Historical information

A large story about women who worked for their country during World War II.

Elizabeth Simpson
Elizabeth had been a bush nurse and a nursing sister at the Alfred Hospital before she joined the army nursing corps in 1941. Her first posting was Heidelberg Hospital, with her second in the Middle East. Elizabeth tended wounded from the Battle of Alamein. At the end of the war Elizabeth spent three months in Singapore nursing Japanese POW's - men from Changi and women from Sumatra. After the war Elizabeth made a career of nursing.

June Fox
At the age of 17 in 1943 June signed up for the Victorian Land Army. She soon found herself at a mixed farm near Lakes Entrance.

Physical description

A newspaper clipping including seven columns of text and two black and white photos, one of an older woman, seated and the smaller one of a woman in nursing uniform.

Inscriptions & markings

'NC9'[blue ink, top left]
'IN WARTIME'[black ink, top right]