Historical information

Betty Jeffery and Beryl Woodbridge were among the war nurses who marched in the 1952 Anzac march. The two nurses were both Japanese POWs for three years. Kath McMillan and Betty Pump who served with them in the 2/10 Australian General Hospital (AGH) also marched. Matron-in-Chief Sage let the procession that also included Miss Edna Shaw, Lady Superintendent of the Alfred Hospital. An English ex-pat, Kathleen Carpenter, who served in the Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Service Reserve, having settled in Australia after being demobilised, also marched.

Physical description

A newspaper clipping from a larger sheet consisting of a title above a large black and white photo of a large group of women in uniform marching together down a street. The story has been cut off.

Inscriptions & markings

'[down arrow] MRS (JOHNS) SHIPPEN' [blue ink, upper left hand side]
'(Black Armbands respect for late King.) George. VI)' [blue ink upper left hand side]
'Miss HANNAH / Alford Hosp.' [graphite, lower left hand side]
'Miss E [R] SHAW / Alford Hosp.' [graphite, lower left hand side]