) Detachment in 1937. Commandant in 1944. Miss Jerram did voluntary duty in casualty and wards at St Vincent's Hospital regularly for 6 years. Also duty at the Eye and Ear Hospital and A.R.P. Duty. Helped No.323 Detachment to raise funds amounting to 400 pounds for St. John Theatre at 115th A.G.H., Heidelberg. Blood donor. [Courtesy: John Torpey representing the Kew RSL]Women's contribution-utions to the war effort both in 1924-18 and again in 1939-45 were significant. Voluntary Aid Detachments. The primary role of a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) member was that of nursing orderly in hospitals, carrying out menial but essential tasks - scrubbing floors, sweeping, dusting and cleaning bathrooms and other areas, dealing with bedpans, and washing patients. They were not employed in military hospitals, except as ward and pantry maids; rather, they worked in Red Cross convalescent and rest homes, canteens, and on troop trains.Small blue muslin tablecloth used at V.A.D. (Voluntray Aid Detatchment) meetings in Kew and embroidered with the names of notable members and office bearers. The date range provided in the embroidered names is 1918-1948.Signed with initials of members and the dates of their participation in the V.A.D.voluntary aid detachment (kew branch), signature table cloths, lilies may jerram