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1945-09. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) NURSES OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ...
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1945-09. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) NURSES OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AT A HOMECOMING CELEBRATION. THEY HAD BEEN POW'S OF THE JAPANESE IN SUMATRA FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS....P00431.003
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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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Fountain Pen used by Sister J K Greer while she was a prisoner of war of the Japanese
Heraldry
Maker: Mabie Todd & Co Ltd
Olive green, brown, cream and red marbled "Swan" self-filler fountain pen with gold Swan nib. Lid has a white metal pocket slide. Manufacture's trademark and name are impressed into the body of the p...REL/11816.004
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George Medal: Staff Nurse M I Anderson, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
George Medal suspended from female recipient's ribbon bow.REL24178.001
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Grey tropical ward dress : Sister J K Greer, 2/10 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Grey cesarine tropical pattern ward dress, custom made by a Singapore tailor. Front opening dress has open neck collar, short sleeves, front and back yoke, and five vertical rows of tucks on either s...REL/11816.001
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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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Grey tropical working dress : Staff Nurse V Bullwinkel, 2/13 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Pioneer Uniform Service
Grey cotton, open-necked, short sleeved tropical pattern dress with plain dark brown shoulder straps for a staff nurse. The colour is faded, but the original dark grey can be seen on the inside seams ...REL/06376.001
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Hannah, Ellen M (Sister, 2/4th Aust CCS, AANS, and POW, Sumatra)
Private Record
Maker: Hannah, Ellen Mavis
NEWSCUTTING RE SR HANNAH'S INCARCERATION. LETTER FROM THE ABC RE AUSTRALIAN NURSES AND THE SINKING OF THE "VYNER BROOKE". COPY OF LETTER FROM SUMATRA DESCRIBING CONDITIONS. LETTER FROM SR HANNAH RE SE...3DRL/7474
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Homecoming of Australian Army Nursing Service members
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Maker: The Advertiser Krischok Photo
Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) members C Jean (Jenny) Ashton of the 2/13th Australian General Hospital (2/13 AGH) and E Mavis Hannah of the 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station (2/4 CCS) at a homec...P00431.001
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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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Informal group portrait of members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) at a homecoming ...
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Informal group portrait of members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) at a homecoming celebration. Sister (Sr) Vivian Bullwinkel, 2/13th Australian General Hospital (2/13 AGH), second from ...P00431.002
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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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Jeffrey, Agnes Betty (Sister)
Private Record
Maker: Jeffrey, Agnes Betty
Papers of Sister Agnes Betty Jeffrey, an Australian Army Nurse with 8 Division AIF and a prisoner of war in Palembang camp, Sumatra 1942-1945. The papers comprise handwritten diaries, letters, scrapbo...PR01780
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Muir, Sylvia (Sister, 2/13th AGH, AIF, d.1996)
Private Record
Maker: Muir, Sylvia Jessie Mimmi
Letter written by Sister Sylvia Muir to Mr Hugh Clarke, describing the sinking of the "Vyner Brook" in Banka Strait, February 1942; and later, her release from captivity in Palembang Sumatra in Augus...PR84/357
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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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Portrait of TFX6012 Lieutenant Wilhemina Rosalie Raymont, 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station (2/4th ...
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Portrait of TFX6012 Lieutenant Wilhemina Rosalie Raymont, 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station (2/4th CCS), Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). She was one of sixty five Australian nurses and over 250 ...P00805.001
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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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Red Cross brassard : Staff Nurse V Bullwinkel, 2/13 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White cotton drill brassard with an appliqued red wool felt cross in the centre. The brassard fastens with a white metal two chape buckle. Worn on the left sleeve of grey tropical summer dress REL/063...REL/06376.003
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Shoulder strap : Lieutenant W E F Oram, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown wool shoulder strap, lined with brown cotton bearing oxidised rank insignia for a lieutenant and a curved 'AUSTRALIA' title. The strap was originally secured to the uniform by a button and two p...REL30997
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Small kit bag : Sister A B Jeffrey, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki drawstring bag made of one length of cloth folded over and sewn up the sides. The words 'V.F.X. 53059 LIEUT. A.B.JEFFREY.' are written with blue ink on the front. On the back at the top is writt...REL28954
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1939-45 Star : Sister J K Greer, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL32722.001
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The inside of our hut, Palembang
Art
Maker: Gunther, Pat
Interior of hut occupied by AANS nurses who were prisoners of war in Gunther was one of 32 Australian nurses who became prisoners of the Japanese in Sumatra. Together with approximately 500 civilian i...ART29438