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Aircraft headrest cover : Sister A B Jeffrey, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs, Central Office
Beige cotton headrest cover with velcro strip on the top of the back to attach it to the seat. The front is printed in blue with 'DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS'(DVA) followed by the DVA logo and the...REL28956
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Australia Service Medal : Sister J K Greer, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL32722.005
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Sister J K Greer, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL32722.004
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Compressed fibre identity discs : Sister J K Greer, 2/10 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of compressed fibre, standard issue, identity discs, one round and one octagonal. Both are impressed in obverse 'NX70937 J.K. GREER C.E.' and in the reverse 'O 4'. The round disc has a single hol...REL/11816.002
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Cribbage Board : Sister W E F Oram, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster
Handmade wooden cribbage board roughly cut from a length of timber planking. The upper and lower sides bear the remains of a coat of lime wash. The upper side only has traditionally grouped sets of pe...REL30999
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Defence Medal : Sister J K Greer, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL32722.003
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Envelope : Sister J K Greer, 2/10 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Remains of a brown paper envelope printed 'ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE', used to send an original pay book, by Registered Post, to Miss J K Greer at Petersham, Sydney. Also marked in ink 'NX70937'.REL/11816.009
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Grey tropical working dress : Sister D S Gardam, 2/4 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Grey cotton cesarine, open-necked, short sleeved tropical pattern working dress with plain brown wool crepe shoulder straps secured with press studs. The dress buttons down the front from neck to hem ...REL/13736.001
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Hand-made jumper : Sister E M Callaghan, Australian Army Nursing Service (Lark Force)
Heraldry
Maker: Callaghan, Eileen Mary
Hand knitted and dyed pullover in pale green. The body and sleeves are made of hand woven cotton-wool knitted in stocking-stitch interspersed with lines of cable pattern. The cuffs and basque are of f...REL24311
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Identity card : Sister J K Greer, 2/10 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: British Red Cross Society, London
British Red Cross identity certificate for Army, Navy and Airforce personnel. Printed in red and filled in in typescript '14 Dec. 41 NX70937 S/Nurse GREER Jean Keers 10 AUST.GEN.HOSPITAL.'. Signed by ...REL/11816.008
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Japanese Soldier Doll 'Bully' : Sister A B Jeffrey, 2/10 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Smith, Valrie Elizabeth
Soft doll made to represent a Japanese guard nick-named 'Bully' at a prison camp for women near Loebek Linggau in Sumatra. It was been fashioned from part of a stolen Japanese soldier's khaki coloured...REL/11877
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Kitbag : Sister A B Jeffrey, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White canvas duffle bag with circular base and drawstring top. Inside the opening is a flap which is used to secure the contents when the bag is drawn shut. The side of the bag is stamped in black 'VF...REL28955
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Knitted woollen blanket : Lieutenant P E Mangan, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The woollen blanket comprises five vertical panels ranging from 280 to 330 mm wide, made of of knitted squares of various sizes and colours, sewn together to form the completed blanket. The central re...REL48051.002
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Knitted woollen blanket : Lieutenant P E Mangan, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The woollen blanket comprises nine columns ranging from 145 to 190mm of knitted rectangles of various sizes and colours sewn together to form the completed blanket. It is bordered by 30mm navy blue kn...REL48051.001
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Pacific Star : Sister J K Greer, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL32722.002
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Painted ceramic bowl used by Sister J E Simons while she was a prisoner of war of the Japanese
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Glazed white, native Indonesian ware ceramic bowl, decorated with hand painted blue and green lines inside the bowl, and with blue lines and a green and pink floral pattern on the outside.REL/11871
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Pair of wooden clogs : Sister W E F Oram, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster
Pair of handmade wooden clogs known as 'trompers'. Each toe has a brown rubberised canvas strap attached with wire 'nails'. One strap has broken away. The heel of each clog is marked in pencil on the ...REL31000
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Pencil : Sister A B Jeffrey, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Stub of yellow pencil with some manufacturer's markings visible along one side. At the end is scratched the first letters of the owner's name 'JEFFR'.REL28953
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Powder Puff : Sister D S Gardam, 2/4 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pale green swansdown powder puff with a matching pale green grosgrain tab, contained in a green paper wrapping.REL/13737
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Shoulder Strap : Captain W E F Oram, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown cotton shoulder strap with a narrower strap underneath. Each strap has a buttonhole at the neck end to allow them to be attached to the uniform. The strap bears three oxidised rank pips for a ca...REL30998